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New from Forward Movement: Beautiful cards featuring two beloved prayers, "A Morning Resolve" and "For Today." https://shop.forwardmovement.org/product/2712

Welcome to the Forward Day by Day author for June!

Megan Preston Meyer is a founding editor of Via Media Review and the author of five books, including the Supply Jane & Fifo Adventures and Firebrand. She’s a member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Switzerland and a licensed lay preacher.

Read Megan's meditations all month long at prayer.forwardmovement.org/fdd

Did you hear the news? Our newest project for discipleship is underway! Learn more about Cedar - our new Center for Discipleship and Renewal.

Pentecost and Discipleship: Introducing Cedar at Forward Movement - Cedar: The Center for Discipleship and Renewal On the Day of Pentecost, the disciples, filled with the Holy Spirit, begin to teach and preach in all the languages of the Jewish diaspora. Acts records the

"I hope that slowing down for a week will refresh and renew us, so we can come back to the work we have been given to do, and set ourselves to the task with even more gladness." Margaret Ellsworth reflects on the blessings of summer rest in this week's Forward Today. https://forwardmovement.org/2026/06/forward-today-the-blessings-of-summer/

Mark your calendars for our summer Bible study! Hosted by Miriam McKenney (Missioner for Beloved Community, Diocese of Southern Ohio) and the Rev. Kelli Joyce (a priest of the Diocese of Arizona and a doctoral candidate in Theological Studies at Vanderbilt University ). Get ready to wrestle with Paul's words - and maybe even find blessing in them.

Our first Bible Study will be on Thursday, June 11. Sign up for weekly reminders here: https://www.goodbookclub.org/get-involved/

"This, then, is the earliest confession in the New Testament—initiated by wee John and spoken by Elizabeth: 'Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb... the mother of my Lord comes to me..."
- Lindsay Hardin Freeman, author of Bible Women

Learn more: forwardmovement.org/biblewomen

Image: "Visitation" by Liz Valente (https://www.instagram.com/donalizvalente/)

We love to see our resources being used all across the Church! Here's a parish that recently worked through To Love and Serve - a version of our bestselling Walk In Love that's specifically adapted for the Anglican Church of Canada. Learn more here: https://shop.forwardmovement.org/product/2635

The Center for Discipleship and Renewal (Cedar) team at Forward Movement has a request for your feedback! This survey is designed for formation leaders and active participants in various introduction to Christianity courses used around the church. It will likely take about 15 minutes to complete.

Your feedback will help us in sharing out places of growth and transformation in the Church, and help us develop resources where there may be gaps in discipleship and formation offerings. Thanks so much!

Resources - Cedar: The Center for Discipleship and Renewal We request your feedback!

"When I begin to grasp the wondrous mystery of the Holy Trinity, I begin to grasp that God never abandons us, never leaves us alone." Reflect on the doctrine of the Trinity in this Forward Today post from 2022. https://forwardmovement.org/2026/05/forward-today-we-are-never-alone/

Did you see the recent announcement of our newest free offering? We're excited to share Signs and Grace, a video course on the sacraments, with the Episcopal community!

‘Signs and Grace’ video course available in new Episcopal Church, Forward Movement formation partnership A new, three-session, video-based course about baptism, Eucharist, and the church’s sacramental rites is available for download or streaming with accompanying study guides. “Signs and Grace: An Introduction to the Sacraments” marks the first video collaboration between The Episcopal Church and...