AED is a membership-funded association of persons and dioceses within The Episcopal Church whose mission is to increase participation and involvement of all baptized persons in Christ's diaconal ministry, especially by promoting and supporting the diaconate.
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AED's Board Election starts in October - Details & meet the candidates!
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Antiracism Resources, from VTS:
Prayers of the People; Adult & Children's formation. See them all.
Virtual Nuevo Amancer
6/13, 7/11, 8/15, 9/12, 10/10
Monthly learning and prayer. Details.
COVID-19 Resources

​Emergency Grant Program - still available
From The Fund for the Diaconate, to aid deacons affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Photography to Tim Jones has become a major part of his prayer life."I take my camera with me to wherever my soul takes me. Just like in my work at the [homeless] shelter, I like to find beauty in overlooked, simple things along the margins." Read.
Tina Heidmann read that Bombas donates one pair of socks for each pair sold; she completed an application and received 2,000 pairs of socks! She and her husband delivered them to the Salinas Warming Shelter, which serves men, women and families.
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