Image Description: The stamp for the Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes. The bottom of the stamp is a orange-yellow shield with a dark blue outline that reads "Estd. 2024" in highly stylized type with two Episcopal-style crosses. On the top of the shield, like it's sailing on it, is the two-sailed ship from the diocesan seal, along with the three stars in the sky. the largest of which represents our new diocese while the two smaller stars represent our two legacy dioceses.
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Image Description: The wordmark for our diocese that reads, "EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF THE GREAT LAKES." The first four words are in all caps in a simple-yet-wide sans serif font. "Great Lakes" is also in all-caps, but in a highly stylized font that is reminiscent of vintage sign art. The G, L and S all have added flourishes that look like waves. This is the horizontal orientation of the wordmark and it is shown in the warm gray (off-white) brand color.

Second Diocesan Convention

Our second Diocesan Convention will be held October 24-25, 2025 at the Horizons Conference Center in Saginaw.

The primary graphic of the image is a stylized illustration of water with three shades of blue squiggles that are grouped together to look like a lake with gently waving water. On the left side of the image is the shield of the diocese which features a two-sailed ship cutting boldly through the waves in front of a sky with white fluffy clouds and three stars, one of which is larger than the other two. The right side of the image features stylized text in the two darkest shades of blue from the water graphic. In all caps, in the lighter of the two shades, it reads "WAY." Weaving and waving out of that word in a darker blue with wave-like letter flourishes, the text reads "Waters." Finally, the bottom of the graphic reads, "A WAY IN THE WATERS" and "CONVENTION 2 - OCTOBER 24-25, 2025." The overall effect of the graphic is of both calm and movement, forward motion and peace.

Our Convention Planning Team is working to finalize the theme and will announce it prior to Pentecost.

Our 2025 Convention Planning Team comprises:

The Rev. Nurya Love Parish, Co-Chair

Canon for the Northern Collaborative and Coach for Beloved Community and Creation Care

McKenzie Bade-Knill

Director of Children, Youth and Young Adult Formation

Gloria Lara

St. Mark’s, Grand Rapids

The Rev. Chip Russell

St. Philip’s, Beulah

Mark Sullivan

Diocesan Office Administrator

Jelecia Geraghty, Co-Chair

St. Paul’s, Flint

Angela Krueger

Assistant to the Bishop

Rachel Ravellette

Director of Communication

Kevin Simons

St. John’s, Saginaw

The Rev. Randall Warren

St. Luke’s, Kalamazoo

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