Activities

Back to Resources

cfr-logo-png

Center for Reconciliation

The Center for Reconciliation fosters interracial reconciliation through programs that educate, inspire and engage. We envision a time when people ...
Read More
Learn and Lead - Spring 2023

Learn and Lead – Spring 2023

Come and See our Keynote speaker Emily Keniston, Director of Faith Formation for the Episcopal Diocese of Maine, talk to ...
Read More
Meet a team member:  Christopher Schillaci

Meet a team member: Christopher Schillaci

Chris is Co-Chair of the Creation Care Committee, a life-long Episcopalian, and former Junior Warden at St. John’s on the ...
Read More
Caring for the Earth at St Augustine's

Caring for the Earth at St Augustine’s

The Rev. Beth Sherman, Vicar of St. Augustine’s, Kingston, and Kathie Gibson, a St. Augustine’s parishioner, are remarkable examples of what individuals can do for environmental ministry by coming together ...
Read More
Eucharistic Visitor

Eucharistic Visitor

The Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island licenses lay people to serve as Eucharistic Visitors. Training for this ministry is conducted ...
Read More
First Creation Care Grant Awarded

First Creation Care Grant Awarded

Creation Care Grant Awarded to All Saints, Providence The Creation Care Ministry of the Diocese is pleased to announce the ...
Read More

Worship at Home

We Are the Church As we are unable to attend worship services in person, here are a few suggestions for ...
Read More
Thrift Shop Ministry

Thrift Shop Ministry

Several Episcopal churches in the diocese have thrift shops. While there are different purposes and audiences for these shops, they ...
Read More
United Thank Offering (ECW)

United Thank Offering (ECW)

United Thank Offering: A partner with The Episcopal Church Women  The United Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of The ...
Read More
Episcopal Church Women

Episcopal Church Women

The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) is an organization within the Episcopal Church that “empowers women to do Christ’s ministry in ...
Read More

Responding to Coronavirus and other emergencies

Statements Our Covid-19 Reopening plan, Journeying by Stages. Updated 3-19-21 May 26, 2020 - A joint statement from RI Faith ...
Read More
Center for Reconciliation News

Center for Reconciliation News

The Center for Reconciliation, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island, is pleased to announce the appointment of ...
Read More
CFR Unveils new Black History Walking Tour

CFR Unveils new Black History Walking Tour

The Center for Reconciliation (CFR) has introduced a new Black history self-led walking tour on the east side of Providence ...
Read More
Response from the Center for Reconciliation

Response from the Center for Reconciliation

The Center for Reconciliation celebrates the lives of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd in all their fullness, beauty, and complexity, along ...
Read More
Revamping Space to Save Revenue

Revamping Space to Save Revenue

Reconfiguring portions of its parish hall building is creating new opportunities for ministries at Trinity, North Scituate. “For the past ...
Read More
Seizing the moment for racial reconciliation education

Seizing the moment for racial reconciliation educa...

On his first day in the office at St Thomas’, Greenville, new Priest-in-Charge Rev. Dante A. Tavolaro had a phone ...
Read More
Charities NOW

Charities NOW

Many have asked in this time of pandemic, “What can I do? How can I love my neighbor when I ...
Read More
St Augustine's is buzzing

St Augustine’s is buzzing

On Saturday, April 25, the grounds of St. Augustine’s, Kingston, became home to a hive of 10,000 bees, in their ...
Read More
Apply for an Episcopal Charities Grant

Apply for an Episcopal Charities Grant

Congregations as well as agencies may apply for grants to do outreach activities by or hosted the church or by ...
Read More
The Inevitable and the Optional

The Inevitable and the Optional

Some thoughts on taking care during these uncertain times, from the Rev. Canon Meaghan Brower ...
Read More
Prayers In a Time of Pandemic

Prayers In a Time of Pandemic

A Litany, from Earth and Altar For Doctors and Nurses Sanctify, O Lord, those whom you have called to the ...
Read More
Emergency Management

Emergency Management

Is your congregation prepared in the event of an emergency? If a devastating storm hits, or there is an outbreak ...
Read More
Social services resources

Social services resources

Is someone you know looking for help with housing, food, healthcare, or other human services? The internet search engine of ...
Read More
Workshop materials from Leadership Institute on March 23, 2019

Workshop materials from Leadership Institute on Ma...

A 'Parish Legacy Society' as Planned Giving How to create and nurture a Legacy Society, honoring those who name your ...
Read More
Ten Ways to Care for Creation as a Congregation

Ten Ways to Care for Creation as a Congregation

Ideas for your congregation, compiled by the Creation Care Task Force of Diocesan Council The Creation Care Task Force is ...
Read More
Starting a Lay Pastoral Care Ministry Team 

Starting a Lay Pastoral Care Ministry Team 

A Lay Pastoral Care Team is a group of people dedicated to supporting people with specific needs. At a time ...
Read More
Memory Cafes

Memory Cafes

What is a Memory Café?  One of the most difficult parts of advancing neurocognitive disorders, better known as dementia, is ...
Read More
Fighting Bias and Hate

Fighting Bias and Hate

Bias is a human condition, and American history is rife with prejudice against groups and individuals because of their race, ...
Read More
Becoming Beloved Community

Becoming Beloved Community

As the Episcopal branch of the Jesus Movement, we dream and work to foster Beloved Communities where all people may ...
Read More
Beloved Community StorySharing Guide

Beloved Community StorySharing Guide

In StorySharing, we tell our own stories and welcome other’s stories of what matters most. Through StorySharing, you will articulate ...
Read More
50 Ways to Welcome Newcomers

50 Ways to Welcome Newcomers

Hospitality is a key ministry within a congregation. All too often newcomers are greeted at the "Passing of the Peace" ...
Read More
episcopal-charities-shield-lg

Help Raise Funds for Episcopal Charities

Episcopal Charities was founded in 1952 with the desire and sense of responsibility to help those in need, and this ...
Read More
Interfaith Power and Light

Interfaith Power and Light

Rhode Island Interfaith Power and Light is a group that advocates for action taken to mitigate the impact of climate ...
Read More
Episcopal Ecological Network

Episcopal Ecological Network

The Episcopal Ecological Network (EpEN) is a nationwide network within the Episcopal Church USA that coordinates with the Peace and Justice Ministries Office of ...
Read More
To Serve Christ in All Creation

To Serve Christ in All Creation

The environmental crisis is at heart a spiritual issue. This Study Guide is designed to assist each parish in forming ...
Read More
Genesis Covenant

Genesis Covenant

Getting Started on the Genesis Covenant: Reduce Energy Use, Save Money, and Care for God’s Creation On the surface, the ...
Read More
Why should a congregation consider health ministry?

Why should a congregation consider health ministry...

The current health care system in the U.S. doesn't focus on health, too often doesn't seem to care, and isn't ...
Read More
Healthy Eating

Healthy Eating

Churches can help its members and members of their community improve their eating habits by offering programs, education and support ...
Read More
Starting a Walking Program

Starting a Walking Program

Walking doesn't get the respect it deserves, either for its health benefits, its value for transportation, or its role in ...
Read More
Church Periodical Club

Church Periodical Club

The ministry of the Church Periodical Club (CPC) is to provide books, magazines, tapes, videos and computer programs free to ...
Read More
Lay Pastoral Care Team

Lay Pastoral Care Team

Many congregations have a Lay Pastoral Care Team (or Pastoral Visitors) who make regular contact with members who are no ...
Read More
Health and Wellness Fairs

Health and Wellness Fairs

Health & wellness fairs are a cost-effective way of providing valuable health information and screening services for all your employees ...
Read More
Why should a congregation consider health ministry?

Why should a congregation consider health ministry...

The current health care system in the U.S. doesn't focus on health, too often doesn't seem to care, and isn't ...
Read More
Healthy Meetings

Healthy Meetings

This Guide was developed by Medical Trust for workplaces -- but the ideas here apply to congregational meetings as well ...
Read More
Why would a Rector want a Health Ministry?

Why would a Rector want a Health Ministry?

Answers! “Our parish nurse taught me how to take the ministry of pastoral care to the next level, by providing ...
Read More
Older Adult Checklist

Older Adult Checklist

Every 30 seconds someone turns 65. Is your church older adult friendly? The Older Adult Ministries Task Force compiled a list of ...
Read More
Young Couples Connection

Young Couples Connection

Here are seven ideas for starting and growing a newly married couples class that you or another leader in your ...
Read More
50 Ways to Take Church to the Community

50 Ways to Take Church to the Community

Don’t sit in your church building waiting for people to come. Be prepared to meet people where they are. A ...
Read More