A Weekly Photo Journey
Across DioWis
Week of August 28th, 2025
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School Starts Off Strong
Sunday, September 7, 2025
📍 St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Bay View
St. Luke’s parishioners gathered to begin the new school year in prayer, asking that each day be filled with joy and excitement for learning. Together, the congregation lifted up students and teachers as they entered this new season of growth and discovery.
Deacon School Launched!
The Diocese of Wisconsin launched its two-year Deacon School program with the first session at Beloved Community Church. This year’s courses include Diakonia: Theology of the Diaconate & Community Organizing, Old Testament, Theology, and History (Part 1): Early Church – Reformation. Next year’s curriculum will feature Pastoral Care & Liturgy Practicum, New Testament, Homiletics, History (Part 2): Anglican Reformation – Present, and Ethics.
Classes are offered in a hybrid format, meeting both in-person and online from September through May.
📸 Pictured: Coordinator Fr. Glenn Kallstrom; Instructors Mthr. Michelle Whitford, Dcn. Bill Dunlop, Mthr. Nozi Dlodlo, and Scott Celsor; Students Davin Schwartz, Eileen Hocker, and Monte Lewis.
St. Katherine’s, Owen
Sunday, September 7, 2025
📍 St. Katherine’s Episcopal Church, Owen
For Bishop Matt, it was a joy to worship with the faithful folk of St. Katherine’s, a small church engaged in big ministry. The congregation lives out the Gospel by feeding the hungry, serving the homeless, and caring for veterans.
St. Katherine’s journey is a unique one—beginning in the Diocese of Fond du Lac, later part of the Diocese of Eau Claire, and now joyfully rooted in the Diocese of Wisconsin.
Rest and Renewal at Women’s Mini Week
August 2025
📍 Camp Lakotah, Wautoma
Women’s Mini Week gathered for a meaningful retreat filled with community, rest, and spiritual renewal under the guidance of Mthr. Deborah Woolsey.
Looking ahead, 2026 will mark the 50th anniversary of Women’s Mini Week, once again at Camp Lakotah. All women are warmly invited to join this milestone celebration.
Learn more at womensminiweek.org.
Joining God’s Joy
Saturday, September 13, 2025
📍 Trinity Episcopal Church, Oshkosh
The Diocese of Wisconsin gathered at Trinity, Oshkosh, to hear from Dr. Tricia Lyons, who led a rich and engaging conversation on Everyday Evangelism: Joining God’s Joy. With warmth and wisdom, Dr. Lyons invited participants to re-imagine evangelism not as pressure or performance, but as sharing in the joy of God’s love at work in our daily lives.
Through stories, practical insights, and open discussion, she encouraged us to see evangelism as a natural extension of friendship, hospitality, and hope. Participants left inspired to return to their own communities ready to notice and nurture the ways God is already present.
We give thanks for Dr. Lyons’ teaching and for the people of Trinity, Oshkosh, who welcomed us so generously.
