Apostles in Stewardship Awards for Best Practices

At the 2006 General Convention, TENS (The Episcopal Network for Stewardship) proudly presented Apostles in Stewardship Awards for Best Practices to: St. Timothy’s, Mountain View, California; Church of the Ascension, Seattle, Washington; and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, Brecksville, Ohio. They were chosen for exhibiting the best of “Best Practices” in stewardship education, training, recruiting, and communication for the previous triennium.

Results of the competition were so positive that TENS is doing it again for the 2009 General Convention! Every Bishop is being encouraged to honor creative stewardship work in their diocese by selecting one nominee. Congregations in the diocese of Indianapolis are encouraged to submit their work to John Vernon Oaks, Diocesan Stewardship Officer. Only one nominee will be selected to represent our diocese. Final judging will be done by TENS’ Board of Directors.

Need to talk about it? John Vernon Oaks email at oaks@indydio.org or call at 800-669-5786.

To view or download the brochure, Click Here.

With very blustery 30 MPH winds on Saturday May 3, Bishop Waynick and Bishop Smalley confirmed or received the following persons at All Saints Church in the Mid-Central Deanery liturgy of Confirmation.  

Pictured with a 'wind-tossed' rector, (front row, left to right, Jim Yarnelle, Gary Wright, Larry Anderson. (Back row, left)  Christopher Aldendorf, Jon Parker and Kent Inman.

Close to 200 persons were present at All Saints from different parishes. Some 30 persons were confirmed or received from the five parishes of our Deanery, as well as from Christ Church.