Mary Sings the Good News, Advent 4 (B) – 2011
[…] anticipation with a description of the coming Reign of God. In the angel Gabriel’s v isit to lowly Mary, and then in Mary’s beautiful hymn of praise, the Magnificat, we […]
Nominating committee offers essay on history of the office of presiding bishop
The Ep iscopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) is continuing its work to prepare The Episcopal Church for the election of the 28th […]
EAM Happenings – Summer 2021
[…] on Anti-Asian Hate For centuries, we, the Chinese, Chinese American, and Asian American and Pacific Islander communities in this country have faced discrimination. We have worked hard in contributing to the building of this […]
79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church: July 8 sermon by Andrés González-Bonillas
Engl ish The following is the text of Andrés González-Bonillas’ sermon from the General Convention Eucharist on July 8, 2018. I pray for the silence and the words they wish […]
The Unexpected, Advent 3 (A) – December 15, 2019
: Isaiah 35:1-10; Psalm 146:4-9 or Canticle 15; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11 “Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us…” begins our collect for today. […]
Waiting, Advent 1 (C) – 2021
Jeremiah 33:14-16; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13; Luke 21:25-26; Psalm 25:1-9 It’s Advent again! It is that season where we are oriented—in everyday life as well as liturgically—toward Christmas. And yet, there […]
Repent, Live into God’s Dream, Advent 2 (A) – December 8, 2019
Download our 2019 compilation of Advent and Christmas sermons here. : Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19; Romans 15:4-13; Matthew 3:1-12 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy […]
Bible Study: Proper 9 (B) – 2018
2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10 The breadth of David’s story throughout scripture is here condensed and blessed in the tenth verse of 2 Samuel 5: “And David became greater and greater, […]
What is Mission? II
Is it time to call the youth group and let them know that their summer travel is abandoned? Is it time to cancel those reservations and let the parishioners […]
TREC issues letter to The Episcopal Church
English The Taskforce for Re-Imagining the Episcopal Church (TREC) has issued a letter to The Episcopal Church. TREC Letter to the Church: December 10, 2013 In the last several months, […]
Bishop Nathan Baxter to St. Pauls Sudanese Congregation in Phoenix: You are part of Gods Emerging Church in America
[…] newer generations—as a way we might adapt and appeal as more than a politically conscience aging community with elegant but antiquated ways of worshipping. I must admit that we are […]
The Structure of Mark’s Gospel, Lent 2 (B) – 2003
The structure of Mark’s Gospel, from which th is week’s reading comes, is like a mountain. As we go up one side, we hear about the ministry of Jesus; the […]
Episcopal Church Executive Council: opening remarks from the Presiding Bishop
The following is a transcript of the opening remarks of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry at the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, currently meeting virtually through January 25. These remarks […]
Empowering Episcopalians and the next generation to care for creation
[…] Los Angeles Episcopalians old and young often turn to the phrase “this fragile earth, our island home” when talking about stewardship of the planet. It comes from Eucharistic Prayer C, […]
We Live in Scary Times, Proper 28 (C) – 2010
We live in scary times. Millions of people in th is country and around the world find themselves unemployed or underemployed â in spite of the upbeat explanations of some […]
We Hear Them Telling…, Day of Pentecost (A) – 1996
[…] of God.” Acts 2:11 Most of us who have been the members of the Ep iscopal Church here in the United States have grown up in a church which was […]
Fine Print, Proper 18 (C) – 2019
[…] your favorite social media site or looking at an article and you see an advert isement for a job. It catches your eye with its savvy fonts and colors, so […]
Misinformation, Disinformation, Fake News: Why Do We Care?
It can be tempting to think that the fear-inducing, hyper-part isan, misleading, and outright false content pervasive today is an exclusively modern problem. Yet for thousands of years, our Jewish […]
Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from the President of the House of Deputies
Engl ish The following are the opening remarks of President of the House of Deputies Gay Clark Jennings at the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting in San Juan, […]
TREC issues A Letter to The Episcopal Church
The Taskforce for Reimagining The Episcopal Church (TREC) has issued A Word To The Episcopal Church.