Diocese of Southern Ohio

Taft Lecture Series: Bryan Stevenson
2023-03-17 13:00 - 14:30 (America/New_York) | Christ Church Cathedral Cincinnati, 318 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH, 45202-4202, US
The Taft Lecture Series welcomes Bryan Stevenson to share his wisdom on March 17 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at Christ Church Cathedral. Mr. Stevenson is a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. He is also widely known for his best-selling book Just Mercy which has also been adapted into a feature film.
Funded by The Charles P. and Eleanor Taft Memorial Fund, the Taft Lecture Series features provocative thinkers, writers, teachers, theologians, social justice activists, and leaders in the fields of religion, social science, the arts, politics, and more.
This event is free to the public, but space is limited. Registration is required. Click here to register today!

Praying Stations of the Cross
2023-03-18 09:30 - 22:30, 2023-03-25 09:30 - 22:30, 2023-04-01 09:30 - 22:30, 2023-04-08 09:30 - 22:30 | St Francis Springboro, 225 N Main St, Springboro, OH, 45066-9255, US
The members of St. Francis, Springboro, pray the Stations of the Cross each Saturday in Lent at 9:30 a.m.
The Stations depicted in the photo were originally installed at St. Michaels and All Angels in Avondale.

Alice Peacock in Concert
2023-03-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Ascension & Holy Trinity Cincinnati, 334 Burns Ave, Wyoming, OH, 45215-4320, US
Ascension & Holy Trinity, Wyoming, presents an evening with Alice Peacock, Saturday, March 18 at 7 p.m. The concert is a benefit for Shelterhouse Cincinnati,. 100% of proceeds will be given to the Esther Marie Hatton Center for Women.
Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here or at the door. Children under 12 are free, and childcare is available.

Episcopal Visitation - Trinity, Newark
2023-03-19 | Trinity Newark, 76 E Main St, Newark, OH, 43055-5604, US
Bishop Smith

Lenten Formation Series: Heal Yourself, Heal the World
2023-03-19 11:30 - 12:30, 2023-03-26 11:30 - 12:30 | Ascension & Holy Trinity Cincinnati, 334 Burns Ave, Wyoming, OH, 45215-4320, US
Lenten Formation Series: Heal Yourself, Heal the World
Sundays, February 26 – March 19, 2023
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Ascension & Holy Trinity [334 Burns Ave, Wyoming, OH 45215]
Parish Library
We live in a world full of the Good News of unconditional love through Jesus’ example. And yet, there’s tremendous hurt, emotional strife, physical pain, and spiritual sickness. Join us on our Lenten journey as we have conversations about healing and experiences of healing for ourselves and for others.
February 26 – Hawley Todd
Heal yourself, Heal the world. Hawley Todd is currently Executive Director of Episcopal Healing Ministries and will be preaching at the 10:00 am service.
March 5 – Dr. Melissa Erickson and Katie Kitchin
Medicine and Healing: a special look at caring for the homeless population.
March 12 – Linda Church
Reiki: Healing for Self and Others. We will consider Reiki as a component of everything, as a system of practices that points to that universal, and as a particular one of those practices, hands-on/off healing.
March 19 – Dr. Huxley Miller
Mental Healing: Mental wellness, a major issue all over the world.
March 26 – Libbie Crawford
Story Sharing: Healing ourselves and connecting with others. We will learn the difference between storytelling and story sharing.

Using Picture Books for Racial Reconciliation
2023-03-21 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-03-28 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-04-04 11:00 - 12:00 | OH, United States
Join Miriam McKenney and Emma Helms-Steinmetz in the exploration of Racial Reconciliation using picture books.
Books offer an excellent way to enter into challenging topics. Not everyone has the time or inclination to join a book discussion group or read a long book about a challenging subject. Picture books offer a way to discover, discuss, and share your stories about topics you probably didn’t learn about in school but are crucial as we work to repair, heal, and see God in each other. Miriam will share her methods using picture books and small group discussions that work well in person and online.
We will meet via zoom Tuesdays at 11am, beginning February 28 and finishing April 4. Sign up here.

Bridging Bitter Divides
2023-03-21 18:00 - 21:00 | St Anne’s West Chester, 6461 Tylersville Rd, West Chester, OH, 45069-1435, US
Bridging Bitter Divides: Stories and strengths for community reconciliation
An evening with Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger and Khalil Sayegh
March 21, 6 to 9 pm
St. Anne’s, West Chester
Bring friends and neighbors of any faith to this opportunity to learn listening skills to heal the anger and fear disrupting our communities’ decisions at every level: streets, schools, workplaces, local governments, the state legislature, Congress, and courts. We will share stories, break bread together, and work with neighbors to increase our hope and strength to build Beloved Communities.
This event is free. Dinner included. Please RSVP by March 17. Sponsored by the Faith in Life Committee of the Diocese of Southern Ohio.
Rabbi Hanan Schlesinger is a rabbi living in Israel’s West Bank. He is the founder of Roots/Judur/Shorashim, a Palestinian Israeli grassroots initiative for understanding, non-violence, and transformation in the West Bank.
Khalil Sayegh is a Palestinian from a refugee family. He was born and raised in the Gaza strip and moved to the West Bank in 2014.
They will share stories of learning to listen to neighbors whose identity with faith and land is as deeply rooted as his, and how this listening can lead to a passionate pluralism that honors each other’s dignity and worth.

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Systemic Review Committee
2023-03-22 16:00 - 17:00 | OH, United States
Systemic Review Committee meets via Zoom.

Dismantling Racism Bible Study training
2023-03-23 18:30 - 20:30, 2023-03-30 18:30 - 20:30 | OH, United States
The next three-session Dismantling Racism Bible Study training will be held on Thursdays, March 16, 23, 30 at 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sign up here.
The trainings will be co-led by Miriam McKenny, director for dismantling racism, and other diocesan leaders. Three additional trainings will be offered in the second half of the year.
If you are not able to participate in a certification training in this way, you are invited to participate in a training through the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing online. There is a $50 charge for their program for anyone outside of the Atlanta Diocese. If you do choose to participate in this training, upon completion please send the certificate so that we can log your certification.
If you have any questions about this training requirement or how your parish can support this work of dismantling racism, please reach out to Emma Helms-Steinmetz, director of formation projects and family ministry.

A Church Alive: Hearing the Stories of a Queer Church with AIDS
2023-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Trinity Capitol Square, 125 E Broad St, Columbus, OH, 43215-3605, US
Presented by The Ohio State University Center for the Study of Religion, LOVEboldly & Stonewall Columbus
Friday, March 24, 7 p.m.
Trinity Episcopal Church on Capitol Square
In 1987 the Metropolitan Community Church of San Francisco (MCCSF) started recording their worship services. The queer-identified church was located in the Castro, the city’s gay neighborhood and ground zero of the AIDS epidemic there. They recorded the services so that people too sick to attend could still be part of church life. And the recordings that remain tell vivid stories about what the years before AIDS treatment were like for a community of queer believers who turned to church to get through a crisis.
Historian Lynne Gerber has been working with MCCSF’s archive of recordings for over a decade. In 2021 she and two co-authors partnered with OSU’s American Religious Sounds Project (ARSP) to create “The Pink and Purple Church in the Castro,” an online gallery exhibit that tells the story of MCCSF largely through its audio recordings. Gerber and ARSP co-director Isaac Weiner will be in conversation about MCCSF’s history and its archive, what it tells us about queer faith and the history of AIDS, and how sound can evoke religious stories, worlds, and lives.

As Daylight Fades: A Celtic Candlelight Service
2023-03-25 16:00 - 17:30 | Church of Our Saviour Mechanicsburg, 56 S Main St, Mechanicsburg, OH, 43044-1111, US
A Celtic Candlelight Service in Celebration of St. Patrick
March 25
4 p.m.

Meaningful prayers and music from the British Isles featuring Lily Sorensen, Violinist and Matthew Smith, Pianist
Warm atmosphere with serene candlelight
Celebration of Holy Communion (optional and open to all)

Come rest, refresh and renew
The Episcopal Church of Our Saviour
56 South Main Street in Mechanicsburg • nmvec.org

Episcopal Visitation - All Saints, Washington Court House
2023-03-26 | All Saints Washington Court House, 733 State Route 41 Sw, Washington Court House, OH, 43160-8797

Capture the Flag Night
2023-03-26 18:00 - 19:30 | OH
Calling all 6th-12th grade students! We are going to get together at Espiritu Santo on Sunday, March 26, to play capture the flag and have some fun around a campfire. Join us! For details and to sign up visit bit.ly/belovedyouth Contact Adam Hayden with any questions 812-430-4464 / ahayden@diosohio.org

Clergy Renewal of Vows
2023-04-04 11:00 - 14:00 | Procter Center, 11235 St. Rt. 38 SE, London, OH, 43140, United States
The annual Clergy Renewal of Vows and Blessing of Holy Oils will take place on Tuesday, April 4, at 11 a.m. in Christ Chapel at the Procter Center. Lunch will follow the service. Please register to attend using the form below.

Good Friday holiday
2023-04-07 | OH
Diocesan office closed in observation of Good Friday.
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Good Trouble Friday: Stations of Love & Justice
2023-04-07 12:00 - 13:00 | Trinity Capitol Square, 125 E Broad St, Columbus, OH, 43215-3605, US
An ecumenical Christian Stations of the Cross procession around the Ohio Statehouse. Join with leaders from across Christian denominations as we remember those who suffer in our day, and pray for justice, peace and the dignity of every human being.
We will gather at the front steps of Trinity before processing around the Statehouse and returning to pray our closing station again on the steps of Trinity. Rain or shine.

Easter
2023-04-09 | OH, United States

Easter holiday
2023-04-10 | OH
Diocesan office closed on Easter Monday.
Grant, we pray, Almighty God, that we who celebrate with awe the Paschal feast may be found worthy to attain to everlasting joys; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Good News Tues: An Easter Series
2023-04-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-04-18 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-04-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-05-02 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-05-09 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-05-16 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-05-23 19:00 - 20:30 | OH, United States
Every Tuesday of Easter (April 11-May 23) from 7 to 8:30 p.m., we will gather to share the good news of Walking the Way of Love! Let’s share the joy and love that is available as we follow Jesus.
Come to share a story, gift, song, poem, joke or simply with your presence. This is a time for joy, community, and giving thanks.
To receive the zoom link, please complete this registration form. An email will be sent weekly to all registered. Come when you can and please invite a friend. All are welcome.

Sacred Conversations
2023-04-11 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-05-09 19:00 - 20:30 | OH, United States
Sacred Conversations meets on Zoom. Contact Nadya Richardson for more information.

CoCL
2023-04-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-10 13:00 - 15:00 | OH, United States
The Commission on Congregational Life (CoCL) meets via Zoom.

Red Door Community Concert: Yun Kim
2023-04-14 12:15 - 13:00 | Holy Trinity Oxford, 25 E Walnut St, Oxford, OH, 45056-1835, US
Join the people of Holy Trinity, Oxford, for “Wild Card,” a free concert of exciting music from the 17th to the 21st century! The fourth concert of the Red Door Community Concert Series features organist Yun Kim on Holy Trinity’s magnificent Nordlie Organ.
Yun Kim is widely hailed for her vibrant performances and is passionate about presenting engaging programs of diverse musical styles to her audiences. Concert reviewers have described her performances as “remarkable” (The American Organist), “uniquely spectacular” (Hope College Anchor), and that she “plays with great sensitivity and great élan” (The Diapason). She has been a featured recitalist at National Conventions of the Organ Historical Society and several American Guild of Organists Regional Conventions. Her performances have been broadcast nationally on Pipedreams.
Yun Kim is currently Choirmaster and Organist at Christ Church, Dayton, and teaches organ at Sinclair Community College. She received her Doctor of Music in Organ Performance from Indiana University.
As always, the concert is free and open to the public. Masks suggested. The concert will also be posted on the Holy Trinity YouTube channel.

Episcopal Visitation - Indian Hill Church
2023-04-16 | Indian Hill Church, 6000 Drake Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45243-3308

Conversation and Book Discussion for "Dear White Friend"
2023-04-16 18:30 - 20:00 | St Barnabas Montgomery, 10345 Montgomery Rd, Montgomery, OH, 45242-5113, US
Join with the people of St. Barnabas, Montgomery, and their Becoming Beloved Community team for a fireside chat with author and business owner, Dr. Melvin Gravely II. Mel will be discussing his 2021 book, “Dear White Friend: The Realities of Race, The Power of Relationships and Our Path to Equity.” More information and registration here.

Sandy Sanborn Memorial Concert: Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble
2023-04-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Calvary Church Cincinnati, 3766 Clifton Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45220-1238, US
Calvary Church, Cincinnati, presents the Sandy Sanborn Martin Memorial Concert featuring the Cincinnati Fusion Ensemble and concert organist Bradley Hunter Welch on Sunday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Brad Caldwell, artistic director & pianist
Howard Helvey, conductor
Gwen Coleman, associate conductor
Bradley Hunter Welch, guest organist
The Cincinnati Boychoir, guest choir, Jason Alexander Holmes, artistic director
featuring Choral and Organ Music by Johannes Brahms, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Howard Helvey, Mbuso Ndlovu, Francis Poulenc, André Thomas & others
This concert is privately underwritten; no tickets required; open seating. Suggested donation (for CFE educational/outreach initiative): $20. A reception will follow.
More information here.

Balancing Action and Contemplation
2023-04-20 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-04-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-04 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-11 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-18 19:00 - 20:00, 2023-05-25 19:00 - 20:00 | OH, United States
St. Stephen’s, Columbus, will offer a six-session Zoom class entitled, “Balancing Action & Contemplation” will meet weekly from 7 to 8 p.m. starting Thursday, April 20, and will run through May 25. This class is designed for folks who have a heart for social justice and will be facilitated by St. Stephen’s parishioner Jamie Massa.
Here is a brief summary of the six-week class.

Contemplation: Some form of contemplative practice is necessary to be able to detach from your own agenda, your own anger, your own ego, and your own fear.
Alternative Consciousness: What you are doing in contemplation is moving to a level beneath your thoughts: the level of pure and naked being.
Watching the River: It is helpful to become aware of one’s thoughts and feelings through simple contemplative practices like: centering prayer, Lectio Divina, welcoming prayer, Yoga, Tai Chi, and other meditative movement, wandering or sitting in nature or simply focusing on your breath.
Becoming Pure in Heart: For Jesus, prayer seems to be a matter of waiting in love, returning to love, trusting that love is the unceasing stream of reality.
Action AND Contemplation: We need both action and contemplation to have a whole spiritual journey. It doesn’t matter which comes first; action may lead you to contemplation and contemplation may lead you to action.
Summary: Over time—months, years, a full lifetime—contemplation gradually opens our hearts, minds, and bodies to Love as our True Self and right action.

More information and sign up here.

Beautification Day at Procter Center
2023-04-22 10:00 - 16:00 | Procter Center, 11235 St. Rt. 38 SE, London, OH, 43140, United States
Procter Center needs your help getting our grounds ready for the camp season. What better way to spend Earth Day than by ensuring our outdoor space can continue to be a beautiful place for reflection and learning.
Beautification Day projects include:

Creating an herb and lettuce garden outside of the kitchen, in the tiered garden boxes.
Repotting plants in the greenhouse
Weeding and cultivating the raised beds and high tunnel.
Transplanting vegetables from the greenhouse to the field.
Planting in the flower beds outside Thompson Lodge, Christ’s Chapel, and the Sawyer Greenhouse.
Weeding and planting in the two court yards.
Building a firepit by the lake.
Cleaning out Blanchard Commons.

Click here to sign up, or email Danielle at dvogel@proctercenter.org. Even if you can only come for a couple of hours, we would love your help!

Episcopal Visitation - St. George's, Dayton
2023-04-23 | St George’s Dayton, 5520 Far Hills Ave, Dayton, OH, 45429-2204, US

Reuse/Swap It: An Earth Day Celebration
2023-04-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Church of The Redeemer Cincinnati, 2944 Erie Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45208-2404, US
The Creation Care Ministry at Church of the Redeemer, Cincinnati, presents Reuse/Swap It, an Earth Day celebration, on Sunday, April 23 beginning at 10 a.m. Bring reusable items to swap and check out educational activities. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. More information here.

Procter Center Open House
2023-04-29 10:00 - 14:00 | Procter Center, 11235 St. Rt. 38 SE, London, OH, 43140, United States
Folks who have never gone to Procter Camp before, or those who are long-time camp goers, but who maybe just want to learn a little more about the inner workings of Procter. This is a time when you can take in our beautiful grounds; grab lunch from a food truck to eat under the pavilion, overlooking the lake. This is a time to learn about all things camp, take tours of our farm, cottages, and lodge, or be guided through any registration requirements from our knowledgeable staff. It will be a day full of fun and excitement with special goodies given out throughout the day. Join us!

Organ concert: Dr. Gregory Crowell
2023-04-30 15:00 - 17:00 | Church of The Good Shepherd Athens, 64 University Terrace, Athens, OH, 45701-2913, US
The third in a series of concerts to celebrate the completion of the restoration of the 1952 Aeolian-Skinner organ at Church of the Good Shepherd, Athens, will feature guest organist Dr. Gregory Crowell, Senior Affiliate Professor of Music at Grand Valley State College and Director of Music at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Grand Rapids, MI.
The program includes:
Toccata decima—Georg Muffat (1653–1704)
Eight Little Harmonies and Counterpoints—James Woodman (b. 1957)
Harmony and Counterpoint in E (Phrygian)
Harmony and Counterpoint in C (Lydian)
Song without Words: Moderato, Op. 67, No. 5—Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809–1847)
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor—Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
Trio on “The King of Love My Shepherd Is”—Gerhard Krapf (1924–2008)
Prelude on an Old Folk Tune (“The Fair Hills of Eire, O”)—Amy Beach (1867–1944)
Nocturne—Germaine Tailleferre (1892–1983)
Toccata, Op. 19, No. 3—Charles Tournemire (1870–1939)

Safe Church training open information sessions
2023-05-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-09 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-16 14:00 - 15:00 | OH
Canon Jason Oden and Emma Helms-Steinmetz are hosting open Zoom sessions to answer questions, update information, offer support and talk through how they can support congregations with Safe Church training. Sign up to attend a session on Tuesdays, May 2, 9, 16 from 2 to 3 p.m., or to request a scheduled appointment.

Dismantling Racism Bible Study training
2023-05-03 13:30 - 15:30, 2023-05-10 13:30 - 15:30, 2023-05-17 13:30 - 15:30 | OH, United States
The next three-session Dismantling Racism Bible Study training will be held on Wednesdays, May 3, 10, 17 at 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Zoom. Sign up here.
The trainings will be co-led by Miriam McKenny, director for dismantling racism, and other diocesan leaders. Three additional trainings will be offered in the second half of the year.
If you are not able to participate in a certification training in this way, you are invited to participate in a training through the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing online. There is a $50 charge for their program for anyone outside of the Atlanta Diocese. If you do choose to participate in this training, upon completion please send the certificate so that we can log your certification.
If you have any questions about this training requirement or how your parish can support this work of dismantling racism, please reach out to Emma Helms-Steinmetz, director of formation projects and family ministry.

Budget Committee
2023-05-04 16:00 - 17:30 | OH
Budget Committee meets via Zoom.

Episcopal Visitation - St. James, Columbus
2023-05-07 | St James Clintonville, 3400 Calumet St, Columbus, OH, 43214-4106, US

Jazz Mass
2023-05-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Grace Church Cincinnati, 5501 Hamilton Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45224-3111, US
Theodicy Jazz Collective will provide the music for a Jazz Mass at Grace Church, College Hill, on Sunday, May 7 at 10 a.m.

St. B@3 presents Peanut Butter & Jam and the Madcap Puppets
2023-05-07 15:00 - 16:30 | St Barnabas Montgomery, 10345 Montgomery Rd, Montgomery, OH, 45242-5113, US
St.B@3 is a new concert series of St. Barnabas, Montgomery, designed to offer uplifting music to the community. Our second musical offering is a concert featuring Peanut Butter & Jam and the Madcap Puppets in a freewheeling version of Little Red Riding Hood told through the music of Brahams. Peanut Butter and Jam brings families together for musical fun and an introduction to classical music for children. Join us for a fun and interactive concert on Sunday, May 7. No one sits still at a PB&J concert!
All concerts take place at 3:00 p.m. and are free and open to the public. More information at: http://stbmontgomery.org/StBat3

Discerning Missional Leadership Retreat in Columbus
2023-05-08 - 2023-05-11 | Columbus, Ohio, OH, United States
The best way to discern a call to church planting is to attend a Discerning Missional Leadership Retreat. These discernment/assessment events take place in small groups of about 15 people and last 4 days. The next on-site retreat will take place May 8 to 11 in Columbus.
Learn more and register.

Growing as Disciples, Rooted in the Way of Love
2023-05-11 - 2023-05-13 | OH, United States
Becoming beloved community “will require a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives.” –Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The Becoming Beloved Community Learning Journey is an intensive spiritual formation experience designed to grow disciples and form healers, reconcilers, and justice-makers. This spiritual formation cannot happen alone; others are essential. In community, we will practice together, rooting in Jesus and the Way of Love. The experience includes two in-person retreats and virtual meetings. Participants must commit to attending the entirety of both retreats.
Dates include:
May 11-13: Thursday-Saturday Friday; Procter Camp + Conference Center
A Zoom check-in in July.
August 17-19: Thursday-Saturday; Procter Camp + Conference Center
The Learning Journey is open to all and is rooted in the Episcopal Way and the Jesus wisdom tradition.
As you discern joining the Becoming Beloved Community Learning Journey, please consider the commitment; discipline is necessary for forming discipleship.
Cost is all-inclusive (food/accommodations/materials).
The Diocese of Southern Ohio subsidizes at least half the participants’ expenses.
The sliding scale includes:
Single room: Cost: $475 (supporting community)/$375/$275 (supported by community)
Shared double room: Cost: $375 (supporting community) /$275/$175 (supported by community)
If you are interested and are concerned about the cost, please get in touch with amy@wildrootsinc.com. We believe in an “ask for what you need, offer what you can” approach.
Applications are due by April 1. We will share invitations with participants by April 10. Apply online.
Thank you for your interest in growing as a discipline as part of a community of practice. We believe this is one way for us to Become a Church that Looks and Acts like Jesus.

Community of Practice
2023-05-11 08:00 - 17:00 | Procter Center, 11235 St. Rt. 38 SE, London, OH, 43140, United States
Amy Howton and Miriam McKenney will lead an intensive spiritual formation community of practice that will include two in-person retreats, from May 11 to 13 and August 17 to 19, and a Zoom check-in in July. Fees are on a sliding scale from $275 to $475 for a single room and $175 to $375 for a shared double room. Financial support is available.

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Church Foundation Trustees quarterly meeting
2023-05-12 11:00 - 14:00 | OH
meetings held on Zoom

DSO Moms virtual small group
2023-05-14 - 2023-06-25 | OH
Join us: a group for moms yearning to connect, a place to reflect, find support and encouragement, and a community of listening, we are starting a 6-week group. All are welcome, registrants are invited to participate in weekly discussions in a private facebook group.
This pilot will last 6 weeks but moms can stay on for the next session to continue learning from each other and sharing their own wisdom. Registrants will receive a copy of The Beauty of Motherhood: Grace-Filled Devotions for The Early Years and have the opportunity to join in on 2 zoom discussions with the writers, Kimberly Knowle Zeller and Erin Strybis.
Launching May 14th running through June 25.

Society of St. Simeon and St. Anna induction and luncheon
2023-05-17 11:00 - 14:00 | Procter Center, 11235 St. Rt. 38 SE, London, OH, 43140, United States
The Society of St. Simeon and St. Anna will induct members into the class of 2023 on Wednesday, May 17, during a Eucharist at 11 a.m. at Christ Chapel at the Procter Center. A luncheon will follow.
Cost is $18 for lunch. Please register using the form below by May 7.

11 a.m.: Holy Eucharist
Noon: Induction of New Members
12:30 p.m.: Luncheon

2020, 2021 and 2023 honorees attend and may bring 2 guests at no charge. All others are $18 per person for lunch.
RSVP to attend.

CoCL
2023-05-17 13:00 - 15:00 | OH
The Commission on Congregational Life meets via Zoom.

National Trauma Survivors Day Event
2023-05-17 17:00 - 19:00 | St Andrew’s Cincinnati, 1809 Rutland Ave, Cincinnati, OH, 45207-1219, US
Join with the people of St. Andrew’s, Evanston, (Cincinnati) for a community celebration honoring and supporting survivors of gun violence trauma on Wednesday, May 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event, in partnership with Amnesty International’s Communities Against Gun Violence Task Force, will feature healing resources, guest speakers, firearm safety demonstrations, youth programs, and free food.
Learn more and sign up here.

Ascension Day
2023-05-18 | OH, United States

Finance Committee
2023-05-19 13:00 - 15:00 | OH, United States
Finance Committee meets on Zoom.

Episcopal Visitation - St. Luke's, Marietta
2023-05-21 | St Luke’s Marietta, 320 2nd St, Marietta, OH, 45750-2919, US

Trustees Investment Committee quarterly meeting
2023-05-24 13:00 - 15:30 | Diocesan House, 412 Sycamore Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202
Hybrid meeting held in main conference room and via Zoom.

Pentecost
2023-05-28 | OH, United States

Pentecost birthday party
2023-05-28 13:00 - 16:00 | St Philip Columbus, 166 Woodland Ave, Columbus, OH, 43203-1774
The youth of St. Philip’s, Columbus, invite you to celebrate Pentecost with them at a birthday party on Sunday, May 28, from 1 to 4 p.m. Enjoy free food, arts and crafts, games, music, and food for sale.

Memorial Day holiday
2023-05-29 | OH
Diocesan office closed for observance of Memorial Day.
O Judge of the nations, we remember before you with grateful hearts the men and women of our country who in the day of decision ventured much for the liberties we now enjoy. Grant that we may not rest until all the people of this land share in the benefits of true freedom and gladly accept its disciplines. This we ask in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Civil Rights Pilgrimage
2023-05-31 - 2023-06-07 | OH, United States
The Diocese of Southern Ohio will lead an intergenerational Civil Rights Pilgrimage traveling to Atlanta, Selma, Montgomery, Chattanooga, and more, May 31 to June 7, 2023.
The cost of the trip will be $1,678 for a double occupancy room and $2,296 for a single. Scholarships will be made available upon request. This cost includes transportation, lodging, tickets/admittance fees and cultural enrichment. You will be asked to make a deposit of $200 to hold your place on the trip when you register. A final commitment is requested no later than March 1. Payment in full is due May 1.
Register here or contact the Rev. Christopher C. Richardson for more information.

Delaware Pride
2023-06-03 10:00 - 17:00 | OH
Delaware Ohio Pride Festival
June 3, 2023
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Boardman Park
Learn more here. Sign up to be a part of the Episcopal Church presence at Pride here.

Ordination of Deacons
2023-06-03 11:00 - 13:00 | Christ Church Cathedral Cincinnati, 318 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH, 45202-4202, US
God willing, the Right Reverend George Wayne Smith, Bishop Provisional of Southern Ohio, will ordain Katherine Glenda Meeks to the Sacred Order of Deacons in Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Christ Church Cathedral at 11 a.m. Your prayers and presence are requested. Clergy are invited to vest and process (red stoles).

Dayton Pride
2023-06-03 11:00 - 16:00 | OH
Dayton Pride
June 3, 2023
12 to 4 p.m.
The parade steps off at 11 a.m. at Cooper Park, winds through downtown and ends at the Pride Festival at Courthouse Square. Learn more here. Sign up to be a part of the Episcopal Church presence at Pride here.

Hamilton Pride
2023-06-03 11:00 - 18:00 | OH
Hamilton Ohio Pride
A march through downtown Hamilton begins at 11 a.m. The Festival will be held from 12 to 6 p.m. at Marcum Park. Learn more here. Sign up to be a part of the Episcopal Church presence at Pride here.

Trinity Sunday
2023-06-04 | OH, United States

Episcopal Visitation - St. Patrick's, Dublin
2023-06-04 | St Patrick’s Dublin, 7121 Muirfield Dr, Dublin, OH, 43017-2863, US

Come Travel with Me
2023-06-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Ascension & Holy Trinity Cincinnati, 334 Burns Ave, Wyoming, OH, 45215-4320, US
Ascension & Holy Trinity, Wyoming Music Ministry presents Come Travel With Me!
Sunday, June 4, 5:00 pm
Cost: $20 Suggested Donation
Dinner to Follow

Join us on Sunday, June 4 at 5 p.m. for a concert and meal with all proceeds benefitting our new High School Choral Scholar program! This program will provide two students from our surrounding area with intensive training in the art of choral singing and with practical skills to add to their resumes and college applications. This year, our concert will feature a performance of North American music by the Thomas More University Women’s Chorus. The concert will also include performances by our Chancel Choir, Section Leaders, Artist-in-Residence, and Minister of Music. The music is drawn from musical theater, popular music, vocal jazz, and opera standards as well as piano, organ, and choral music all themed around travel and representing all the continents except for Antarctica. We hope you’ll join us and bring a friend or three for this exciting concert and dinner afterward!
Check out the Facebook event here

Dismantling Racism Training (June)
2023-06-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-06-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-06-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-06-13 12:00 - 13:00 | OH
Using Picture Books for Racial Healing: A Dismantling Racism certification course
Picture books offer an excellent way to discover, discuss, and share stories about topics that many people did not study in school but that are crucial to the work of repairing, healing, and seeing God in each other.
Email Director of Dismantling Racism Miriam McKenney to learn more.

Light the World with Love
2023-06-09 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-06-10 20:00 - 22:00, 2023-06-11 20:00 - 22:00 | St John’s Worthington, 700 High St, Worthington, OH, 43085-4137, US
St. John’s, Worthington, will host an outdoor light show June 9-11 in celebration of PRIDE.
What: Light the World with Love – Light show, with live performances by the Worthington Chorus and St. John’s Choir. Kona Ice (Friday and Saturday) and Chill Joy Frozen Treats (Sunday)
Where: St. John’s Episcopal Church, 700 High Street, Worthington, OH, near the SE Green
When: June 9,10,11 from 8 to 10 p.m.

We Belong: Connecting in Community
2023-06-10 | Procter Center, 11235 St. Rt. 38 SE, London, OH, 43140, United States
Save the date for We Belong: Connecting in Community. More information TBA

Diocesan Council
2023-06-10 09:00 - 16:00 | Christ Church Cathedral Cincinnati, 318 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH, 45202-4202, US
Diocesan Council meets at Christ Church Cathedral.

Ordination of Priests
2023-06-10 11:00 - 13:00 | Christ Church Cathedral Cincinnati, 318 E 4th St, Cincinnati, OH, 45202-4202, US
God willing, the Rt. Rev. George Wayne Smith, Bishop Provisional of Southern Ohio,
will ordain
Martha Camele
Daniel Carlson
Iva Staats
Michael Tigner
to the Sacred Order of Priests in Christ’s One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
on Saturday, June 10 at 11 a.m. at Christ Church Cathedral.
Your prayers and presence are requested. Clergy are invited to vest and process (white stoles).

Pride New Albany Market
2023-06-10 12:00 - 17:00 | OH
Pride New Albany Market
June 10, 2023
12 to 5 p.m.
The first Pride New Albany Market! This vibrant market brings Pride New Albany Business Allies (All Saints, New Albany, is a an Ally) together to celebrate our inclusive community while highlighting local goods and services for everyone to enjoy. Open to all ages. Bring your furry friends!
Learn more here.

Westerville Pride
2023-06-10 14:00 - 20:00 | OH
Westerville’s 3rd Annual Pride Fest! Visit tables with info on local organizations, check out local vendors as they feature special Pride themed wares, and participate in family-friendly events such as a children’s story hour and other performances. St. Matthew’s will host the Episcopal presence.
Learn more here. Sign up to volunteer here.

Westwood Pride
2023-06-10 17:00 - 22:00 | OH
Westwood Pride
June 10, 2023
5 to 10 p.m.
Westwood Town Hall. Learn more here. Sign up to be a part of the Episcopal Church presence at Pride here.

Episcopal Visitation - St. John's, Columbus
2023-06-11 | St John’s Columbus, 1003 W Town St, Columbus, OH, 43222-1438, US

Upper Arlington Pride
2023-06-11 13:00 - 17:00 | OH
UA Pride
June 11, 2013
1 to 5 p.m.
The Festival is held at Sunny 95 Park. Learn more here. Sign up to be a part of the Episcopal Church presence at Pride here.

CoCL
2023-06-14 11:00 - 14:00 | OH, United States
The Commission on Congregational Life (CoCL) meeting will be held in-person at Procter Center and is available to join on Zoom.
