Episcopal Service Corps Maryland

07/19/2022

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_rTzsuB0jo Watch something about the work of our Diocese as we move toward truth in our history

On September 12, 2020, the 236th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland passed Resolution 2020-06, creating a $1,000,000 seed fund for reparations. ...

06/19/2022

Today Claggett honors Juneteenth. Buried in a tiny cemetery cradled in the valley at the Claggett Center are the remains of members of the Hasselbach family along with at least two people of African descent who were enslaved. To learn more about the gravesite, visit On the Trail of Souls.

"The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland is aware of how much it has benefited materially and financially from slavery, and we repent of our complicity in the sins of slavery and racism. Archival knowledge of some of the enslaved people who lived and worked on this plantation puts a human face on a practice that robbed both slaves and masters of dignity and humanity."
-The Right Reverend Eugene Taylor Sutton, Bishop of Maryland

04/28/2022

Among our many talented alums is Kezia A.S. from Cohort #2. Here's a peak at her first published book. Not to be missed especially for young children and their parents dealing with grief.
Congratulations! PS- Kezia is coming to next Thursday - are you?

Episcopal Service Corps Alumni

04/21/2022

Looking back to look forward in 2 short weeks to ! Today we visit with Erina Kironde of cohorts 10 and 11. During her service years, Erina worked with -Baltimore in her first , and with Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake and in her 2nd year. She came Esc Maryland with a passion for the environment, loving the Earth, and left to continue that work in ‘the real world.’
"I’m still living in Baltimore, and working from home - as an Evironmental Scientist. The company I work with does contacts with the EPA for Remediation and Policy work. I’m still down the food chain, but (fingers crossed) I’ll get the cool projects soon enough! Planning for grad school in the Summer of 2023. For now, I’m enjoying spending time with my family in Pennsylvania, and going on walks with my boyfriend, Eric."
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland Diocese of Maryland Youth Episcopal Service Corps

04/15/2022

, looking forward to This week we visit with Destinee Bates, a member of both cohort 9 & cohort 10! In her first with ESC-MD at Epiphany Episcopal Church she served as a youth organizer. Staying on into the for a 2nd year, she served with the Communications Team of the Diocese of Maryland – working as a part of the team for live-stream and other media associated tasks, as well as focusing on Diocesan communications for the Maryland State Legislature.
Today she works for The Friends Committee on National Legislation overseeing young adult outreach. Within the young adult program, she helps manage recruitment and outreach to advocates across the country. So whether a person is a long-time community activist or a first-time advocate Destinee is training the next generation with skills-building workshops and programs to give them the tools to strengthen their relationships with members of Congress to advocate on the issues they care about. Next step? Graduate school at Union Theological Seminary!
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland St. Francis Episcopal Parish & Community Center Kate McAllister Diocese of Maryland Youth

04/07/2022

looking back, looking forward to on May 5. This week is a visit with Cohort 8. It was different year, with 3 young adult professionals living intentionally in community and doing their other work as well. In the last 2 weeks you've already heard from 2 of them Kait Lengyel and Hannah Hutchens! Here are some other photos from Cohort 8, including the third member Kevin Merola-Wenzel
Memorial Episcopal Church Cathedral of the Incarnation

03/31/2022

looking back, looking forward to on May 5. This week is a visit with Hannah Hutchens from Cohort 7 (2017-18). During her she worked with Project PLASE, Inc. She stayed in Baltimore for a few years working with Memorial Episcopal Church.
In her words: The time I spent in Baltimore was life changing. I learned that my dream in life is to work as a youth leader in the . Currently I am back in my home town, working with The Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, and loving that I can dive back into all the youth events. Coming back home with everything I learned from Episcopal Service Corps year has been amazing. Thankful for the friends that I met and for one of my favorite years of my life!
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland

03/24/2022

looking back, looking forward to on May 5. This week is a visit with from Cohort 7 (2017-18). During her she worked with and now is living in community with the .clover.collective

Since my time with I have continued living with other folks who were interested in living in community. First with one from my cohort. Now I have found another collective living community that has been in Baltimore for about 17 years. Currently we have 6 people in the house living together. We each have our own spaces, take turns shopping, division of house labor. We take turns cooking dinner for the house one night a week. We communally schedule house meetings twice a month to discuss house business, like repairs or household projects. Monthly we spend 5-6 hours of one day together working on those projects or getting house business managed. We have a few folks who like to garden, so we have fresh produce during the Summer!

There is something really nice about not having to be the only one to manage and take care of a house's needs. Having other folks to help make decisions, and different experiences and skills to add to the collective knowledge of the community. Living in community provides a level of abundance that can be created through many hands and minds
Episcopal Service Corps Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
: look for another member of Cohort 7 next week!

03/17/2022

looking back, looking forward to on May 5 (see FB Events for more information!) This week we look back to Cohort 6 (2016-17) with Grace Marie. During her Esc Maryland year, Grace worked with Friends of Great Kids Farm. She still loves animals and outdoors and has moved to new work, keeping some things learned from her ESC year.
Some reflections in her own words on connections between Episcopal Service Corps and her life now: My ESC year in Baltimore, living intentionally in community, gave me some life lessons/ traditions I carry with me today. This was the first time I lived in a downtown area with the bustle of the city right outside my bedroom window. We lived in an area of businesses and our neighbors were mostly individuals experiencing homelessness. Together learned the safety benefits of building a friendly relationship to those we passed by everyday. Simply asking another their name can bring a sense of humanity between you and someone who is overlooked most of the time. In cases where an individual experiencing homelessness may be sharing a story with you that you did not ask to hear, directly asking what a person needs has proven helpful in other new places. Now I live in Washington state and visit downtown Seattle and I am more confident passing by individuals on the street that seem to inhabit the area.
One tradition I have carried forward began the first night at our Baltimore house. My housemates and I ate Ethiopian food from a nearby restaurant down the street, a new experience for me. I enjoyed the family-style central dish filled with meats and vegetables as we picked up the different sides using torn pieces of injera (bread). We all talked about how great the food was and this led to more conversation throughout the meal. As I moved to Seattle, Washington, I continued the tradition of sharing Ethiopian food with my new housemates to begin our memories together.

I now live in Lynnwood, WA with my two cats, Gus and Tater Tot, while completing the final internship stage of my masters in couples and family therapy through Antioch University Seattle. I intern at Youth Eastside Services in Bellevue and am building community with others through my school and swing dancing in the area. I am thankful for my year in ESC -it taught me how to navigate urban settings, opened my eyes to more family-style meals to share with new friends and other ways of creating community.
Episcopal Diocese of Maryland

03/10/2022