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Diocesan Council announces application information for 2012 New Ventures in Community Ministry grants now available

Monday, April 16th, 2012

New Ventures grants were established through the generosity of Missouri Episcopalians through contributions  to the Diocesan Outreach Endowment Fund during the Making All Things New capital campaign.

These grants are meant as start-up funds to develop new projects that are “do-able, manageable, replicable, and sustainable by congregations.”

Grant awards range from $2,500 to $15,000.

The complete announcement and grant timeline is available online as a PDF. Project abstracts are due June 1, 2012.

Grant applications are available only from the Offices of the Bishop. Please contact Tracy Grigsby, tgrigsby@diocesemo.org, or 314-231-1220.

 

Answering the Call-Leadership in diocesan governance: a behind-the-scenes look at Council, Standing Committee (Seek: Aug/Sept)

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Originally published in the August/September 2010 edition of Seek. Link to publication (PDF).

In November our diocesan convention will take place this year in St. Charles. Preparations are year-round and the first mailing to delegates and parishes leaves this office in mid-August. In that packet is a call for nominations to diocesan governance bodies. Governance is a word that can stop a reader mid-sentence and, in severe cases, cause one’s eyes to cross. But the Episcopalians involved with Diocesan Council, Standing Committee, Cathedral Chapter, and General Convention have a different story to tell—one of engagement and unexpected spiritual growth. (more…)

2011 Budget Request Guidelines now available online

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

To: Priests in Charge of Congregations, Rectors, Vicars, Senior/Bishop’s Wardens, Treasurers, Program Chairs, Diocesan Staff
From: Dan Smith, Canon to the Ordinary
Re: 2011 Budget Requests

The process has begun for the preparation of the 2011 Operating Budget of the Diocese of Missouri. Diocesan Council will review and evaluate all requests and a final budget will be presented at Convention in November.

Budget requests must be received in the Diocesan Office by July 20, 2010.

Download the 2011 Budget Request Letter and Guidelines in a PDF document on the diocesan web site.


New Ventures in Community Ministries: Grant Information and Timeline

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

from Peg Cooper, Diocesan Council:

The Diocesan Outreach Endowment Fund was established as a result of the generosity of Missouri Episcopalians through pledges to the Making All Things New capital campaign. Its purpose is to challenge congregations to make a difference where they are and to improve the quality of life in and with their communities, to identify pressing social needs and to design strategies to meet those needs. (more…)

2010 Diocesan Council & Standing Committee, Calendar and Members (as of 1/4/2010)

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

2010 Diocesan Council

  • The Rev. Beverly D. Van Horne, Trinity, Jefferson County, Metro III, by convocation
  • Mrs. Mary Jane Kuhn, Emmanuel, Metro III, by convention
  • Mr. Robert Daniels, Transfiguration, Kemper, by convocation
  • Mr. Donald Esbenshade, Emmanuel, Metro III, by convention
  • The Rev. Patricia Foster Glenn, Calvary, Louisiana, Kemper, by convocation
  • Mr. Thom Gross, Christ Church Cathedral, Metro II, Bishop’s appointee
  • Mr. Norman Moenkhaus, St. Timothy, Creve Coeur, Metro IV, Bishop’s appointee
  • Mr. John Martin, St. Paul, St Louis, Metro III, by convention
  • The Rev. John B. Musgrave, Good Shepherd, Metro IV, by convocation
  • Mr. Richard Braznell, Good Shepherd, Metro IV, by convocation
  • Ms. Alisa Barnes, Holy Communion, Metro II, by convocation
  • Mrs. Mary Ann Cook, St. Michael/St. George, Metro II, by convention
  • Mr. James Furgason, Transfiguration, Kemper, by convention
  • Mrs. Sharon Hoffman, St. Paul, Sikeston, South, by convocation
  • Ms. Claudia Svoboda, Advent, Metro III,
  • The Rev. Teresa K. M. Danieley, St. John, Metro II, by convocation
  • The Rev. Robert A. Towner, Christ Church, Cape, South, by convocation, vice-chair
  • Mr. Thomas Hedrick, Treasurer Mr. Harold Burroughs, Chancellor
  • The Rev. Canon E. Daniel Smith, Canon to the Ordinary
  • The Rt. Rev. George Wayne Smith, Bishop of Missouri

Meeting times are as follows:
Friday 5:00 p.m. –  9:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

December 11-12, 2009, Council Meeting, St. Joseph Mother House

February  6, 2010, Council Meeting, Church of Ascension

April 24, Council Meeting, St. Mark’s/St. Louis

Convocation Meeting   TBD by Convocation

June 5, Council Meeting, Christ Church Cathedral

Convocation Meeting   TBD by Convocation

September 17-18, Council Meeting, St. Joseph Mother House

Preliminary Budget sent to Convocations

Convocation Meeting   TBD by Convocation

50 days prior Conv. Deadline for Nominations and Resolutions

Convocations budget feedback due to Council

October 16, Council Meeting, Calvary, Louisiana

Convocation Meeting                TBD by Convocation

November 19-20, 171st Diocesan Convention in St. Louis, Christ Church Cathedral

December 10-11, Council Meeting, St. Joseph Mother House


STANDING COMMITTEE

  • Ms. Lynette Ballard, Warson Woods-St. Matthew’s
  • Chancellor Harold Burroughs, Ladue – St. Peter
  • The Rev. Joseph M.C. Chambers, Campus Ministry-Columbia
  • Mr. Todd Eller, St. Louis – Cathedral
  • The Rev. Dan Handschy, Crestwood-Advent
  • Ms. Nan Haynes, Lake St. Louis-Transfiguration
  • The Rev. Catherine R. Hillquist, Ironton – St. Paul
  • Ms. Jeannette Huey, Clayton-St. Michael/St. George
  • Mrs. Jane Klieve, Ellisville – St. Martin, President
  • The Rev. N. Shariya Molegoda, Jefferson City – Grace
  • Mrs. Marsha Ray, Rolla – Christ Church
  • Mr. Michael Reiser – appointed
  • The Rev. Doris C. Westfall, Warson Woods – St. Matthew
  • The Rev. Tamsen E. Whistler, St. Charles – Trinity
  • The Rev. Canon E. Daniel Smith, Diocese of Missouri
  • The Rt. Rev. George Wayne Smith, Diocese of Missouri

STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS– 2010

(Meeting times have shifted from noon on Tuesdays. All meetings start at 3:30 p.m. and are to last no longer than three hours. All meetings are on the third Thursday of the month, with the exception of November. Any changes of location will be determined at the May 20 meeting. 5-14-10)

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Trinity, St. Charles

Tuesday, February 23, 2010 Palotine Renewal Center

Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Advent, Crestwood

Tuesday, April 27, 2010 St. Matthew’s, Warson Woods

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 Transfiguration, Lake St. Louis
Thursday, May 20, 2010, 3:30 p.m., St. Martin’s, Ellisville

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 St. Paul’s, Ironton
Thursday, June 17, 2010, Location TBA

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 St. Martin’s, Ellisville
Thursday, July 15, 2010, Location TBA

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 St. Martin’s-Ellisville
Thursday, August 19, 2010, Location TBA

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 St. Martin’s-Ellisville
Thursday,  September 16, 2010, Location TBA

Tuesday, October 26, 2010 St. Martin’s-Ellisville
Thursday, October 21, 2010, Location TBA

November 19-20, 2010 Convention

Tuesday, December 07, 2010 St. Martin’s-Ellisville
Thursday, December 16, 2010, Location TBA

(as of August 2010)