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Tentative Event Calendar 2023

JANUARY 2023
Tuesday, January 3, 2023 6:30 PM Commission on Ministry – CANCELLED ZOOM
Thursday, January 5, 2023 6:00 PM Anti-Racism Facilitated Conversation ZOOM
Thursday, January 5, 2023 7:00 PM Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) Parent Mtg ZOOM
Saturday, January 7, 2023 11:00 AM ASJ: Regathering and conference on select readings Episcopal Divinity School at Union
Sunday, January 8, 2023 4:00 PM Anti-Racism Facilitated Conversation ZOOM
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 4:00 PM Leadership Meeting ZOOM
Thursday, January 12, 2023 7:00 PM CCD Practioner Group ZOOM
Thursday, January 12, 2023 7:00 PM Anti-Racism Facilitated Conversation ZOOM
Saturday, January 14, 2023 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM Retreat for People in the Ordination Process St. Augustine’s House; Oxford, MI
Monday, January 16, 2023 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Observance Diocesan Office Closed
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 7:00PM-9:00PM Lay Preaching Class Begins TBD
Tuesday – Thursday,                           January 17 – 19, 2023 TBD FORMA: Christian Formation Conference Alexandria, VA / ZOOM
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 6:30 PM New Ministry Celebration: Tom Ferguson St. Aidan’s, Ann Arbor
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 7:00 PM Anti-Racism Facilitated Conversation ZOOM
Thursday, January 19, 2023 7:00 PM Total Ministry Townhall ZOOM
Saturday, January 21, 2023 10:00 AM Anti-Racism Facilitated Conversation ZOOM
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 12:00 PM Young People’s Lunch & Resource Share: Lent & Easter St. John’s Plymouth
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 6:00 PM Young People’s Dinner & Resource Share: Lent & Easter St. John’s Plymouth
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 7:00PM-9:00PM Lay Preaching Class TBD
FEBRUARY 2023
Friday – Sunday,                           February 3-5, 2023 TBD Godly Play Training St. James, Birmingham
Saturday, February 4, 2023 10:00 AM Anti-Racism Facilitated Conversation ZOOM
Saturday, February 4, 2023 10:00AM-12:00PM Eucharistic Visitor Training St. Aidan’s, Ann Arbor
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 6:30 PM Commission on Ministry ZOOM
Thursday, February 9, 2023 7:00 PM Marketing Your Church & Ministries with Adrienne ZOOM
Saturday, February 11, 2023 11:00 AM ASJ: Retreat on Racial and Environmental Justice Episcopal Divinity School at Union
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 4:00 PM Leadership Meeting ZOOM
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 7:00 PM Time with the Bishop and the Ordination Process ZOOM
Thursday, February 16, 2023 7:00 PM Total Ministry Townhall ZOOM
Saturday, February 18, 2023 9:00 AM-12:00 PM Vestry Day ZOOM
Sunday, February 19, 2023 4:00 PM Feast of Absalom Jones Observance Cathedral Church St. Paul
Monday, February 20, 2023 President’s Day Diocesan Office Closed
Wednesday, February 22, 2023 ASH WEDNESDAY
Thursday, February 23, 2023 7:00 PM College for Congregational Development Existing Student Gathering ZOOM
Sunday – Tuesday,                 February 26-28 Sunday: 4:00 PM     Tuesday: 12:00 PM Clergy Conference Passionist Retreat Center
MARCH 2023
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 7:00 PM Lenten Bible Study with Sister V ZOOM
Tuesday, March 7, 2023 6:30 PM Commission on Ministry ZOOM
Thursday, March 9, 2023 7:00 PM CCD Practioner Group ZOOM
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 7:00 PM Lenten Bible Study ZOOM
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 11:00 AM Dean’s Meeting ZOOM
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 4:00 PM Leadership Meeting ZOOM
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 7:00 PM Lenten Bible Study ZOOM
Thursday, March 16, 2023 7:00 PM Total Ministry Townhall ZOOM
Friday & Saturday,                     March 17 & 18, 2023 TBD Postulancy Weekend Emrich Retreat Center
Saturday – Sunday,                    March 18-19, 2023 3:00 PM Check-in     Pick up after church Nightwatch at the Cathedral (Youth Lock-in) Cathedral Church St. Paul
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 7:00 PM Lenten Bible Study ZOOM
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 7:00 PM Young People’s Ministry Resource Share: VBS ZOOM
APRIL 2023
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 TBD Renewal of Vows & Chrism Mass Cathedral Church St. Paul
Friday, April 7, 2023 Good Friday Diocesan Office Closed
Saturday, April 8, 2023 8:00 PM Easter Vigil/Diocesan Wide Confirmation Cathedral Church St. Paul
Sunday, April 9, 2023 EASTER
Monday, April 10, 2023 Easter Monday Diocesan Office Closed
Friday & Saturday, April 14 &15 Friday: 1:00 PM    Saturday: 9:00 AM ASJ: Crossroads and Confluence: An Examination of Gender and Race in the Movements of Ecological and Ecomomic Justice Episcopal Divinity School at Union
Saturday, April 22, 2023 TBD Sarah Griffith Lund Event: Youth & Mental Health  (7) St James Birmingham
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 7:00 PM Treasurer’s Workshop ZOOM
Thursday, April 27, 2023 7:00 PM Total Ministry Townhall ZOOM
MAY 2023
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 6:30 PM Commission on Ministry ZOOM
Thursday, May 4, 2023 7:00 PM CCD Practioner Group ZOOM
Saturday, May 6, 2023 TBD Diocesan Ministry Fair Cathedral Church St. Paul
Saturday, May 6, 2023 12:00 PM ASJ: End of year reflection and ceremony Episcopal Divinity School at Union
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 4:00 PM Leadership Meeting ZOOM
Saturday, May 13, 2023 10:00AM-2:00PM Total Ministry Team Gathering TBD
Saturday, May 13, 2023 11:00 AM Deacon Ordinations Cathedral Church St. Paul
Thursday, May 25, 2023 7:00 PM College for Congregational Development Current Student Gathering ZOOM
Monday, May 29, 2023 Memorial Day Diocesan Office Closed
Wednesday – Friday,                   May 31-June 2, 2023 Mackinac Policy Conference Mackinac Island
JUNE 2023
Saturday, June 3, 2023 10:00 AM Diocesan Wide Confirmation St. Michael’s, Lansing
Saturday, June 3, 2023 4:00 PM Diocesan Wide Confirmation St. John’s, Royal Oak
Sunday – Saturday,                       June 4-10, 2023 College for Congregational Development Year B Cathedral Church St. Paul
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 7:00 PM Commission on Ministry ZOOM
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 11:00 AM Dean’s Meeting ZOOM
Tuesday, June 13, 2023 4:00 PM Leadership Meeting ZOOM
Saturday, June 17, 2023 TBD Candidacy Day ZOOM
Monday, June 19, 2023 Juneteenth Diocesan Office Closed
Sunday, June 25, 2023 2:00 PM-4:00 PM Bishop’s Bash Cathedral Church St. Paul
Monday, June 26 –                                              Thursday, June 29 Camp Chick Family Camp Camp Chick-Presque Isle
JULY 2023
Tuesday – Saturday,                        July 4-8, 2023 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE)                                  Travel Dates: July 4 & 8 Maryland
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 Independence Day Diocesan Office Closed
Monday, Wednesday-Friday        July 3, 5-7, 2023 Green Week – Diocesan Staff Work Remotely Diocesan Office Closed – Staff Works Remotely
Sunday, July 16, 2022 –             Friday, July 21, 2022 Camp Chick Youth Camp Camp Chick-Presque Isle
Sunday, July 30, 2023 TBD Mission Possible for Youth Emrich Retreat Center
AUGUST 2023
Sunday – Thursday,                                    July 30 – August 3 TBD Mission Possible for Youth (continued) Emrich Retreat Center
SEPTEMBER 2023
Monday, September 4, 2023 Labor Day Diocesan Office Closed
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 6:30 PM Commission on Ministry ZOOM
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 11:00 AM Dean’s Meeting ZOOM
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 4:00 PM Leadership Meeting ZOOM
Thursday, September 14, 2023 TBD Clergy Ember Day TBD
September TBD TBD Backpack Blessing TBD
September TBD 1:00 PM Trustee Meeting ZOOM
September TBD September Bike Ride and Cider with the Bishop St. Philip’s Rochester
OCTOBER 2023
Sunday, October 8, 2023 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM Legacy Giving Reception Bishop’s House
Monday, October 9, 2023 Indigenous Peoples’ Day Diocesan Office Closed
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 6:30 PM Commission on Ministry ZOOM
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 4:00 PM Leadership Meeting ZOOM
Friday, October 13, 2023 Postulancy Weekend Emrich Retreat Center
Friday & Saturday,                  October 20 & 21, 2023 189th Diocesan Convention
Monday, October 23, 2023 Diocesan Convention Staff Comp Day Diocesan Office Closed
October TBD TBD National Acolyte Festival TBD
October TBD TBD St. Anne’s Mead – Breakfast with the Bishop TBD
October TBD TBD Deacon’s Day TBD
NOVEMBER 2023
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 6:00 PM Commission on Ministry TBD
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 4:00 PM Leadership Meeting ZOOM
Saturday, November 18, 2023 11:00 AM Deacon Ordinations Cathedral Church St. Paul
Wednesday – Friday,                   November 22-24, 2023 Thanksgiving Observance Diocesan Office Closed
November TBD 10:00 AM Diocesan Council Meeting
DECEMBER 2023
December 12, 2023 11:00 AM Dean’s Meeting Zoom
Friday – Tuesday,                       December 22, 2023 –                  January 2, 2024 Christmas Holiday Diocesan Office Closed
December 2023 TBD Clergy Advent Retreat TBD
December 2023 1:00 PM Trustee Meeting ZOOM
JANUARY 2024
Monday, January 1, 2024 New Year’s Day Diocesan Office Closed
Tuesday, January 2, 2024 New Year’s Day Observance Diocesan Office Closed
FEBRUARY 2024
Friday, February 2, 2024 –               Sunday, February 4, 2024 TBD Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Visit TBD