spice

Spouses and partners of clergy in the Diocese of New York find support and friendship in SPICE — a group that gathers for fellowship, mutual support, and spiritual renewal throughout the year.

•  support and solidarity in our unique vocations as clergy spouses and partners

•  sharing joys and challenges

•  safe space

•  spiritual growth and renewal

•  laughter, tears, good food, good books

SPICE members are young and not-so-young; we’re men and women; we live in rural, suburban, and urban areas. We may be deeply involved in the congregations our spouses serve; we may be only tangentially connected, or we may even worship in a different congregation. We respect that we are all at different places in our spiritual journey. We’re united by our common experience of having spouses and partners who are deacons, priests, and bishops — and the recognition that this is a vocation that can set us apart.