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Jim Naughton and Rebecca Wilson

Partners, Canticle Communications

Jim Naughton and Rebecca Wilson are partners in Canticle Communications, a public relations and strategic communications firm that represents congregations, cathedrals, dioceses, advocacy groups and health and human services organizations. Naughton, the former canon for communications and advancement for the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., is the founder of the website Episcopal Café and has worked for The New York Times, The New York Daily News and The Washington Post. Before Canticle was founded in 2009, Wilson worked as an independent consultant on strategic communications and grant seeking with nonprofit and public sector organizations, including the Chicago Consultation and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Cleveland. They are the co-authors of “Speaking Faithfully: Communications as Evangelism in a Noisy World.”

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Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative

A new grant is available to support endeavors that help children come to know and love God and grow in faith.

The Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative aims to support programs that help congregations strengthen worship and prayer practices that respect how children experience God and express their faith, include children with disabilities, draw upon the arts, create opportunities for Bible storytelling, and connect worship to the daily lives of children and families.

Proposals are due by 5 p.m. (ET) on May 6, 2024.

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