Fall 2024 Schedule
Weekly Events & Activities
Wednesdays with ECM @ St. John’s
4:30 - 5:00 Snacks & Hangout
5:00 - 5:45 Bible Study - We are doing a slow reading through the Gospel of Mark! We’re committed to making this as college student-friendly as possible, so you can join at any point of the semester, and you won’t need to worry about falling behind if you aren’t able to make it every week. The study will be completely contained within this 45-minute block; we will not ask you to do extra readings/homework.
On the 3rd Wednesday of each month, we will be joining our friends from Q Faith: A Ministry Open to All instead of having Snacks & Hangout or Bible Study. Please see the Special Events & Activities section below or check the GroupMe for more details.
T-Room Lunch - Let us buy your lunch from Tres Habaneros, Mein Bowl, Sub Connections, Chick-fil-a, or Market 22 on Thursdays at 12:15. See you in Curris!
Sundays @ St. John’s - Join us for 10:30 worship and/or Coffee Hour (heavy snacks and socializing) immediately after worship!
Special Events & Activities
Explore Murray - Saturday, August 17, 6pm-7:30pm in the CFSB Center - Come visit our table and learn more about us!
Backpack Blessing Sunday - August 18, 10:30am at St. John's - The service will include a backpack blessing for all students and teachers.
Back-to-School Pizza Party - Wednesday, August 21, 6pm - MSU students, faculty, and staff, as well as St. John's youth are invited to celebrate the new semester with pizza, fellowship, and games! Please RSVP here so we know how much pizza to order and can accomodate any dietary restrictions.
Welcome Back Lunch - Sunday, August 25, after church - Join ECM and friends for lunch!
Volunteering with Laundry Love - Tuesday, August 27, 5pm-7pm in Cadiz - Earn a couple of volunteer hours helping out at this excellent ministry!
Stride for Pride 5k - Saturday, August 31, 8am at the Murray State Gate - Though ECM is not officially affiliated with this event, we love Pride (and some of us love running/walking), so we hope to see you at this fundraiser! Find more information at https://www.tourmurray.com/events/stride-for-pride.
Social Night - Wednesday, September 18, 5pm in the MSU Pride Center - We will be joining Q Faith: A Ministry Open to All to hangout, eat some snacks, and prepare for Murray Pride. This is instead of our usual Wednesday’s with ECM programming.
Murray Pride - Saturday, September 21 at The Grove - Be sure to stop by ECM’s table to hangout with Kat and Sydney, pet Ted, and grab some goodies. We will have Play-Doh and coloring sheets!
1946 Showing & Producer Interview - Wednesday, October 16, 5pm - ECM is partnering with Q Faith to show the documentary 1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted Culture, which follows the story of the researchers who traced the anti-gay Christian movement to a Bible mistranslation. We’re pretty excited! Check out the trailer (Trigger Warning: Images & quotes of religious homophobic messaging) on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00QOkOE49qM This is instead of our usual Wednesdays with ECM programming.
If you have any unanswered questions for Kathy Baldock, she can be reached at kathy@canyonwalkerconnections.com.
Friendsgiving - Wednesday, Nov. 20, 5-7pm in St. John’s Parish Hall
Christmas Lights Carpool - Wednesday, December 4 (Dead Week) - We will go see the displays in Central Park and Benton!
Murray Christmas Parade - Saturday, December 7 - Anyone interested in participating in the parade with St. John’s should contact Bill Mills.
2nd Sunday of Advent - Sunday, December 8, 10:30am - ECM will do the reading and light the Advent wreath during the 10:30 service at St. John’s.
More events & details coming soon!
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Leadership
Faculty Advisor: Michelle Panchuk mpanchuk@murraystate.edu
President: Katherine(Kat) Stark kstark2@murraystate.edu
Vice President & Vestry Representative: Sydney Littrell slittrell1@murraystate.edu
Secretary: AnnaBelle Mills amills23@murraystate.edu
Welcome!
We are a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky open to all students at Murray State University.
Our campus ministry is a part of the Safe Zone Project. As a Safe Zone participant, we can help you connect with resources on campus to address problems you may face that interfere with your academic and social success on campus as it relates to issues surrounding sexual orientation and gender identity.
Bluegrass Rainbow Faith Communities 2021 Directory
You can access the Interfaith Directory of Open, Welcoming & LGBTQ+ Affirming KY congregations, & Faith Based Resources here.
A conversation about Religious Trauma with Alicia Crosby, MDiv, recorded April 2022
