ECSF connects community ministries
Did you know that 12 congregations and 130 individuals from throughout the diocese financially support 20 other parishes in their ministries to the wider community? These dollars, and the hearts and hands of ne...
Responding to bishop’s call to pray for an end to hate and violence
Following the tragic events of El Paso and Dayton, like many of us, I was moved as I haven’t been before. This one seemed a little closer to home than the other attacks on innocent lives that have ravaged our n...
A recap of the Big Provincial Gathering
Thirteen people from the Diocese of Southern Ohio traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan for two days of learning and forming relationships with participants from other Province V dioceses (fourteen dioceses in Ohio, ...
Faith & Food: 2019 Glean & Share update
Once upon a time in a galaxy not so far away, there lived a superhero. Her name was Ruth.
The Book of Ruth is about love, loyalty and acceptance. Ruth stood strong in the shadow of the reapers in the fields ...
Battling the Binaries to create connection
If there is one thing that I can say for myself, and this has become my life anthem, it is that I deeply and fully believe that all people matter. I work hard to work this out every day. And, I promise you this...
Identity. Power. Privilege. Finding My Place and Respecting Yours
You can feel it. Discomfort rises up in tough conversations. Sometimes it’s silence. “Crickets,” we say. No one wants to speak for fear of offending, sounding ignorant or worse. Sometimes it’s the opposite – he...