Welcome to the Diocese of Idaho!
Search & Nominating Committee Announces
Slate of Bishop Candidates
Read the announcement letter and meet the nominees. Thank you to the committee members who put so much time and effort into the process!
Within the next few days, a biography and other information from each candidate will be posted on this web page. Check back often for updates on the process!
Electing convention will be Saturday, June 28, at St. Michael's Cathedral in Boise.
Seeing Beyond Tomorrow:
Next Steps Conference May 17, 2008
10 am - 4 pm
College of Southern Idaho Herrett Center
Twin Falls
Everyone
is encouraged to attend!!
This is your opportunity to help shape the future of the diocese!
Every person is invited to attend...
Parish delegates and clergy are expected ...
The focus will be on our Provocative Propositions, selecting those which we have the energy to pursue and forming the first set of action steps to accomplish our desired future.
Our Provocative Propositions can be found here.
Registration fee of $20 includes lunch, snacks & materials. Register now!
Presentation of Bishop Nominees
"Walk About"
The first week of June has been scheduled for the Bishop Nominee Walk About. From June 2nd through June 6th, the nominees will be in Idaho. We are scheduling presentations for the nominees as follows:
• June 3, 2008 - All Saints, Boise, for the Western and Southwestern Deaneries.
• June 4, 2008 - Herrett Center, College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, for the Central Deanery.
• June 5, 2008 - St. Luke's, Idaho Falls, for the Eastern Deanery.
The presentations will start with a reception where you will have the opportunity to meet the nominees in an informal setting. Following the reception, each candidate will have the opportunity to answer questions that have been provided ahead of time by members of the diocese. In order to give each candidate time to respond to our questions, we are setting ground rules that will be strictly followed.
• All questions MUST be in writing and received by May 20th.
• The "Question Form" is what you should use to submit your question(s). It has the information we are requesting and the mailing address for submission. Mail the Question Form to Gretchen Burdin at SE 5th Way, Meridian, ID, 83642, or by email to gretchenb@cableone.net.
• To be considered, you must include your name, parish and deanery. Since deaneries may have different things they want the nominees to respond to, the questions will be sorted by deanery.
This is your opportunity to participate in the process and provide your delegates with your input, so we encourage you to submit questions and to attend the presentations. We also ask you to encourage the youth in your parishes to submit questions and to attend the presentation. This is a wonderful opportunity for them to participate in the process of selecting the next Bishop of Idaho.
Information and Question Forms will be provided to the delegates, Clergy and Wardens by mid-April so if you need more forms be sure to contact one of them.
If you have any questions, please contact Gretchen Burdin, Chair of the Walk About Committee at (208) 884-5170.
PUT ON YOUR WESTERN GEAR AND COME TO THE CELEBRATION FOR BISHOP HARRY
AND KIT BAINBRIDGE!!!
On Saturday May 17, following the Ministry Fair, folks from across the diocese will gather at Ascension Church in Twin Falls to celebrate the ministry of Bishop Harry and Kit Bainbridge and remember the times we have had together these past ten years.
A Barbeque Dinner Buffet will take place at 5:00 P.M., followed by presentations at 6:30 P.M. You won't want to miss the Country/Western music or the dessert auction featuring baking from the Episcopal Church Women. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to Episcopal Relief and Development Millennium Development Goals.
If you have pictures in digital format of Harry and Kit that you wish to have included in the DVD, please send them to Garre Biladeau, garre@spmail.net. If you have pictures in hard copy, please send them to Carrol Keller at the Diocesan Center.
Of course, we will want to give some retirement gifts to the Bainbridges. All contributions to the retirement purse may be mailed to Jeanne Thomas at the Diocesan Center, 1858 W. Judith Lane, Boise, ID 83705.
If you have questions about the event or would like to volunteer to help with the event or donate desserts please contact Sharron Hollingsworth, 208-365-3938 or gsholl3@clearwire.net.
Upcoming Events
Next Steps ConferenceSaturday, May 17, 2008, CSI, Twin Falls
The "Action" piece of our Transition Planning begins here.
Celebration of Bishop Harry's Ministry with Us
5 p.m., Saturday, May 17, 2008
Ascension, Twin Falls
Electing Convention
To elect the next Bishop of Idaho
June 28, 2008, St. Michael's Cathedral, Boise