Join us Thursday, January 19, to reflect on how you can incorporate your personal life, your professional life, and your diaconal life to enhance awareness of the needs outside the church with Bonnie Matthews, a deacon at Trinity Episcopal Church in Hartford, CT.

Bonnie found a way to connect people and the wisdom she gained from her personal life, professional life, and diaconal life to create a Foot Care Ministry. She will tell us about her concept, who she had conversation with and how her mission evolved. Most importantly hear about how the program expanded on December 21, 2016 to include the Hartford Police Department and a program called Foot Wear With Care.

MISSED A LIVE CONVERSATION? WATCH THE RECORDING ONLINE:

• Dec 15, 2016 - Preaching with the Bible in One Hand and the Newspaper in the Other with The Rev Deacon Sudie Blanchard - View Recording Here 
• Nov 17, 2016 - Rebirthing Campus Ministry with The Venerable Jan Grinnell - View Recording Here
• Oct 20, 2016 - Laundry Love with The Rev Deacon Jane Griesbach and the Rev Meredyth Ward - View Recording Here 

SAVE THE DATE FOR THESE FUTURE CONVERSATIONS

• Feb 18 - All Our Children, NH - Geof Smith, St James, Keene, NH
• Mar 16 - Preparing for the End of Life - Lucy  Pellegrini, VT

Deacons Talking on the Road to Emmaus is a web based way for deacons to walk with each other and share stories in hope of inspiring, supporting and renewing diaconal ministries. It is inspired by the story of Cleopas and another disciple who, after recounting all that they had experienced while walking on the road to Emmaus with a stranger, recognized Jesus in their midst (Luke 24:13-32). Jesus' presence led them to release their fear and grief, return to Jerusalem to share their experience of the resurrected Christ with the gathered community, and renew their ministry with confidence.

Sponsored by the New England Deacons Network and the Episcopal Province of New England (Province I), these free, live, interactive web conferences will occur monthly on the third Thursday, 7:00 -8:15 pm and feature deacons sharing stories from their ministries, exploring case studies, offering peer wisdom and feedback, and exchanging mutual support.