A Prayer for Responsible Citizenship Before Election Day
From our South Dakota Synod, ELCA
Tomorrow is Election Day. Whether you have voted already or have a plan to vote early today or on Election Day tomorrow, we invite you to take a few moments to join us in praying the "Prayer for Responsible Citizenship:"
Lord God, you call your people to honor those in authority. Help us elect trustworthy leaders, participate in wise decisions for our common life, and serve our neighbors in local communities. Bless the leaders of our land, that we may be at peace among ourselves and a blessing to other nations of the earth; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. (ELW, p. 77)
May you have a blessed Election Day!
We have a couple "webinar stars" among us; the Rev. Kurt and Ellen Huber from our very own, Cheyenne River Mission are part of this webinar. Please join this webinar on November 2 at 1p Eastern time – that is Noon fast time and 11 am slow time.
The Webinar is titled "Becoming Beloved Community from an Indigenous Perspective". And will feature three grant recipients: the Rev. Bude VanDyke from Alabama, Robert Fox from North Dakota and the Rev Kurt Huber and the Rev. Ellen Huber from South Dakota. You can learn more about the webinar and register for it by going to your browser and adding: www.unitedthankoffering.org/webinar.
CANCELLED due to a death in the family.
Dakota Experience East
November 4-5, 2022
Starting 5:30, Friday evening with Supper
Ending Saturday afternoon close to 3pm, lunch provided
at Calvary Cathedral
500 S. Main Ave., Sioux Falls
It’s that time of year again!
Make your decisions about your health insurance plan by Nov. 2!
For more information, visit the Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota and look at the News article.
October Evangelism Newsletter
This month we continue exploring our Episcopal Evangelism challenge for 2022:
Creating authentic communities of friends within our churches to live out our baptismal promises and the church's mission—to restore and be restored in unity with God and each other, in Christ.
It's everything Diocese of South Dakota in your pocket.
From Church Publishing, All editions of the Book of Common Prayer, now available!
If you go to our website we have a link to Church Publishing's website, where you are able to place an order.
A cost-effective subscription that gives your parishioners the convenience of having appointed Scripture readings, psalms, collects, and refrains for Sundays and Holy Days organized on single sheets of paper.
Program features:
Convenient subscription service ordering
Easy-to-read format (14-point font)
Appropriately sized for easy insertion in service bulletins (8.5" x 11")
Four mailings per year, each incorporating the Holy Days within that quarter
Offered in packs of 25
Readings are from the Revised Common Lectionary, Episcopal Edition
Two track options from which to choose for the season after Pentecost
View a sample
Abbot Warren Shoberg Celebrates 40 Years of Ordained Ministry!
On September 29, at 5:30 PM, Abbot Warren Shoberg, at the altar of Calvary Cathedral, Sioux Falls, will give thanks to Almighty God for 40 years as a priest. The Benedictine Community asks for your presence and prayers. Dinner will follow the service in the Cathedral Commons. If you are able to attend, it would assist us in our planning by emailing wshoberg@sio.midco.net or calling 605.310.0665. Clergy are invited to vest in white stoles.
Thunderhead Episcopal Center Needs New Mattresses!
The Board of Thunderhead Episcopal Center is launching a fundraiser from now through Diocesan Convention to help provide seventy new mattresses to replace the old ones. (The cost of each mattress is approximately $120.00.)
So to raise those funds….
We’ve had to make a quick change of plans!
Due to the massive number of gallons of water required by a dunk tank, and due to our needing to be good stewards of natural resources, especially during a drought...
We’re going to use three Gatorade coolers, all dumped at the same time!
They are still Dunk Candidates, though!
And they are:
The Rev Cody Maynus, Canon for Formation
Mitch Honan, Canon for Finance and Property
The Rev. Lydia Simmons, Missioner for Camp and Young Adult Ministries
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Jonathan Folts, Bishop, Episcopal Diocese of South Dakota
The Rev. Dr. Lauren R. Stanley, Canon to the Ordinary
Simply donate and vote for your favorite dunk candidate (noted above)!
One Dollar = One Vote. You can vote in person at Diocesan Convention at the Thunderhead Booth, AND you can vote online using this link — https://gofund.me/3227e7a4.
The “winner” will be dunked on September 24th at Diocesan Convention by the runner-up. Again, all funds raised will be used to support TEC in the purchase of new mattresses!
Thank you in advance for your support!
If you cannot attend the Diocesan Convention, this event will be live-streamed on the Diocesan’s Facebook page and/or the Diocese’s YouTube Channel.
138TH DIOCESAN CONVENTION SEPTEMBER 23-24
"I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY"
