  Thursday Announcements-July 18, 2024 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  Message from Bishop Barker My Dear DioNeb Friends and Family – Earlier today, the House of Bishops elected The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe to serve as the 28th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, bringing to a close the discernment journey that we’ve been on together for the past many months. While it’s hard to lose an election, I have every confidence that the Holy Spirit led the way as the bishops of the church did their work, and I look forward to serving with and supporting our new PB in the years to come! I am so grateful to all of you for the trust and support you’ve offered me during this time of discernment. I’ve been encouraged, prayed, and cared for as in no other time of my life. I will return to Nebraska with a full and thankful heart, both for the honor of having contributed to the process of selecting our new Presiding Bishop and for the grace of coming home to a community that I cherish and a ministry that I love. I’m likewise looking forward to serving with and supporting all of you as we continue to make our way into becoming the Church that Christ calls us to be. Thank you again for your confidence in me and for your thoughtful encouragement over these past months. I look forward to seeing you soon in DioNeb! Faithfully Yours in Christ – + Bishop Barker ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  The Right Reverend Sean Rowe, bishop of the dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, was selected by the House of Bishops as their twenty-eight Presiding Bishop. A biography is available here. You're encouraged to watch his closing sermon to the General Convention, which is available here. Please hold him, his family and his dioceses in prayer during this time of transition. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________  The Diocese of Nebraska offers Education for Ministry (EfM),a 4-year study for adults, which meets for 36 meetings per year via Zoom. This Zoom-based group serves primarily Western and West Central Nebraska plus small churches. Registration deadline is August 9, and we will start after Labor Day. The co-mentors are Sandra Squires at [email protected] and Tammy Lassen at [email protected]. The day of group meetings will be announced once our group is formed. The cost for a full year of tuition is $355 or about $10 per session. Individuals are responsible for buying their own books. Scholarships are available; please talk with Rev. Erin for more information.  Bishop Scott’s Visit and Our New Confirmands ______________________________________________________
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