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Forward Day By Day
Forward Day by Day is a booklet of daily inspirational meditations reflecting on a specific Bible passage, chosen from the daily...
Oct 121 min read
New Wednesday Bible Study Plus Eucharist to start this coming Wednesday
After some organizational resetting, the Wednesday Midday Bible Study and Midday Eucharist is back on, starting October 15 at 10:30 am  ...
Oct 121 min read


New Opportunity for Hands-On Ministry: Serve Side-by-Side with Our North City Partners
Following the devastating 2025 tornado , our neighbors in Fountain Park and Lewis Place are still rebuilding. This is our chance to turn...
Oct 121 min read


186th Convention & Ministry Fair
November 13th–14th : via Zoom November 15th : in-person  Manchester United Methodist Church 129 Woods Mill Rd, Manchester, MO  Grounded...
Oct 41 min read
Expanded Bible Study Group Hoping to Begin Soon
We are creating a second Bible Study group, and I need your input! Â I had hoped to relaunch the weekday Bible Study on Wednesdays, but...
Oct 41 min read
First Thursday gathering moved to Oct 9
Due to a conflict with a Lunch bunch activity, our monthly fellowship gathering has been moved from the first to the second Thursday of...
Oct 41 min read


Living, Loving, and Giving: Sermon for the 16th Sunday after Pentecost, Sept. 28, 2025
Whether we believe in heaven or hell-- or Hades-- or not, the fact is that what we do with our lives matters, and how we respond to the human needs and suffering we know exist all around us-- is what matters.
Sep 286 min read


Wealthy in Soul: Sermon for the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, September 21, 2025
by the Rev. Leslie Scoopmire Readings: Amos 8:4-7 Psalm 113 1 Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13 Wealthy in Soul-- Sermon for the 15th Sunday...
Sep 216 min read


Creative Soul, Sacred Sound: Retreat & Annual Meeting
Saturday, October 4, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Calvary Episcopal Church, Columbia, MO Click here to register. The Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of...
Sep 141 min read


Mass on the Grass
All Are Welcome! Join us for a celebration of all God's beloved. There will be singing, prayers, communion, and a sermon. A Celebration...
Sep 141 min read


Prayer Vigil for an End to Gun Violence
Please join us and our interfaith siblings for a service of lament, hope, and resolve as we honor gun violence survivors, remember gun...
Sep 141 min read
2025 Diocesan Picnic
The Episcopal Diocese of Missouri invites everyone to join in for the 2025 Diocesan Picnic, a special day for fellowship, laughter, and...
Sep 141 min read


Lost and Found: Sermon for the 14th Sunday after Pentecost, September 14, 2025
God can change God's mind, and God calls us to change our hearts, especially our inaction in the face of violence.
Sep 146 min read


The Risk and Momentum of Love: sermon for the 13th Sunday after Pentecost, September 7, 2025
We carry our crosses for love's sake.
Sep 76 min read


New Ministry: Standing with two Tornado-Affected Neighborhoods in St. Louis
On May 16, 2025, an EF3 tornado tore through north St. Louis, leaving hundreds of homes damaged or destroyed in a path that tore through...
Sep 62 min read
Pray-ers and Prayers at St. Martin's
In addition to the Prayers of the People in the Sunday liturgy there are three additional parish prayer lists, each with a dedicated...
Sep 62 min read


Save the Date: Episcopal City Mission Gala
The Episcopal City Mission invites you to the Moment in Time Gala on Thursday, October 16, 2025 , at the LiUNA Event Center in Sunset...
Sep 61 min read


Why the Possum's Tail is Bare: A "FolkTail" for the Children's Message Aug. 31, 2025
A drawing of an Opossum, which is often just called "Possum." by the Rev. Leslie Scoopmire When Mother Leslie and her sister were little,...
Sep 35 min read


The Best Place-- Sermon for the 12th Sunday after Pentecost, August 31, 2025
by the Rev. Leslie Barnes Scoopmire Readings: Proverbs 25:6-7 Psalm 112 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke 14:1, 7-14 I'm not a big fan of...
Aug 318 min read


Sabbath Poem IX (2007)
I go by a field where once I cultivated a few poor crops. It is now covered with young trees, for the forest that belongs here has come...
Aug 301 min read
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