The Episcopal Asset Map

Some of us will be making paper crosses in our homes in lieu of palm crosses in the parish hall this year Regardless of how services have adapted, make sure you announce them on the Asset Map and invite others to join. Post service times under general information, if the service is live, make sure you add live stream as a language. You can also share a story about how your church is celebrating differently this year due to the pandemic. At the top of your profile, clic...k share story and choose either news or video to share. From there, you can add images, descriptions, videos and other links. https://www.episcopalassetmap.org

We lament all those whose lives were lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. Episcopal Relief & Development’s Lenten Meditations focus on grief this year. Sign up to receive daily meditations at episcopalrelief.org/Lent. Does your church have a grief group? How do you support those in your parish and community dealing with grief and trauma? ... Add this important ministry to your church on the Asset Map. Simply find your church’s profile and click update this place, then click on ministries and scroll down to bottom to click on add ministry. https://www.episcopalassetmap.org

On this International Women's Day, how is your congregation engaged in supporting the rights and lives of women around the world? How does your worship community #choosetochallenge ?

This Sunday, February 21st, is Episcopal Relief & Development Sunday. Churches are encouraged to pray for communities across the globe struggling with hunger, poverty, disaster and disease and learn more about how the organization empowers those communities. Resources can be found at episcopalrelief.org/Sunday.... Do you have an Episcopal Relief & Development Ministry Partner that represents the organization at your church? Add their contact information to the Asset Map. Simply find your church’s profile and click update this place, then click on contact information and scroll down under Episcopal Relief & Development contact person and click add person. https://www.episcopalassetmap.org

"Remember you are dust and to dust you will return." As we begin this penitential season, let us remember how we support each other through these difficult times. Share your stories of Ashes to Go or other ways that you are gathering differently this year. Go to Add a story on your places page. #ashwednesday

When I (Tamara Plummer) was young, Absolom Jones Sunday was so important to my Black Episcopal Church community. We would indeed sing: Blessed Abs’lom, leads us, guides us, In the bonds of unity How is your congregation honoring the legacy of The Rev. Absalom Jones and Richard Allen? Add your ministries related to racial justice and reconciliation to the map: episcopalassetmap.org

"Taking the five loaves and the two fish, he looked up to heaven, and blessed and broke the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and he divided the two fish among them all. And all ate and were filled." As part of our participation in The Good Book Club, we’re highlighting some of the many amazing congregations named for St. Mark throughout the season of Epiphany. Join us throughout the season as we read through the Gospel and learn more about what... kinds of ministry have been happening in The Episcopal Church. While many ministries have been put on hold or adapted to deal with the pandemic, we hope these stories will inspire you to consider ministry opportunities in your neighborhoods. Any photos are from 2019 or earlier. Today: Learn more about St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Basking Ridge, in the Diocese of New Jersey. Thinking about the feeding of the five thousand, this congregation came to mind right away: Looking at who we are, and at the practices that make up our identity, we realize that we major in food. Our outreach ministries are largely composed of feeding ministries, bringing nourishment to the hungry through soup kitchens and the Food Bank. Our fellowship opportunities are often centered around great food and drink, made by loving hands and shared with warm hearts. When someone in the congregation is sick, or going through a difficult time, other parishioners often show support for them with a gift of a dinner. Our worship is centered week-by-week on the Sacred Meal of Holy Communion. We see this identity as a gift from God. And, we see this as our calling from God: to nourish the hungry, and to create a space for us, and others, to be nourished by God’s spirit. Questions on how to fill out your congregation’s profile on The Episcopal Asset Map? Visit our playlist at iam.ec/eamplaylist. Remember, you can suggest changes to the profile without a login!

They said, ‘Where did this man get all this? What is this wisdom that has been given to him? As part of our participation in The Good Book Club, we’re highlighting some of the many amazing congregations named for St. Mark throughout the season of Epiphany. Join us throughout the season as we read through the Gospel and learn more about what kinds of ministry have been happening in The Episcopal Church. While many ministries have been put on hold or adapted to deal with the... pandemic, we hope these stories will inspire you to consider ministry opportunities in your neighborhoods. Any photos are from 2019 or earlier. Today: Learn more about St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Geneva, in the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago. This congregation’s What We Believe section is a fount of wisdom, and could be the pattern for your congregation’s profile on the Asset Map: God is at work in all the world - in our families, our neighborhoods, our nation, and across the seas. We join God’s work by serving people in practical ways and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Questions on how to fill out your congregation’s profile on The Episcopal Asset Map? Visit our playlist at iam.ec/eamplaylist. Remember, you can suggest changes to the profile without a login!

"But Jesus refused, and said to him, ‘Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and what mercy he has shown you.’" As part of our participation in The Good Book Club, we’re highlighting some of the many amazing congregations named for St. Mark throughout the season of Epiphany. Join us throughout the season as we read through the Gospel and learn more about what kinds of ministry have been happening in The Episcopal Church. While many ministri...es have been put on hold or adapted to deal with the pandemic, we hope these stories will inspire you to consider ministry opportunities in your neighborhoods. Today: Learn more about St. Mark's Episcopal Church, City Heights in The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. This congregation believes that all are gifted by God and in baptism called to share the grace and mercy of God that we have been so freely given. Mercy is a key them in our gospel passage today, as Jesus exorcises the Gerasene Demoniac. Questions on how to fill out your congregation’s profile on The Episcopal Asset Map? Visit our playlist at iam.ec/eamplaylist. Remember, you can suggest changes to the profile without a login!

"Again he began to teach beside the lake." - Mark 4:1 As part of our participation in The Good Book Club, we’re highlighting some of the many amazing congregations named for St. Mark throughout the season of Epiphany. Join us throughout the season as we read through the Gospel and learn more about what kinds of ministry have been happening in The Episcopal Church. While many ministries have been put on hold or adapted to deal with the pandemic, we hope these stories will ins...pire you to consider ministry opportunities in your neighborhoods. Today: Learn more about St Mark's Episcopal Church, Kimberling City, in the Diocese of West Missouri. This congregation, situated in a retirement community, is one of the precious few Episcopal churches named for St. Mark that also sits alongside a lake - in this case, Table Rock Lake. To add to the water images - they have participated in a "Loaves and Fishes" meal for residents in the past. Questions on how to fill out your congregation’s profile on The Episcopal Asset Map? Visit our playlist at iam.ec/eamplaylist. Remember, you can suggest changes to the profile without a login!

"He stretched it out, and his hand was restored." - Mark 3:5 As part of our participation in The Good Book Club, we’re highlighting some of the many amazing congregations named for St. Mark throughout the season of Epiphany. Join us throughout the season as we read through the Gospel and learn more about what kinds of ministry have been happening in The Episcopal Church. While many ministries have been put on hold or adapted to deal with the pandemic, we hope these stories w...ill inspire you to consider ministry opportunities in your neighborhoods. Today: Learn more about St. Mark's Episcopal Church - Beaumont, TX, in The Episcopal Diocese of Texas. This congregation takes part in the healing ministry Ubi Caritas, which provides "access to medical care for low income resident of Beaumont along with a wide variety of health education programs for diabetics, new mothers, pediatric dentistry, and children’s services." Questions on how to fill out your congregation’s profile on The Episcopal Asset Map? Visit our playlist at iam.ec/eamplaylist. Remember, you can suggest changes to the profile without a login!

"They were all amazed and glorified God, saying, ‘We have never seen anything like this!" - Mark 2:12 As part of our participation in The Good Book Club, we’re highlighting some of the many amazing congregations named for St. Mark throughout the season of Epiphany. Join us throughout the season as we read through the Gospel and learn more about what kinds of ministry have been happening in The Episcopal Church. While many ministries have been put on hold or adapted to deal wi...th the pandemic, we hope these stories will inspire you to consider ministry opportunities in your neighborhoods. Today: Learn more about Saint Mark's Episcopal Church - Altadena CA, in the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. This congregation has offered healing prayers for those "who are in need of healing in their lives or the lives of those they love." Questions on how to fill out your congregation’s profile on The Episcopal Asset Map? Visit our playlist at iam.ec/eamplaylist. Remember, you can suggest changes to the profile without a login!