Another great year at the Episcopal Church Camp of Illinois is in the books! Campers enjoyed swimming in the pool and at the lake, along with kayaking, paddle boats, and fishing. Plenty of marshmallows were eaten (including some stolen by feisty wildlife!), camp games played, and tie-dye t-shirts made. ECC hosted campers from within the [...]
As it celebrates its thirtieth year, our companion Diocese in Tabora is embarking on a campaign to further ensure the future health--quite literally--and flourishing of the Church in the diocese. Bishop Elias is launching a campaign to raise funds in order to provide health insurance at the diocesan level to the fifty clergy and their [...]
The Diocese of Springfield announces that Hannah Dallman is joining the Diocesan staff as the new Communications Coordinator. Bishop Martins says, “I am delighted to welcome Hannah Dallman to the diocesan staff. Her training, experience, and skills will enrich the ministry of communication among our 33 Eucharistic Communities.” Hannah brings a varied interdisciplinary background to [...]
Emmanuel Memorial Episcopal Church in Champaign has purchased $4 million in past due local medical debt with one purpose: to forgive it. This week, 3617 financially strapped households in counties throughout Central and Southern Illinois received letters informing them that their medical debts have been paid off by the church. The Rev. Beth Maynard, Emmanuel’s [...]
The annual Mass of Chrism will be celebrated on Saturday, April 13 in St Paul’s Cathedral in Springfield. Bishop Martins will preside, and the preacher will be Father Ben Hankinson, rector of Trinity, Mt Vernon. The Chrism Mass has two focal points: It is an opportunity for the clergy of the diocese to publicly renew [...]
St. Barnabas Church: The Episcopal Parish of Mason County Serving ~ Sharing ~ Loving ~ Caring The little church snuggled near the banks of the Illinois River has embarked on a great new adventure the past few months. With the appointment and arrival of their new priest-in-charge after a vacancy of nearly two years, the [...]
St. Luke’s hosted a camp reunion on October 21. Around 16 campers or former campers/counselors got together to share God’s love through singing, eating together, playing games, and prayer. It was a great reminder that even though we are apart throughout the year, we still support each other as brothers and sisters in Christ.
A verbal report from Bishop Martins from July 4th 2017: "Celebrating 4 July outside the United States means no fireworks, no parades, and no displays of Old Glory. But we had a great day anyway. We piled into Bishops Elias' SUV and took a hour's drive northeast to the village of Ndaba. St Matthew's, Bloomington [...]
A verbal report from Bishop Martins from yesterday (7/4): "Celebrating 4 July outside the United States means no fireworks, no parades, and no displays of Old Glory. But we had a great day anyway. We piled into Bishops Elias' SUV and took a hour's drive northeast to the village of Ndaba. St Matthew's, Bloomington had [...]
What is this unusual yellow symbol? It is the letter "n" in Arabic. Persecutors of Christians in Iraq and elsewhere use it to mark the homes of "Nazarenes," their pejorative term for Christians. When their homes are marked, it makes it easier to round up Christians for the latest round of hostilities: be it beheadings, [...]
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