Our June Newsletter is out!

• Three Views on Mission, by the Rev Canon Michael Penfield
• One Love, by the Right Rev Winfield Mott

• The Line, Volume 7.5 Web (PDF for web / email distri bution)  
• The Line, Volume 7.5 Print (PDF for printed booklet / parish distribution)

Please find linked below the April Newsletter in time for Holy Week:

• The Line, Volume 7.3 Web (PDF for web / email distribution)  
• The Line, Volume 7.3 Print (PDF for printed booklet / parish distribution)

Note to Clergy: please distribute this issue within your respective ministries and parishes.

• For email the web/email version, the short link is here:  https://bit.ly/ACW_Line_7_3
• The print version is formatted to be printed on one double-sided 11 x 17 sheet and folded as a booklet. 

(A hopeful word about Holy Week planning from  St Barnabas, Shoreline, WA . Fr Harley Crain can be reached at  saintbarnabasanglican@outlook.com )

In this time of virus and the chaos associated with it, we are overwhelmed with news, politics, isolation, inconvenience, misinformation, gloom and doom.

It is amazing, that drive up coffee and fast food is considered essential, while churches have been closed.  Does that render Jesus and our faith in the trinity, non-essential? Often the news and recommendations are contradictory. Sometimes the contradictions occur with the next breath or sentence.

Secularism has taken a stronghold over the spiritual world.  There is burgeoning social and secular religiosity around the topics of distancing and stay at home mandates. While science is important in directing the management of this crisis, we as Christians must not lose sight of who is really in control. God is in the science!

Be encouraged that Christ is the true healer.  While this virus receives front page news that it is ravaging life, as we knew it, God is healing the earth without notoriety or fanfare. 

It is important that we seek His miracles.  For instance, there has been measurable reduction in carbon emissions with confinement.  What will we learn from this?  Neighbors are reaching out and helping others!  Individuals are digging deep to create, donate, and feed, as we’ve been scripturally directed to do. While some may turn to reporting their neighbors for too many trips out of the neighborhood, many are striving to stay present with friends, family, parishioners and community members.

 Did you know that a percentage of your Amazon purchases can be donated to The Missionary Diocese of All Saints? 

ANGLICAN CONVOCATION OF THE WEST

WHAT: The annual Clericus of the Anglican Convocation of the West. Our speaker will be The Rt Rev Win Mott, our bishop-retired and former vicar general. 

WHEN: April 3-5, 2018

WHERE: The Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla, NM (as usual). 

WHY: The Convocation clergy are a community, and most value the occasion to come together in worship, continuing education and community, The Clericus addresses the need we all have for Christian formation, and recognizes it is best done in the context of a worshiping community.  

HOW: 

1) Download the form here

• Printable PDF:  Convocation of the West Clericus Registration Form (pdf)
• Fill-in Word Format: Registration Form (docx)

2) Return the form by email ( ) or post (address on registration form) by MARCH 1.

WHO: The Clericus is for all the clergy and candidates of the Convocation of the West. Others, lay or clergy, are most welcome as well.

ANNOUNCING CLERICUS 2017

ANGLICAN CONVOCATION OF THE WEST

WHAT: The annual Clericus of the Anglican Convocation of the West, with the theme presented by our guest, Bishop Stephen Scarlett; "Spiritual Formation and Evangelism" 

WHEN: April 18-20, 2017

WHERE: The Holy Cross Retreat Center in Mesilla, NM (as usual).

WHY: The Convocation clergy are a community, and most value the occasion to come together in worship, continuing education and community, The Clericus addresses the need we all have for Christian formation, and recognizes it is best done in the context of a worshiping community.  

HOW: 

The MDAS 2017 Synod and Retreat is taking place March 23-25. 

We are combining the Anglican Convocation of the West annual conference (formerly Synod), alongside our our diocesan synod and retreat. 

The retreat is open to all clergy and laity. Bishop Jack Iker of Fort Worth, Texas will be our retreat leader. He is teaching on the topic “God’s Call, Our Vocation”.

Please find below more information: