Carina Biar will never forget that January Sunday in 2023 in the Canterbury House at Northwestern University. “We didn’t have heat or water or walls in the dining room because a pipe had burst over winter break,” says Biar, who was a senior at the time. “So we wore down coats and made luminaria and…
April 22 and May 1 on Zoom On April 22 and May 1, people from across the Diocese of Chicago will gather on Zoom to discuss Poverty, by America, by Matthew Desmond. Desmond, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction for Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, teaches and researches poverty as professor…
The Antiracism Commission is responsible for evaluating and recommending antiracism workshops and trainings that meet the diocesan requirements for clergy and lay leaders. The commission also negotiates diocese-subsidized rates for Episcopal clergy, lay leaders, and staff. Current trainings offered by Crossroads Antiracism and Organizing are described below. Please see Instructions on How to Register on Crossroads Website…
Dear Friends: With great pleasure, I am writing to tell you that earlier this afternoon, the Very Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer, rector of St. John’s, Chicago, and dean of the Chicago North Deanery, was elected bishop of Rochester on the fifth ballot by the people of that diocese. The people of Rochester have seen in…
February 20, 2024 Dear Camp Chicago families and friends: I am writing today to share some Camp Chicago news with you. After prayerful discernment and discussion with camp staff, diocesan leaders and partners, we have decided that Camp Chicago will take a hiatus in 2024 so that we can have the time and space to…
Ash Wednesday 2024 Dear People of God: Last Sunday, we heard a familiar story from Mark’s gospel. It’s known as the story of the Transfiguration, and even if that name is not familiar to you, you might remember what happens. Jesus goes up a mountain with three of his disciples, and at the top, he…
