Per the Canons for the Episcopal Diocese of Utah, the Search/Nomination Committee for a Bishop search shall be elected by a committee of electors. The lay elector committee is made up of one (1) lay person from each congregation chosen by the…
In this troubled time, The Episcopal Church has a world-wide voice for the voiceless through the United Nations. Bishop Scott Hayashi hosts a special podcast episode with Lynnaia Main, the Episcopal Church Representative to the United Nations.…
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven … Ecclesiastes 3: I NRSV Dear People of The Episcopal Diocese of Utah: With the words from Ecclesiastes above, I announce to you that I will be retiring/resigning as…
Halloween didn’t just somehow start with costumes and trick-or-treat. It goes back to All Hallows Eve which is the evening before All Saint’s Day in the Christian calendar. Hallows is the term for Saints, so it is the eve of the saints. The Utah…
The concept of seasons is one of the most misunderstood in the Episcopal Church. Not Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall, but instead Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and Pentecost. These seasons and the colors associated with them form the…
How can the voices of the voiceless be heard in this era of big-money politics? The Episcopal Church has a Washington office that lobbies Congress with social justice resolutions from our General Convention. Join Bishop Scott Hayashi from Washington…
Safe and respectful political conversation! The latest episode of Utah Epodcopalians (listen here!) highlights St. Luke’s 14-year program of promoting meaningful civic dialogue in a safe environment, through “Project for a Better Understanding”…
There has been a tremendous response from congregations applying for grants for the Rooted in Jesus Conference in January of 2020 in Atlanta. Originally, the Standing Committee had allocated funds from the 150th Anniversary Legacy Fund for 40…
Politics has become a main dinner table topic as well as the dominant feature of the news. It has also become a case of “church and state” type discussions in our diocesan convention resolutions and our General Convention. Social justice advocacy…
New episode of Utah Epodcopalians! Kids are back in school and that also means “church school.” On this timely episode of Utah Epodcopalians we talk Sunday School with St. Paul’s (SLC) Russ Pack. Russ just finished 27 years teaching and directing…
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