From the Bishop
[May 2013] - As we enter the second half of Eastertide, I want to take this opportunity to remind you of the importance of the Alleluia Fund MORE
Visitation Schedule
May 26 - St Paul's Indian Mission, Sioux City
Jun 1-2 - St. Anne's Church, Ankeny (Regional Teaching Visitation)
Jun 8 - Ordination to the Vocational Diaconate of Ruth Ratliff
May 27 - Memorial Day - Diocesan Office Closed
Jun 1-2 - Bishop's Regional Teaching Visitation - Metro Chapter
Jun 8 - Ordination to the Vocational Diaconate of Ruth Ratliff
Christ Church, Burlington
Trinity Church, Iowa City
When we reflect God‘s loving relationship by welcoming people with different abilities, Jacob‘s dream lives within us. More information.
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Diocesan Plan for years 2013-2017
NEW Diocesan Plan: For a Time like This ~ Being God’s Witnesses
A Plan for the Episcopal Church in Iowa for the years of our Lord 2013 to 2017.
IowaShare.org is the place to seek and share resources with others around the Diocese!
Information and Resources
Applications for 2013 Diocese of Iowa International Development Mini-Grants now available
Update on Rebuild Our Church in Haiti
Has your congregation's Annual Parochial Report report been filed yet? The Annual Parochial Report is due May 1.
The 100th edition (Spring 2013) of Grapevine, the magazine of the Diocese of Brechin is now avalable.
Video of Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation now available online. Our own Brian McVey (St. Alban's Church, Davenport) was one of the panelists for this forum!
New Companion Relationship. The 160th Annual Convention established a new Companion Relationship with the Diocese of Nzara in South Sudan. Bishop Alan and Donna Scarfe, the Rev. Kathleen Milligan, and the Rev. Torey Lightcap visited the Diocese of Nzara February 4-14.
Diocesan Minimum Salary & Benefit Schedule updated for 2013. The only change to this schedule is a slight increase in the business mileage reimbursement rate.
2013 Joint Intercession List for the Dioceses of Iowa, Brechin, Nzara, and Swaziland is available here.
Lifelong Christian Formation Oversight Committee offers a Chart of Commonly Used Educational Resources
NEW Chart of Required Leadership Trainings now available. Are you unsure whether you need training in Safeguarding God's, Children, Safeguarding God's People, or Seeing the Face of God in Each Other? This chart should help!
June 28-30 - Summer Ministries School & Retreat
July 29-August 2 - Diocesan Summer Camp
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Iowa Connections & Episcopal Journal
Iowa Connections is the print newspaper of the Diocese of Iowa, and is published 10 times per year as a wrap-around of the Episcopal Journal. It is to be distributed to every family in each congregation in Iowa. Contact your church office to be added to their mailing list, or to make changes to your subscription!
View/download latest issue of Iowa Connections
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eNewsletter
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