Please note that the following content refers to abuse of ecclesiastical power. Dear Friends and Family of the Upper Midwest Diocese, We are writing to you because Bishop Stewart is currently out of the country on a previously planned trip. We have received word that the Provincial leadership...
Welcome to the News Roundup, where we aim to provide brief recaps of current news from the Diocese, including the Standing Committee, Task Forces, and more. The following updates were given at the virtual Synod meeting on Saturday, May 4. Formerly the Diocesan Assembly, the Synod...
Brothers and sisters, I’d like to introduce you to Steve Olson, our new diocesan Chancellor. (Read more about our Standing Committee and their roles.) Steve, his wife Julie, and their two children (Evan, 21 and Jen, 18) have been part of Christ Church Madison since her pre-launch days at our...
By Bonnie McMaken Throughout the Diocese of the Upper Midwest, you’ll find churches thriving in school gyms, worship services flourishing in nursing homes and Iowa cornfields, and robust college ministries reaching Gen Z on college campuses. [caption id="attachment_4045" align="alignleft" width="150"] Alyssa O'Connell[/caption] Just a few years ago, Alyssa...
Welcome to the News Roundup, where we aim to provide brief recaps of current news from the Diocese, including the Standing Committee, Task Forces, and more. In This Issue: Standing Committee Leaders More on the Constitution and Canons Standing Committee Leaders On December 16, Synod delegates elected three clergy and...
[caption id="attachment_3923" align="alignright" width="209"] Alyssa Tennison[/caption] Brothers and Sisters, I’d like to introduce you to Alyssa Tennison, who serves as one of three laity on our Diocese’s Standing Committee. Alyssa and her husband, Justin, have faithfully served at Church of the Cross for over 16 years. She’s a woman...
Welcome to the News Roundup, where we aim to provide brief recaps of current news from the Diocese, including the Standing Committee, Task Forces, and more. Watch this video of Bishop Stewart's Christmas greetings: https://vimeo.com/896306200/5216492c91?share=copy In This Issue: New Constitution and Canons Standing Committee Members Elected Annual Report Highlights Task Force Updates New...
Dear Upper Midwest Family, This Advent season, I am more aware than ever of the tension we live in between the darkness of our world and the hope of Christ’s return. While the enemy delights in forces of war and chaos around the globe, the birth...
Dearest Brothers and Sisters of the Upper Midwest Diocese, On Monday, the ACNA Provincial Office announced that a Board of Inquiry found reasonable grounds to take me to an ecclesiastical trial for charges based on a Presentment by three bishops submitted in January. You can read...
Neighborhood mission & Latino ministry at City of Light (Aurora, IL) By Bonnie McMaken If you were taking an evening walk in my diverse (mostly Latino) neighborhood in middle of August, you'd pass a park full of 80-100 kids, parents, and volunteers ministering the love of Jesus: most playing soccer, some doing...
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