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- Province VIII Ministry Reports
- Jul 11, 2025
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Updated: Jan 9
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November 2025 President’s Report
Province VIII
Dear Province Siblings,
First and foremost I would like to acknowledge the dedication and commitment to your ministry and your work in the Province and beyond. Thank you! This is church in the flow of life, representing the Living Gospel. It is through your insights and perspectives shared, regarding needs and opportunities throughout our communities and the Province that allows the becoming of the wider church.
Working together we can lift up or ask for help as needed, we encourage dreams and possibilities, working through various shifts, challenges and opportunities. Please do not hesitate to contact me or any of the executive committee if you have a question or concern.
Province VIII continues to become as we build on the faithful ministry of our dioceses and ministries. Our prayers are ever present for Dioceses in the midst of bishop searches, Navajoland and Hawaii. We congratulate and welcome Bishop Elect Rev Gregory Kimura to the Diocese of San Joaquin and Bishop Elect Antonio Gallardo in the Diocese of Los Angeles. May the faith-filled continue to be fed and nourished by the word and God’s ever present guidance through their leadership.
We have a Grants Committee:The Rev. Tom Sramek Jr, Shelly Carlson, and the Rt Rev Jos Tharakan agreed to serve on this committee. Please watch for updates regarding the granting process. Grants are available for projects, events that encompass four or more diocese, with two different granting pools. One pool for smaller grants will be open throughout the year and the second pool will have two different deadlines. Grant forms will be available on the website once developed.
We are working with our communications officer, to establish an effective communications network. With an active Facebook presence, our website needs your input and contributions about events, ministries, and opportunities throughout the Province. These can be local opportunities within your ministries or congregations - let us share our Good News.
God’s Peace and New Life…
Evita M Krislock
Province VIII President
2024-2025 Triennium
May 2025 President’s Report
This past quarter our province has seen new life with the interviewing and subsequent hiring of our new communications coordinator, Steve Welch province8comms@gmail.com. There were several qualified candidates and Steve rose to the top. He comes with experience working as the webmaster and communications coordinator for Province V. Steve is developing our new website, while redirecting people who end up at the old site. Technology can be a gift as well as a tangled skein. We continue to navigate through the various challenges, looking forward to a clean, simple communication system that will serve our ministries well. Welcome aboard Steve! If your ministry has an interest in serving on our communications team please reach out as we are here to aid you in sharing your Good News, events and or challenges.
Bishop Fitzpatrick, the Diocese of Hawaii recently announced his planned retirement. His anticipated retirement is in late 2026. The Diocese of San Joaquin is in the process of interviewing and vetting applicants for their Bishop’s search, with the final slate of nominees to be presented in early July, with the election held at a special convention in October.
The Episcopal Church is in the National headlines regarding Episcopal Migration Ministries and TEC’s decision to withdraw from the refugee resettlement grant agreements with the US federal government by the end of the fiscal year. If you are interested in this ministry, consider joining in a one hour zoom call May 20th and May 27th 10:00 Pacific time. These calls will have panelists sharing their experiences and offer effective interventions. We will send a registration link or google Episcopal Migration Ministries for more information.
Our 2025 grants committee is in place, chaired by Bishop Phylis Spiegel (UT) and Rev. Tom Smarek Jr (Western OR), Shelly Carlson (San Diego) watch for updates.
After reading an article about resilience, I am reminded of the importance of ‘slack’. It is important to allow for an ebb and flow, to enable ourselves and our ministries some space for the unknown and the growth possibilities. There is much unknown all around us, may we continue to lift up each other, our neighbors and brothers and sisters, providing slack when needed with a strong foundation of love and faith.
In God’s Peace and New Life…
Evita Krislock
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