High Plains Region Convocation

Saturday, August 29, 2026, 9:00-11:00 am

2026 High Plains Regional Agenda

  • Missioners Welcome & Gratitude for Pledges and Support
  • Missioner Transition
  • Introduction of Executive Committee
  • Welcome of New Clergy
  • Standing Committee Update
  • High Plains Region Executive Committee Membership
    • Candidates for Acclamation to the Executive Committee
      • 2 Lay Members
      • 2 Clergy Members
  • Grant presentations
    • Douglas County Interfaith Collation
    • Episcopalians for Justice & Mercy
  • High Plains Region Financial Report and Proposed 2026 Budget
  • Benediction and Blessing

2026 Financial Reports

HPR 7.2026 Balance Sheet
HPR 7.2026 P&L Act vs Bud

2026-Convocation-Financial-Report

Candidate for Clergy Representative to the HPR Executive Committee

The Rev. Deacon Jack Karn

Jack Karn is the Deacon for Community Partnerships at Saint John’s Cathedral in Denver. Prior to coming to Saint John’s, Jack served with the interfaith nonprofit organization, Jerusalem Peacebuilders, for 11 years. He received a BA in History from the University of Maine and an MA in Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation from the School for International Training in Vermont. Between 2016-2018 Karn lived in Jerusalem and Nazareth as part of the Young Adult Service Corps and Episcopal Volunteers in Mission programs of the Domestic Foreign Missionary Society. He relocated to Houston in 2019, where he completed a unit of CPE at MD Anderson Cancer Center and received a Certificate in Diaconal Studies from the Iona School for Ministry. Ordained and Married in 2021, Karn served at Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church as their Director of Youth Ministries before discerning a call to Denver.  He has actively worked on issues such as homelessness, immigration, prison ministry, food insecurity, peacebuilding, and gun violence prevention.

Candidate for Clergy Representative to the HPR Executive Committee

The Rev. Dr. Cheryl McFadden

The Rev. Dr. Cheryl McFadden serves as Rector of the Church of the Ascension in Denver, Colorado, where she delights in helping people of all ages discover that the Christian faith is both deeply rooted and wonderfully alive. She believes the Church is strongest when children, youth, adults, and seniors worship, learn, and serve alongside one another, creating a community where everyone knows they belong.

Cheryl has a passion for congregational vitality, Christian formation, stewardship, and developing ministries that invite every member to discover and share their God-given gifts. She especially enjoys creating innovative, intergenerational worship experiences that encourage participation, curiosity, and joy. Her sermons always have props.

A lifelong learner, Cheryl speaks and writes on leadership, discipleship, stewardship, and parish renewal. She believes the Church’s greatest witness is found not only within its red doors but also in compassionate service to the wider community.

Outside the parish, Cheryl finds joy in spending time with her husband, Patrick, enjoying the beauty of Colorado, gardening, hiking, and finding sermon illustrations in the ordinary moments of life. She remains continually inspired by the privilege of walking alongside people through every season of faith, trusting that God is always at work creating new life, new hope, and new possibilities.

2026 High Plains Region Grant Reports

Cathedral Ridge Regional Grant Report 2026
Covenat Cupboard High Plains Diocese 2026 Report
Interfaith Coaltion of Douglas County 2026 Regional Grant Report
HAAT Force HPR Grant Report 2026
Holy Companion Regional Grant Report 2026
Prince of Peace Grant Report 2026
Rocky Mountain Rescue HPR Report2026 
St. Andrews HPR Report 2026
St. Clare’s Ministries High Plains Regional Report 2026
Final Impact Report. St. Elizabeth’s School 2026
St. Peter St. Mary Grant Report 2026
St. Stephen’s HPR Report 2026

YES Trips PNW 2026 Video Report

Coming Soon!