Events Around the Church

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Safe Church

Safe Church Training

Christ Church, Woodbury

May 17, 2012 | 6pm - 9pm

Dana Strande from Christ Church, Woodbury will be doing safe church training at Christ Church, Woodbury on Thursday Evening, May 17 from 6pm – 9pm. There is no cost, but she will need to know who plans to attend. [Read more...]

Wider Church

Episcopal Presiding Bishop, Archbishop Desmond Tutu to discuss mission in live webcast

May 19, 2012 | 2:30 pm

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will conduct a conversation about mission with Archbishop Desmond Tutu in a live webcast on Saturday, May 19 at 3:30 pm Eastern (2:30 pm Central, 1:30 pm Mountain, 12:30 pm Pacific, 11:30 am Alaska, 9:30 am Hawaii). [Read more...]

Confirmation

Regional Confirmation

Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour, Faribault

May 19, 2012 | 11 am

Statewide

Youth Ministry Retreat

King Retreat House, Buffalo

May 29-31, 2012

All youth workers — paid or volunteer — from Minneapolis to Winona to St. Peter to International Falls — are welcome and encouraged to participate. Bishop Prior will lead this retreat. Registration form is available online.

Region Meetings

Region IX Deanery Meeting

St. David's Episcopal Church, Minnetonka

May 29, 2012 | 7 pm

The next Region IX Deanery Meeting will be held on Tuesday 29 May 2012 at 7pm at St. David’s Episcopal Church: 13000 St. David’s Rd., Minnetonka, MN 55305. [Read more...]

Total/Shared Ministry

Total Ministry Summit

Franciscan Center, Little Falls

June 1-2, 2012

All Shared/Total Ministry team members. team mentors and sponsoring priests are invited to the Shared Ministry Summit on June 1 and 2, 2012. [Read more...]

Statewide

White Earth Mission Trip Orientation

St. John the Evangelist, St. Paul

June 2, 2012 | 10am - 12pm

For anyone going on the White Earth Episcobuild trip this summer, there will be an opportunity to hear, learn and ask questions about life on the White Earth Reservation. [Read more...]

Conferences

Beautiful Authority conference for young clergy women

June 5-8, 2012

In May 2011, responding to the deep need for vocational reflection and leadership empowerment of young clergy women in the Diocese of El Camino Real, Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves helped coordinate and host the first Beautiful Authority (BA) conference.  This event welcomed 19 women from across the country and one young woman from England [Read more...]

Statewide

Why Serve 2012: Episcopalian young adults explore lay and ordained ministry opportunities at June retreat

Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, VA - just outside Washington D.C.

June 6-10, 2012

Young adults of color are invited to examine their gifts and explore opportunities at a June weekend Episcopal Church retreat, Why Serve 2012: Discerning God’s Call.

[Read more...]

Statewide

2012 MCIW Convocation

Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen, Minnesota

June 8-10, 2012

[Read more...]

Meetings

Elected Bodies meeting

June 9, 2012 | 10 am to 3 pm

Joint meeting of the Commission on Ministry, Council, Trustees, and the Standing Committee.

Statewide

Anti-Racism Training for Youth and Adult Leaders going to White Earth

Trinity Church, Excelsior

June 9, 2012 | 9:30am - 2pm

Trinity Church in Excelsior is offering anti-racism training for youth and adult leaders, specifically for those people who are going up to White Earth. This offering is open and inviting to all youth and adult leaders regardless of past history or experience talking about race and racism. While the reason for the training is the White Earth project, all senior high youth and adult leaders are welcome to attend. [Read more...]

Trainings

Seabury’s Kellogg School Summer Institute Leadership Skills for Clergy & Lay Leaders

June 18-22, 2012

This summer, Seabury is again partnering with the Kellogg School to offer a one-week, one-of-a-kind leadership program for clergy and lay leaders: Seabury’s Kellogg School Summer Institute Leadership Skills for Clergy & Lay Leaders. The course runs from Monday, June 18, through Friday, June 22, 2012, and will be offered at Northwestern University’s Chicago Campus. [Read more...]

Youth

Summer in the City Junior High Inter-Church Mission Trip

June 19-22, 2012

A summer mission trip and city immersion for young people currently in 6th – 8th grade. During the day we will be working at a variety of charities in small groups of young people, adult and high school leaders. Each night will be a fun activity like swimming, a city scavenger hunt and the Mid-Town Global Market. City busses will be used for transportation. Cost is $150.00 per person, including all cost other than the purchase of snacks. Scholarships are available; contact your youth leader.

Download the Summer in the City flyer now.

Ordinations

Ordination

June 28, 2012 | 7 pm

More information will be available as the event nears.

Conferences

General Convention of The Episcopal Church

Indianapolis, Indiana

July 5-12, 2012

Please visit the General Convention site for more information.

Conferences

General Convention: Young Adult Festival

Indianapolis, Indiana

July 5-10, 2012

The Young Adult Festival makes attending and engaging General Convention easy and fruitful with 5 days of worship, networking, advocacy, fellowship with other young adults, and great access to a wide variety of leaders, innovators, and visionaries from across the church. [Read more...]

Youth

Episcopal Youth Music Camp

Camp Heartland, Willow River

August 5-11, 2012

For young people in 3rd through 12th grade.

Download the Camp Brochure. Download the Registration Form.

Contact Sheila Foster for more information, youth@stjohnwilderness.org.

Youth

Episcopal Asian Camp

August 7-12, 2012

More information available soon.

Bishop's Gatherings

Mission Area Gathering – NW

August 25-28, 2012

The Bishop will be visiting Northwest Minnesota August 25 to 28, 2012.

Conferences

Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Minnesota

Morton, Minnesota

September 21-22, 2012

More information will be available as the event nears.

Clergy Events

Retired Clergy Lunch

October 2, 2012

More information will be available as the event nears.

Bishop's Gatherings

Mission Area Gathering – NE

October 6-9, 2012

The Bishop will be visiting Northeast Minnesota October 6 to 9, 2012.

Youth

Teens Encounter Christ – Great Northern TEC

October 19-21, 2012

Information and registration forms available soon.

Meetings

Elected Bodies meeting

October 20, 2012 | 10 am to 3 pm

Joint meeting of the Commission on Ministry, Council, Trustees, and the Standing Committee.

Clergy Events

Clergy Conference

King's House, Buffalo

October 22-24, 2012

More information will be available as the event nears.

Confirmation

Regional Confirmation

St. Mark's Cathedral, Minneapolis

November 3, 2012

More information will be available as the event nears.

Mission Area Gathering – Minneapolis

November 10-13, 2012

The Bishop will be hosting the Minneapolis-area gathering November 10 to 13.

Youth

Teens Encounter Christ – Minneapolis

St. Stephen's, Edina

November 16-18, 2012

Information and registration forms available soon.

Youth

Teens Encounter Christ – St. Paul

November 16-18, 2012

Download the TEC Registration Form now.