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SAES Equip chaplains and rectors

July 27-28, 2026
all saints' Episcopal School
fort worth, TX

 
SAES is excited to announce plans for Equip Chaplains and Rectors 2026!  After two wonderful years for New Chaplains and Rectors, and witnessing the excitement the event inspires in our veteran facilitators, we are opening the program this year to all Chaplains and Rectors in SAES.  All Saints’ Episcopal School in Fort Worth has graciously agreed to host this important event on July 28, with worship and a reception the evening before.  Experienced chaplains and rectors will lead sessions based on worship, religious education, service, community life, as well as school governance and parish-school dynamics.  

Participants will be able to design and lead:  
 
  • Worship that reflects
      -  The Anglican liturgical tradition
      -  Pluralistic school settings as distinct from parish congregational worship
      -  Developmentally appropriate practices
      -  Respect for school and parish traditions and culture
      -  The role of chapel in fostering a school’s culture, and its importance in school celebrations and time of trial
     
  • Teaching about the Christian faith that reflects
      -  Traditional Anglican scriptural and sacramental beliefs
      -  Respect for those from other Christian and non-Christian traditions
      -  Faith and belief as topics worthy of study and essential to the whole person
      -  Developmentally appropriate practices in congruence with teaching in other subject areas
     
  • Pastoral Support
      -  For students, families, and faculty
      -  For persons of varying religious backgrounds
      -  In partnership with parish clergy when available and appropriate or in partnership with pastors or youth 
         ministers of families’ home congregations.  
      -  In partnership with other school administrators, counselors, and support personnel
     
  • Service Learning that
      -  Recognizes the educational and formational aspects of service to others
      -  Connects students to local, national, and global needs
      -  Is developmentally appropriate and distinct from parish mission work
      -  Contributes to school spirit and culture
Participants will also discuss the role and the call of a chaplain and rector in a school and consider:
  • The importance of understanding each school’s culture and the chaplain’s perceived role.
  • How chaplains relate to the Head of School and, in parish day schools, the Rector.
  • How Chaplains are both like and unlike teachers and administrators in schools.
  • How to work in partnership with parents of children from different religious traditions or no religious tradition.
  • The expectations of chaplains in times of crisis.
  • Organizations that can offer various forms of support for Chaplains.

Registration Fees

 

Member Schools: $250.00 per person (lunch included)

Non-Member Schools: $325.00 per person (lunch included)

 
Cancellation & Financial Policies: Cancellations received two weeks prior to the event will receive an 80% refund. After that time, replacement registrants are welcomed but no refunds are available. 
 
Medial Release Policy: 
Attendance at, or participation in SAES meetings and other activities constitutes an agreement by the registrant to SAES's use and distribution (both now and in the future) of the registrant or attendee's image or voice in photographs, videos, electronic reproductions, and audio of such events and activities.

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