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08/26/2021

Thank you for your contribution Jamie!

Prayers and Blessings for Healthcare Workers is now available from your favorite bookseller.

Angels among us. When Chaplain Hazel Thomas was approached by Church Publishing seeking contributions for an upcoming book, she knew just where to look! By day Jamie Rivera is an Executive Assistant on our Texas Health Fort Worth campus; but after hours, she is also a published author with multiple books to her credit. Sharing a common theme of hope, inspiration and encouragement, her writing seemed a natural fit - and indeed, one of her poems was selected for inclusion into this new book, titled Prayers and Blessings for Healthcare Workers. A global collection of interfaith blessings, prayers and poems, the text has been especially created to minister to healthcare workers, all of whom have been uniquely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. "I have been in the medical field since I was 16 in several different roles, beginning at the bedside. My heart goes out to all disciplines in what they are facing," says Jamie. "I truly pray to make a difference in someone's life every day ... the poem was written for them in an effort to help in any way that I could." Just released on August 17, the book quickly debuted as the #1 new title in Devotional and #2 new offering in Prayer. Learn more here https://amzn.to/3sLnGLz and find Jamie's poem below:

Sunrise

As the sun rises in the sky
Over us today and each day
Please wrap Your arms around us
And let Your love guide the way
Please give us a sense of peace, hope, love
And stamina to see this through
Please guide our hands and our minds
In each patient task we do
Please let us also remain aware
Of our co-workers during this time
To ensure that each of us is remaining well
Body, spirit and mind
Amen

08/26/2021

“In these pages you will encounter restorative, life giving words that speak to the commonalities of our journeys, and you will find affinity in their beautiful reminders of love’s perseverance. A much-needed exhale for the world.”
--John Pavlovitz, author of A Bigger Table
Order now: https://bit.ly/3jvUVOL

#prayers #blessings #essentialworkers #healthcareworkers #doctors #nurses American Academy of Nursing Emergency Medical Technicians #hospitalchaplains #gratitude #anxiety

“In these pages you will encounter restorative, life giving words that speak to the commonalities of our journeys, and you will find affinity in their beautiful reminders of love’s perseverance. A much-needed exhale for the world.”
--John Pavlovitz, author of A Bigger Table
Order now: https://bit.ly/3jvUVOL

#prayers #blessings #essentialworkers #healthcareworkers #doctors #nurses American Academy of Nursing Emergency Medical Technicians #hospitalchaplains #gratitude #anxiety

08/24/2021

A paradigm-shifting lectionary for the whole church

"Gafney's paradigm-shifting scholarship will influence biblical preaching and teaching for generations to come."
Read the full review below.

#preaching #WomensLectionary #christian #catholic Church Pension Group #paradigmshift
https://www.ncronline.org/news/opinion/simply-spirit/paradigm-shifting-lectionary-whole-church

Reviewing the Rev. Wil Gafney's new A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church (Church Publishing) has filled me with gratitude and delight. Th...

08/24/2021

“Jeanie’s well-researched book provides a strong faith-based exploration of the current risk management challenges we face as a society as well as actionable recommendations faith leaders can take to open their doors while protecting their flock.”
—Earl Crane, PhD, CISSP, Former Director, White House National Security Council and the Department of Homeland Security
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Episcopalians United Against Gun Violence #gunviolence #Churchsafety #preparedness #DisasterResponse The United Methodist Church EpiscoFormation Forma ECF Vital Practices

“Jeanie’s well-researched book provides a strong faith-based exploration of the current risk management challenges we face as a society as well as actionable recommendations faith leaders can take to open their doors while protecting their flock.”
—Earl Crane, PhD, CISSP, Former Director, White House National Security Council and the Department of Homeland Security
Order now: https://bit.ly/3yYgeyO

Episcopalians United Against Gun Violence #gunviolence #Churchsafety #preparedness #DisasterResponse The United Methodist Church EpiscoFormation Forma ECF Vital Practices

08/20/2021

Let the Reader Understand

“One huge aim of this project is biblical literacy,” Gafney explained. While nearly everyone knows that an angel appeared to Mary with a pre-birth announcement, “many people are not aware that this thing has antecedents. All these women have had encounters with divine beings,” she said. “So in a way, I didn’t choose to begin with Hagar; Hagar came first.”

Read more about 'A Women's Lectionary for the Whole Church' below.

https://jeffchu.substack.com/p/let-the-reader-understand

Some fragmented thoughts on a new lectionary centering women's stories, tomatoes, eggplant, and music for these troubled times

08/19/2021

An Introduction to "Journey to Adulthood"

Did you miss the recent introduction webinar to Journey to Adulthood? No worries--we've got you covered! The webinar was recorded and you can view it at any time.

This 45-minute webinar, followed by Q&A, provides an overview of the program, the modules (Rite 13, J2A, and 4Ward), and the updates and revisions that have been made. You’ll also learn how to navigate the platform and use features such as the planner and calendar to plan your program year.

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https://youtu.be/SPE1_tC90Oc

"Journey to Adulthood" is an online, downloadable youth ministry program of spiritual formation for 6th-12th grades. This 45-minute webinar, followed by Q&A,...

08/18/2021

August new releases are here! New from Wil Gafney, Jennifer Grant, a prayer book for healthcare workers as well as resources for discernment and church safety.
Order now: https://bit.ly/3qXTKen

#newreleases #bookstagram #christian #womanism #womensstories #resilience #childrensbooks #kidlit #prayer #blessings #healthcareworkers #giftbooks #discernment #safety #churchsafety #gunviolence

August new releases are here! New from Wil Gafney, Jennifer Grant, a prayer book for healthcare workers as well as resources for discernment and church safety.
Order now: https://bit.ly/3qXTKen

#newreleases #bookstagram #christian #womanism #womensstories #resilience #childrensbooks #kidlit #prayer #blessings #healthcareworkers #giftbooks #discernment #safety #churchsafety #gunviolence

08/17/2021

“This lectionary is so powerful that we will finish each reading saying out loud: The word of God! Thanks be to God!”
—Cláudio Carvalhaes, Professor of Liturgy and Worship Arts, Union Theological Seminary
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#WomensLectionary #inclusion #womanist #yearW #yearA #RCL Union Theological Seminary Wil Gafney

“This lectionary is so powerful that we will finish each reading saying out loud: The word of God! Thanks be to God!”
—Cláudio Carvalhaes, Professor of Liturgy and Worship Arts, Union Theological Seminary
Order now: https://bit.ly/3qXTKen

#WomensLectionary #inclusion #womanist #yearW #yearA #RCL Union Theological Seminary Wil Gafney

08/11/2021

Releasing next week, "Once Upon a Time Not So Long Ago" by Jennifer Grant tells the story of the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes it brought into our lives. The illustrations celebrate love, family, and community as they were expressed all across the globe in a time that taught us the meaning of togetherness. The final pages include space to write or draw about your own experiences.
Pre-order now: https://bit.ly/3fT3LVU

#forallages #childrensbooks #resilience #pandemic #covid_19 #kidlit #picturebook

Releasing next week, "Once Upon a Time Not So Long Ago" by Jennifer Grant tells the story of the COVID-19 pandemic and the changes it brought into our lives. The illustrations celebrate love, family, and community as they were expressed all across the globe in a time that taught us the meaning of togetherness. The final pages include space to write or draw about your own experiences.
Pre-order now: https://bit.ly/3fT3LVU

#forallages #childrensbooks #resilience #pandemic #covid_19 #kidlit #picturebook

08/09/2021

Releasing next week, Prayers and Blessings for Healthcare Workers is an interfaith collection of prayers, blessings, and poems offering comfort and hope to the healthcare workers that give so much.

Contributors include Michael Curry (Presiding Bishop), David Finnegan-Hosey, Author and Mental Health Advocate , Jennifer Grant, Catherine Meeks, Gayle Fisher-Stewart and more!

Pre-order now: https://bit.ly/3jvUVOL

#prayers #blessings #healthcareworkers #nurses #doctors #EMTs #anxiety #gratitude #hospitalchaplains American Medical Association (AMA) American Nurses Association
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians HealthCare Chaplaincy Network Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing

Releasing next week, Prayers and Blessings for Healthcare Workers is an interfaith collection of prayers, blessings, and poems offering comfort and hope to the healthcare workers that give so much.

Contributors include Michael Curry (Presiding Bishop), David Finnegan-Hosey, Author and Mental Health Advocate , Jennifer Grant, Catherine Meeks, Gayle Fisher-Stewart and more!

Pre-order now: https://bit.ly/3jvUVOL

#prayers #blessings #healthcareworkers #nurses #doctors #EMTs #anxiety #gratitude #hospitalchaplains American Medical Association (AMA) American Nurses Association
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians HealthCare Chaplaincy Network Absalom Jones Episcopal Center for Racial Healing

08/06/2021

Hospitality, Morals, Values with Danny Meyer & Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows

Missed the conversation last night? No worries! Watch the conversation below between author and New York City restaurateur Danny Meyer and Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows of the Diocese of Indianapolis for a conversation about hospitality in our time and what it means to set a table where everyone experiences warmth, welcome, and care. Danny Meyer is the Executive Director of Union Square Hospitality Group, and the author of the best-selling book Setting the Table. Bishop Baskerville-Burrows is the first African-American woman to be elected diocesan Bishop in the Episcopal Church.

Church of The Heavenly Rest The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis #foodie #dannymeyer #unionsquare #nyc #hospitality #welcoming #episcopal Church Pension Group

08/03/2021

register.gotowebinar.com

On Wednesday, August 11th, this free webinar for Journey to Adulthood will provide an overview of the program, modules, and revisions. You’ll also learn how to navigate the platform and use features such as the planner and calendar to plan your program year.
Sign up at: https://bit.ly/3ylJKOX

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08/02/2021

How ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ went from a little-known poem to an Episcopal hymn and a cultural anthem

A history about how, Lift Every Voice and Sing, a poem sung in 1900 at an Abraham Lincoln birthday event, became a cultural touchstone.

#levas #africanamerican #AmericanHistory #nationalanthem #hymns #LifeEveryVoiceAndSing #episcopal

https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2021/08/02/how-lift-every-voice-and-sing-went-from-a-little-known-poem-to-an-episcopal-hymn-and-a-cultural-anthem/

[Episcopal News Service] As the song known as the “Black national anthem” achieves wider recognition in the United States, its significance is also being celebrated in The Episcopal Church. “Lift E…

07/30/2021

Q&A: Sandra Montes on ‘Becoming REAL’

Sandra Montes asks, “How can we live a more fulfilling life?” Read the full feature below!

#episcopal #welcoming #BecomingReal Latino/Hispanic Ministries of the Episcopal Church Union Theological Seminary

https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2021/07/29/qa-sandra-montes-on-becoming-real/

[Episcopal News Service] Earlier this year, Sandra Montes began a new role: dean of chapel at Union Theological Seminary. She first served there as an artist-in-residence for a week in 2019 and the…

07/29/2021

This popular collection of 280 musical pieces from both the African American and gospel traditions has been compiled under the supervision of the Office of Black Ministries of the Episcopal Church. It includes service music and several psalm settings in addition to the Negro spirituals, gospel songs, and hymns.

You can buy this hymnal and the accompaniment edition wherever books are sold.

#episcopal #episcopalchurch #LEVAS #gospelmusic #hymns #hymnal #gospel Episcopal Booksellers Association

This popular collection of 280 musical pieces from both the African American and gospel traditions has been compiled under the supervision of the Office of Black Ministries of the Episcopal Church. It includes service music and several psalm settings in addition to the Negro spirituals, gospel songs, and hymns.

You can buy this hymnal and the accompaniment edition wherever books are sold.

#episcopal #episcopalchurch #LEVAS #gospelmusic #hymns #hymnal #gospel Episcopal Booksellers Association

07/28/2021

Remembering A Gospel Singer And Scholar

Dr. Horace Clarence Boyer was the General Editor of Lift Every Voice and Sing II and a frequent workshop leader about African American hymnody. Dr. Boyer died in 2009 after a long illness. NPR interviewed Horace’s brother about how they got into singing gospel music and Dr. Boyer's academic legacy. Listen at the link below.

#LEVAS #episcopal #episcopalchurch Union of Black Episcopalians #gospelmusic #tbt
https://www.npr.org/player/embed/120949810/120945471

Horace Clarence Boyer had a profound impact on gospel music over the past 50 years. He was one half of the Boyer Brothers, but was best known as one of the first scholars to formally study African-American sacred music. Boyer died in July at age 74.

07/28/2021

“These are our sisters, those elevated and now celebrated, as women paving the paths that were blazed for them. . . . These bishops are on fire—a must-read.”
—The Rev. Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, the Obama administration

Order now from Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3rFo3Xj

#episcopal #episcopalchurch
The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee
The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis
The Episcopal Diocese of Newark
Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
The Episcopal Church in Colorado
Church Pension Group

“These are our sisters, those elevated and now celebrated, as women paving the paths that were blazed for them. . . . These bishops are on fire—a must-read.”
—The Rev. Dr. Suzan Johnson Cook, Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, the Obama administration

Order now from Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3rFo3Xj

#episcopal #episcopalchurch
The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee
The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis
The Episcopal Diocese of Newark
Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
The Episcopal Church in Colorado
Church Pension Group

07/27/2021

UBE 2021 Virtual Churchwide Revival Worship Services

Join us every evening this week for the Union of Black Episcopalians's churchwide revival! Evening worship services are open to the public, viewable on The Episcopal Church's page or UBE's youtube page. Sign up at the link below for more information!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ube-2021-virtual-churchwide-revival-worship-services-tickets-160713904615

Come and be revived again at the Union of Black Episcopalians Virtual Churchwide Revival: "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing". You will be changed!

07/27/2021

July releases are here! Learn more about the first five Black women to be elected diocesan bishops within the Episcopal Church in 'This Band of Sisterhood.' Next, dive into TryTank's 'How to Try' to help you create new ministries. Then, get a head start on preparing for the next church year with our planning calendars and resources.

Buy now on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3i2xKft

#memoir #innovation #designthinking #rites #rituals #episcopal #episcopalian #newchurchyear #yearc #calendars The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis
The Episcopal Diocese of Newark
Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
The Episcopal Church in Colorado
Virginia Theological Seminary
Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary

July releases are here! Learn more about the first five Black women to be elected diocesan bishops within the Episcopal Church in 'This Band of Sisterhood.' Next, dive into TryTank's 'How to Try' to help you create new ministries. Then, get a head start on preparing for the next church year with our planning calendars and resources.

Buy now on Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3i2xKft

#memoir #innovation #designthinking #rites #rituals #episcopal #episcopalian #newchurchyear #yearc #calendars The Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis
The Episcopal Diocese of Newark
Episcopal Diocese of Vermont
The Episcopal Church in Colorado
Virginia Theological Seminary
Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary