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The ministries of the diocese of Utah reflect a commitment to represent Christ and His church to the world. Here is a brief description of diocesan ministries, along with our hopes and dreams under the leadership of the 11th bishop of Utah.
Camp Tuttle
Involvement of the diocese of Utah began about 1900 when a prominent Episcopalian leased the property from the Park City Mining Company for 99 years to establish a Girl’s Friendly Society Camp. The camp flourished until the Depression when it fell into disrepair. The abandoned cabins were rediscovered in the 1950s, and the property was purchased at that time for a dollar. The Chapel of Christ the King, the focal point of worship services, was built with gifts to honor one of the men who had rediscovered the property.
Community of Hope
The Utah Center of the Community of Hope began in Utah in 2004 as a ministry of St. Mark’s Cathedral. It is affiliated with Community of Hope International, originally founded in 1994 at St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in Houston, Texas. It trains laity to be pastoral caregivers and offers continuing support for their ministry. Since 2004, three 42-hour training classes have been offered and 26 individuals from five parishes have been commissioned. These trained as pastoral care volunteers serve in their parishes, hospices, hospitals, and assisted living centers. We hope to establish similar centers in southern and eastern Utah.
Utah Ministry Formation Program
The Utah Ministry Formation Program (UMFP) was founded in 2007 by the Diocese of Utah for the training of persons from Utah and other Intermountain West diocese preparing for ordination to the diaconate and priesthood in The Episcopal Church who do not attend residential seminary or who may wish to continue their work at a residential seminary after the UMFP. It is also open to lay persons who desire to strengthen their ministries or to use the UMFP to assist them in discerning their path in ministry and to lay persons seeking to be licensed by a Bishop for specialized ministries under Canon III.4.
Education for Ministry
EFM, created by the University of the South School of Theology, is a four-year program of biblical education, church history, theological issues, and reflection. Recognizing that every baptized person is called to ministry, EFM helps participants learn to connect their faith to their lives through small groups that are facilitated by a trained mentor. EFM graduates become more articulate in their awareness of their baptismal ministries, and many parish and diocesan leaders are graduates. The Diocese of Utah has been a part of EFM since the early days of the program, and we currently have seven active groups with 66 students. Some take advantage of new online offerings.
Our vision for the future involves expanding throughout the diocese with the hope of training online mentors. Our prayer is that the 11th bishop of Utah will continue to appreciate how EFM strengthens and deepens all ministries of the diocese.
Episcopal Community Services
ECS is a nonprofit corporation guided by the bishop of Utah and three other trustees. It is a community outreach entity with the mission of filling the unmet or ill-met needs of the wider community through direct services and partnerships with other providers and communities.
ECS is financially independent and self-sustaining, deriving its funds primarily from a long-term contract with St. Mark’s Hospital and overseeing "Trust II" (a special fund created out of proceeds from the sale of St. Mark’s Hospital in the 1980s). The interest income each year is used to provide funding for the medical care of indigent persons.
It was initially created and incorporated in 1987 as the Utah Hospitality Ministry (focusing on the homeless shelter), becoming the Episcopal Social & Pastoral Ministries (expanding the scope to include a Native American walk-in center and the CPE Program at St. Mark’s Hospital), and revised again under Bishop Irish to focus on the Pastoral Care Center/CPE Program at St. Mark’s Hospital. It acts as a conduit for community charitable grants, the management of Trust II, prison ministries, the operation of the Jubilee Center (prior to the construction of the Episcopal Church Center of Utah), and funding for the Youth Impact program in Ogden (a successful after-school program for at-risk youths, started by Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, that is now a separate corporate entity, although it still utilizes numerous volunteers from Good Shepherd).
Currently ECS maintains a significant and vibrant relationship with St. Mark’s Hospital (the bishop of Utah or a designated representative holds a permanent seat on the hospital’s Board of Directors), operating the Pastoral Care Department and the Clinical Pastoral Education ("CPE") Program.
Our vision for the future involves expansion of trained chaplaincy services by contract to other hospitals, institutions and health care providers and to senior housing complexes. This model is envisioned as a financially self-sustaining entity.
The Episcopal Management Corporation
While the total value of the real estate is significant, the value in social terms is impossible to measure due to the availability of safe housing with HUD subsidies, on-site management and maintenance staff, and on-site service coordinators to assist residents in obtaining community services.
Our vision is to maintain these properties with the same high standards, pursue new housing opportunities as they become available, continue to help residents live independently as long as possible, and increase awareness of this ministry in the Diocese of Utah.
Latino Ministry
Latinos represent approximately 11 percent of the population of Utah, according to the 2000 Census. They are a diverse group, representing countries from all over Latin America. The key of our mission as Episcopalians is to celebrate differences with joy, recognizing that ethnic diversity is a reflection of God’s creation.
This growing ministry began with the first service in Spanish at St. Mark’s Cathedral in 1992 and the calling of a Latino priest in 1998. During the 1999 Diocesan Convention at Moab, the death of a Latino in a traffic accident prompted a pastoral response that resulted in the formation of a Latino mission (now San Francisco) in Moab and the development of a thriving community multicultural center. In 2002 services in Spanish began at St. Stephen’s (now San Esteban) and The Rev. Pablo Ramos was appointed Canon for Latino Ministry.
Expansion of the ministry continued in 2005 when the Spanish-speaking congregation from the cathedral joined San Esteban in West Valley City. In 2006 Spanish services began in Ogden (Buen Pastor). Father Jim Tendick spent six months at the St. Andrew’s Anglican Seminary in Mexico City learning more about the language and culture in order to better serve the people of San Francisco in Moab. The Latino Ministry and the Diocese of Utah celebrated the ordination of The Rev. Isabel Gonzalez as an Episcopal priest in February 2007. The 2008 Diocesan Convention honored the Latino Ministry in its theme ("Vaya con Dios"), as well as our companion relationship with the Anglican Diocese of Mexico. Attempts to establish Spanish-speaking congregations in Tooele (2006) and in Park City (2008) have been put on hold.
Our hope is that the 11th bishop of Utah will share the vision that intercultural diversity should produce joy and optimism about the number of possible ways God’s people can be human.
Peace and Justice Commission
Canon 68 of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah mandates a Peace and Justice Commission to "advocate on behalf of those who are poor, needy, oppressed, and marginalized." This is in the spirit of the 4th bishop of Utah, Paul Jones, whom the Episcopal Church honors annually in every September.
Commission members include clergy, lay people, and peace activists from other religious traditions who work to inform themselves and the wider community regarding peace and social justice for all people.
Our vision is that Utah’s 11th bishop will be willing and able to continue this tradition of "comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable" and "speaking truth to power." The vision for future advocacy includes humane immigration reform, the rights of our GLBT brothers and sisters, global warming, hunger, healthcare reform and the Millennium Development Goals.
The Diocesan Peace and Justice Commission has enjoyed a mutually supportive relationship with Bishop Irish and hopes to form a similar relationship with our new bishop.
Prison ministries
Twenty-five years ago "Father Charlie" (McCormick) had a dream of founding a prison ministry in the Diocese of Utah and traveled to jails and prisons throughout the state. After Father Charlie suffered a stroke, the Reverend Dave Sakrison drove him on his prison visits, and continues the ministry today, driving from St. Francis/Moab to the prison in Monticello to hold worship services there every Wednesday.
Visits to the State Penitentiary in Draper ("Point of the Mountain") are made twice a month by retired Episcopal priest Ron Belnap. Currently and in the past, others have been involved in outreach to parolees transitioning from prison to society in addition to prison visits. However, these are individual efforts. Our vision and hope is that an active prison ministry will be founded in county jails as well as state prisons that enjoys the widespread support of clergy and parishioners who will receive training and support from the Diocese of Utah.
Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church, Inc.
Recovery Ministries provides resources and guidance for church members (both lay and ordained) to respond to addiction: alcoholism, drug dependence, and other compulsive disorders. These conditions account for a major proportion of emotional problems, crime, auto accidents, drowning, physical illness, death, divorce-reduced productivity, child and spouse abuse, and suicide. When informed about the nature of addiction, the means of treatment, and ways to intervene, it is possible to be pastoral in an appropriate way. An underlying belief is that a person with little knowledge is often part of the problem.
Recovery Ministries provides pamphlets that cover related subjects with titles such as "Biblical Helps for the Twelve Steps," "Problem Gambling," "A Recovery Sunday Resource Guide, and Five Different Liturgies for a Twelve Step Eucharist" (on DVD). In 2006 this ministry provided a complete set of all Recovery Ministries publications to each member of the clergy in the Diocese of Utah at our annual Convention. Each year Recovery Ministries holds an Annual Gathering hosted by a different diocese. It is our hope this ministry will to continue to participate in this Annual Gathering and, with diocesan support, host the event at some point.
Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School:
Utah’s first missionary bishop, Daniel S. Tuttle, saw education as a key to the growth of the Episcopal Church. Arriving in the summer of 1867, he immediately founded the St. Mark’s School for Boys and Girls. A few years later, in 1871, he started a boarding school for girls (many were daughters of Utah miners and ranchers), which was renamed "Rowland Hall" in 1880. The two merged as Rowland Hall-St. Mark’s School in 1964.
Although no longer an Episcopal school (during the Great Depression the Episcopal Diocese could no longer afford to operate it), the school honors its historic relationship with the Episcopal Church. An Episcopal priest serves as the school chaplain, currently The Rev. Trace Browning. The chapel program offers an interfaith perspective, reflecting the diverse religious traditions, themes and stories of its students and their families, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. An optional service of Holy Communion is offered on each campus once a month. In addition to leading chapel/worship services, the chaplain also teaches World Religions and Ethics courses in the Upper School and serves as a pastor to the school community.
While the school is now independent, Rowland Hall (as it is generally known) functions in the tradition of Episcopal schools, taking its responsibility to provide the moral aspects of an educational program seriously. The Episcopal Diocese of Utah has been extremely supportive of the school, helping the school at key times in the past with significant contributions. Historically, the Episcopal Bishop of Utah has served as a member of the school’s Board of Trustees and we hope that role continues with the new Bishop. The school continues to look forward to a cooperative relationship which results in a positive and supportive affiliation between the Episcopal Church and the school.
St. Mark’s Hospital Pastoral Care Department and Clinical Pastoral Education Program
The first missionary bishop of Utah, Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, established St. Mark’s Hospital ("SMH") in 1872. It was the first hospital in Utah. After many transformations from its original adobe building, St. Mark’s Hospital was built at its present location in 1973.
The hospital was sold to Hospital Corporation of America ("HCA") in 1987, with an agreement to retain the Chapel, the Department of Pastoral Care, and continuing support for Clinical Pastoral Education ("CPE," a training program for chaplains). Full-time chaplaincy has existed since 1960, reflecting a long tradition of spiritual care. The Director of SMH Department of Pastoral Care (for more than 30 years) is the Rev. Lincoln Ure, who has been an ACPE supervisor since 1987 and a chaplain for over 35 years. He is a permanent member of the SMH Board of Trustees.
The hospital’s historical and spiritual roots in the Episcopal Church are greatly valued. There is weekly Eucharist at the newly built Chapel of the Good Shepherd. Its CPE program is the only ACPE clinical pastoral education program in the mountain West, and all Utah postulants are required to have at least one unit of ACPE CPE.
Our vision for the future is in process: in August, 2009, the CPE program at SMH requested approval for the addition of ACPE Supervisory Training, with final approval expected in the spring of 2010 that will be retroactive to August. The program has already accepted its first supervisor-in-training. This expansion will enable greater flexibility for training chaplains, along with the dream of including other HCA hospitals as well as hospices and nursing homes as clinical sites for training student chaplains. It is the earnest desire of this ministry that our new bishop will continue to embrace and actively support this spiritual ministry in our diocese, as well as offer a spiritual presence to CPE students in a variety of ways.
Utah Interfaith Power and Light
Utah IPL is an environmental ministry (with 501[c][3] non-profit status) that offers a religious response to global warming. It was established in 2007 after a visit to Salt Lake City by the Rev. Canon Sally Bingham, the founder of the national Interfaith Power and Light movement (now represented in 31 states).
Working with all faith communities in Utah, the goal is to act as faithful stewards of God’s creation by responding to global warming through the promotion of energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Currently there are four parishes in our Episcopal Diocese among the 17 member congregations in the Utah faith community that participate. The 2009 Diocesan Convention passed a resolution encouraging all parishes in the diocese to have energy audits and become members of Utah IPL. Our hope is that these efforts will continue to be supported by our 11th bishop.
Integrity Utah
Integrity/Utah is a ministry in the Diocese of Utah for and with gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) individuals. Integrity has been a part of the Diocese of Utah for over ten years and has met in a variety of parishes during this time. Activities have included regular dinners and meetings, screenings of films, discussion groups, as well as support and pastoral resources for individuals and families. This past year Integrity/Utah hosted a Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Stephen's Parish, West Valley City. Integrity/Utah is part of Integrity of the Episcopal Church which works for equality and justice for GLBT people across the church and across the world. They are also active with the Peace and Justice Commission of the Diocese of Utah. On a state-wide level, Integrity/Utah has been active for many years as part of the Interfaith Pride Service for the Pride Weekend in Salt Lake City. In fact the first service was hosted at St. Mark's Cathedral. There has also been participation with Equality Utah in seeking state laws that provide justice to GLBT individuals and families. Integrity/Utah has members throughout the Diocese, some gay or lesbian and some heterosexual.
Youth Ministry
The hiring of a full-time Youth and Young Adult Ministry Coordinator in August of 2005 created consistency in the youth programs offered in the Diocese of Utah and allowed the opportunity for youth to participate in events at the provincial and national level. A database of youth at each parish has been created. The Youth Coordinator provides support and resources for parish youth leaders and offers quarterly gatherings for dinner, fellowship and sharing of ideas.
The youth ministry program sponsors three or four diocesan-wide retreats annually (with attendance ranging from 25-50 youth). Fall and winter retreats are usually held at Camp Tuttle. Last summer 38 youth were able to travel to Anaheim for General Convention. In 2010 the youth will be encouraged to participate in the Province VIII Youth Event at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.
Our vision of the Youth Coordinator is to strengthen the commitment to youth within the individual parishes with the creation of paid youth leader positions.
