St. Aidan's updates

St. Aidan's Feast Day: August 30th we will feast on potluck after services. Please join us!

Back Snacks:

With the Start of School, we will again be delivering healthy and child friendly snacks to children with food insecurities. We will be needing help with delivery of the "back packs" (when this started there were actual backpacks) Please consider helping with delivery to schools. We have added a school this year.

Update on Montessori School at St. Aidan’s

After our first week of beginning a relationship and ministry with a

Montessori School here at St. Aidan’s, I am glad to say that all things are

going well and we are off to a great start! At this time, they are only

working with 4 children, but as paperwork is completed and filed, the start

of enclosing the play area with a fence will open the way for additional

children to begin their fun activities. The ages are 3 to 6 years old and all

involved (children and adults) are playing well with each other! The school

gathers each day, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM till 4:30 PM.

Back to School Treats

St. Aidan's provided teacher treats for the start of school at Sunnyside Elementary. I know the teachers appreciate it.

Sad News

Former St. Aidan's Priest Sidney Breese has passed. See obituary for more information.

Obituary for Fr Breese

Diocesan Happenings

Bishop Search Candidates announced

The Council of Trustees, acting as the canonical Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas, presents four priests as candidates for the Eleventh Bishop of Kansas:

• The Rev. Grant Ambrose, Diocese of Susquehanna
• The Rev. David Gortner, Diocese of Spokane
• The Rev. Canon Whitney Rice, Diocese of Missouri
• The Rev. Canon Lisa Senuta, Diocese of Kansas

Nominees may be added by a petition process that opens today and closes at 5 p.m. CDT on July 18, 2026. Petition forms can be accessed on the diocesan website. 

Meet the candidates for Bishop of Kansas

All members of the diocese are invited to a variety of opportunities to meet the candidates for the Eleventh Bishop of Kansas in person through a series of Meet and Greets held in each convocation of the diocese. The Meet and Greets will be held September 15-18.

Question & Answer Sessions

Open to all members of the Diocese. NO RSVP required. 

• Tuesday, September 15, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, St. Thomas the Apostle, Overland Park
• Wednesday, September 16, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, Epiphany, Independence
• Thursday, September 17, 7:30 – 9:00 pm, St. Stephen’s, Wichita
• Friday, September 18, 7:00 – 8:30 pm, Grace Cathedral, Topeka

Questions for the candidates may be submitted online through August 30. 

Clergy Luncheons

All clergy in the diocese are encouraged to attend one of the clergy luncheons with the candidates.

• Tuesday, September 15, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, St. Paul’s, KCK
• Wednesday, September 16, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, St. John’s, Parsons
• Thursday, September 17, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, St. John’s, Wichita
• Friday, September 18, 11:30 am – 1:30 pm, St. David’s, Topeka

Clergy are not required to attend the luncheon held in their own convocation. RSVP required.Youth and Young Adult Dinners

• Tuesday, September 15, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, St. Michael and All Angels, Mission
• Wednesday, September 16, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, St. Paul’s, Coffeyville
• Thursday, September 17, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, St. James, Wichita
• Friday, September 18, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Grace Cathedral, Topeka

The youth and young adults of the Diocese are invited to attend a dinner with the bishop candidates. RSVP required.

Discerning God's Call Retreat - August 22

Discerning God’s Call is a weekend welcoming all seekers in the Diocese of Kansas created to support their response to God with their lives. Hosted by the Commission on Ministry and led by the Canon for Spiritual Life and Clergy Care, Discerning God’s Call is strongly recommended for those exploring ordained ministry and for others who are interested in exploring more formal lay ministry. 

Learn more and register online. 

The Living church is a newsletter for the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion that we subscribe to. If you are interested in reading it, the March PDF is attached here. Living Church PDF

Upcoming Events

August 30, 2026

10:00am Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

Following Service we will celebrate St. Aidan’s Feast Day with food and fellowship. Please save the date.

September 6, 2026

10:00am Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 13, 2026

10am Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

11:15am DOK meeting

September 15, 2026

7:30pm Meet and Greet Bishop Candidates St. Thomas the Apostle

September 16, 2026

7:30pm Meet and Greet Bishop Candidates Epiphany, Independence KS

September 17, 2026

7:30pm Meet and Greet Bishop Candidates St. Stephen's Wichita

September 18, 2026

7:30pm Meet and Greet Bishop Candidates Grace Cathedral, Topeka

September 20, 2026

10:00am Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 24, 2026

Center of Grace Community Meal

3:00pm Cooks

5:00pm Distribute

September 27, 2026

10:00am Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 17, 2026

9:30am KS DOK Fall Assembly at St. Aidan's

October 23-24, 2026

167th Diocesan Convention at Grace Cathedral, Topeka.