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Bible Odyssey: People, places, and passages

January 7, 2020

Where can Adult Education leaders, Sunday School teachers, and ordinary members of the church go to learn about the bible: it's people, it's places, and it's passages? How can they know that their source is rel...

Parking tax for non-profits repealed

January 7, 2020

e-Connections, Resources

Good news on the tax front. Just before leaving for their holiday break, Congress passed a few pieces of tax legislation. The year-end spending bill, signed into law on December 20, 2019, included two items of ...

Important information about filing Parochial Reports for 2019

December 17, 2019

e-Connections, Resources

From the Executive Office of the General Convention Filing of the 2019 Parochial Report opens January 2, 2020. To begin preparing for the upcoming filing year, downloadable forms and instructions are avai...

House of Worship Security Training

December 17, 2019

e-Connections, Resources

Ohio Crime Prevention Association (OCPA) will hold their House of Worship Security Training program on Monday, January 13, 2020, at the Loveland Police Department, located at 126 S Lebanon Rd. in Loveland. Trai...

Diocese awarded two Becoming Beloved Community grants

December 10, 2019

Becoming Beloved Community, e-Connections, Grants

The Diocese of Southern Ohio is the recipient of two Becoming Beloved Community grants awarded by the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church. Two types of grants were awarded: Seed Grants, geared for groups ...

Fair Labor Standards Act resources on final Overtime rule

November 19, 2019

e-Connections, Resources

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a final rule to make 1.3 million American workers newly eligible for overtime pay. The final rule updates the earnings thresholds necessary to ex...

New Disability Vendor

November 5, 2019

e-Connections, Resources

Zurich American Life Insurance Company (Zurich), a New York domestic life insurance company, will become the insurer for the group short-term disability (STD) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance policies, ...

ECF releases Finance Resource Guide

November 5, 2019

e-Connections, Resources

From Episcopal Church Foundation November 5, 2019, New York, NY – The Episcopal Church Foundation (ECF) has just released a new publication - the Finance Resource Guide (FRG), now available through Forward M...

Episcopal Migration Ministries offers a new resource, Supporting Asylum Seekers: A Toolkit for Congregations

October 21, 2019

e-Connections, Public Policy, Resources

From The Episcopal Church Office of Public Relations Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) is offering a new resource for individuals and congregations who wish to welcome and support asylum seekers. Supporti...

Care of Creation grants now available

October 21, 2019

Creation Care, e-Connections, Grants

From The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs The Episcopal Church’s Task Force on Creation Care and Environmental Racism is now accepting applications for its 2019 Grant Cycle. The Task Force on Cre...