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Event Series: Holy Hospitality Gatherings

Holy Hospitality Gatherings

March 11 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

As many of you know, our 2025 Diocesan Convention centered on Holy Hospitality – a theme that resonated deeply across our two days together. We celebrated the faithful, creative, and compassionate work already happening in our congregations, and we affirmed our shared call to be a community of love that welcomes all people with the heart of Christ.

To continue this important work, the Bishop’s Office will convene a series of one-hour Zoom gatherings in the coming months. These sessions will help us explore practical, faithful approaches to Holy Hospitality, supporting one another as we build safe, joyful, and genuinely welcoming communities across the diocese. All sessions will start at 12:00 PM, be recorded and made available afterward. All congregations are warmly invited to participate.

UPCOMING SESSIONS

February 12 – Those Who Are Grieving
Supporting individuals and families through seasons of loss with gentleness and ritual resources.

March 11 – People in Recovery
Approaches rooted in compassion, non-judgment, trauma awareness, and mutual accountability.

April 23 – LGBTQ+ People
With particular attention to belonging for trans and nonbinary members of our congregations.

May 13 – People Living with Disabilities
Accessibility, sensory awareness, communication tools, and principles of universal design.

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Additional Holy Hospitality Topics Planned for 2026

As our series continues, we look forward to exploring a wide range of ministry areas where Holy Hospitality is deeply needed and already taking root. Future sessions may include topics like:

Welcoming People Across All Walks of Life

  • People in Recovery
    Approaches rooted in compassion, non-judgment, trauma awareness, and mutual accountability.
  • LGBTQ+ People 
    With particular attention to belonging for trans and nonbinary members of our congregations.
  • Older Adults 
    Addressing mobility concerns, pastoral needs, and practices that foster intergenerational community.
  • People Living with Disabilities 
    Accessibility, sensory awareness, communication tools, and principles of universal design.
  • Those Who Are Grieving 
    Supporting individuals and families through seasons of loss with gentleness and ritual resources.
  • Folks New to the Episcopal Church
    Demystifying our liturgy, clarifying expectations, and offering spiritual accompaniment.

Skills & Systems for Healthy, Hospitable Community Life

  • Setting Norms for Community 
    Developing behavioral covenants, safety policies, and shared expectations.
  • Welcoming All People but Not All Behaviors 
    How clear boundaries create space for real relationships and spiritual growth.
  • Technology for Hospitality 
    Digital inclusion, livestreaming, online communication, and accessibility tools.
  • Food & Fellowship 
    Meals as ministry, safe practices around food, and cultivate meaningful connections.

Future dates of these later sessions will be released soon. We are also exploring a diocesan-wide Usher & Greeter Training, which may become a foundational resource within this series as we strengthen our ministries of welcome.

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