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Weeks of October 30 •  November 6
21st Sunday after Pentecost
Collects & Readings

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
Grace Church, Lewiston-Woodston
Retired Clergy of the Diocese
22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Collects & Readings
or All Saints

Diocesan Cycle of Prayer
St. James, Wilmington

Administration Announcements
The 2023 Compensation and Benefits Handbook for Clergy and Lay employees is now available on the resource pages on our website. You can also download the handbook directly by clicking the button below.
Download the 2023 Compensation and Benefits Handbook Here

Annual Enrollment Informational Videos and Slides


Our CPG representative, Lauren Kinard, has shared with us a brief videos and presentations that go over helpful information about Annual Enrollment for 2023. You'll find links to the videos, their passcodes, and the presentation slides for each topic below:

Annual Enrollment Overview for 2023

Pharmacy Plan Updates for 2023
Download the presentation slides here.


2023 Plan Updates and Additional Benefits Download the presentation slides here.

You can also find all of the above on our website, here.
Web Version
Church Pension Group
2023 Annual Enrollment Is Happening Now!
Time to review and choose your Episcopal Church Medical Trust benefits
Annual Enrollment for your 2023 Episcopal Church Medical Trust benefits began on October 12 and will end on November 2.

Your well-being—and that of your family—is the ultimate destination. Medical Trust health benefits are part of the journey, ensuring that you have access to care.

Review your benefits to see if they will continue to meet your needs in 2023, and make any plan selection changes by November 2.
To Do List
✓ Consider your upcoming healthcare needs.
✓ Compare your benefit choices and costs to determine which options will best meet your needs.
✓ Enroll by November 2 if you want to make changes to your current benefit choices for 2023.
✓ Review your personal and dependent information and update, if needed.
Learn More About Your Benefits and Enroll
Visit cpg.org/annualenrollment to learn about, evaluate, and select your 2023 Medical Trust benefits. You will need your Client ID number to access your personal information. We included it in the package that we mailed to your home in a green envelope earlier this month. If you do not have your Client ID number, sign in to MyCPG Accounts to obtain it, or contact Client Services at (866) 802-6333, Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 8:00 PM ET.

If you don’t make a change, your current benefit choices will continue in 2023. Any rate changes will apply. If your current medical plan is not being offered next year, you will need to enroll in a new plan or else you will not have Medical Trust coverage in 2023.

Faithfully,
The Episcopal Church Medical Trust
 
 
 

Around the Diocese
Upcoming Events
In more God Has Good News For Us to Share With Each Other, we are learning about All Souls Day (also called The Day of the Dead). Check out the video above!

We invite you all to hold in prayer those whose lives have been devastated by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian, including those in this country and those in other nations.

If you would like to support these victims with financial gifts, here are three options:
  1. Episcopal Relief & Development's Hurricane Relief Fund
  2. The Diocese of Southwest Florida's Donate to Hurricane Relief page.
  3. With the help of the Rev. David Wyly, we are looking at ways to help more directly through Episcopal congregations in the Ft. Myers area. More information will come soon.
These links are also provided here on our website.

Presiding Bishop Nominating Committee Releases Churchwide Survey, Seeks Participation by Oct. 31


The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop invites all Episcopalians to participate in a survey. The responses will help the committee develop a profile of the skills, qualities, and gifts the church seeks in its next presiding bishop, considering what the church and world may look like in the next decade. The deadline for completing the survey—which can be found online here—is Oct. 31 (the survey is available in English, Spanish, and French). Learn more on this page.

Ministry & Faith Formation Events and Resources
Youth Events
  • Fall Conference for Middle Schoolers, at Trinity Center, November 18-20. The deadline for youth participants to register insNovember 7th. Learn more and register here.
  • Winter Retreat 2023, Grades 8-12, at Trinity Center, January 13-15. See the Save the Date below, and find the details here.
  • EYE 2023, Grades 9-12, at The University of Maryland, July 4-8, 2023. Registration opens November 1st. Learn more here.



 
Adult Events
  • Safe Church, Safe Communities Orientation via Zoom, November 1 and 2. See the graphic below to learn more and register. You may also register here.
  • Supporting LGBTQIA+ Young People Youth Leader and Resource Training Day at Diocesan House, November 5 @ 9:30 a.m. Registration closes October 31st. Learn more and register here.
  • 2023 Annual Forma Conference, January 17-19, 2023. See below for more information about discounted registration through our diocese.
Make November an intentional gratitude month for you, your family, Sunday School class, or small group. United Thank Offering offers free online resources to help individuals, families, and groups focus on gratitude throughout November. Materials include:
  • Liturgy booklet
  • November Gratitude Challenge – daily prompts
  • Faith formation lessons and crafts to teach elementary-age children about gratitude
  • Thanksgiving lesson plan created by Native American Student Services at Oklahoma City Schools
  • “Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth” – study guide created by the National Museum of the American Indian
  • Book recommendations, and more
Download November Resources from UTO
2023 Annual Forma Conference
 
The Diocese of East Carolina is a Diocesan Sponsor for the 2023 Annual Forma Conference. This gives members of our diocese a discounted registration fee for the in person conference.

What is Forma? Forma is under the umbrella of Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary and is the Network for Christian Formation for the Episcopal Church and beyond.
 
  • Please note the conference is filling fast! We have 3 guaranteed slots available, the rest will be first come first serve as the conference itself has availability.
  • You must register with the diocese first to receive your coupon code: Diocesan Registration
  • Once you've received your coupon code you may proceed to the Forma Conference Registration 
Advent & Christmas Resources Are Available
 

Click the button below for new and updated downloadable resources for congregations, dioceses, and communities of faith, including the following:

 
  • “Journeying the Way of Love” – Advent curriculum, calendar, bulletin inserts (also in Spanish and French)
  • “Sermons That Work” for Advent and Christmas (coming Nov. 5; also in Spanish)
  • “Preparing to Become Beloved Community” – Advent curriculum (also in Spanish and French)
  • “Prophetic Voices” podcast (began Oct. 16)
  • Resources from Episcopal Migration Ministries, Episcopal Relief & Development,  AdventWord, and more
Download Advent and Christmas Resources
Donate to the Ukraine Crisis Response Fund

Open Positions Around the Diocese
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For news regarding the wider Church, check out the Episcopal News Service and Anglican News Service websites.
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