Embracing Our Baptismal Promises Through Mission Experiences and Pilgrimages
Today’s Mission Monday post is another excerpt from the forthcoming Episcopal Youth in Mission Manual. This article, from the introductory pages of the draft Manual, explores the understanding of mission we gather from the promises made at Baptism. Enjoy! Our Baptismal Promises: The Foundation of Christian Mission Experiences and Pilgrimages Celebrant: Will you continue in […]
A Worldwide Church in Mission
Easter Blessings! I hope that all of you enjoyed a meaningful Holy Week and a joyful Easter celebration. As we moved through the Paschal Triduum last weekend, one prayer at the Vigil stood out for me: O God of unchangeable power and eternal light: Look favorably on your whole Church, that wonderful and sacred mystery; […]
Responding to Tragedy
Although I am in Geneva, the tragedy in Connecticut is making worldwide news and is weighing heavily on my heart. I am re-posting this from the EpiscoYouth blog that is kept by my colleague, Bronwyn Skov. My prayers go out to everyone impacted by this tragedy and I will do everything I can to offer the […]
What are you doing for World Mission Sunday?
This Sunday, February 10, is World Mission Sunday – a time when the church comes together to focus on the global impact of our call to “seek and serve Christ in all persons” (Baptismal Covenant, Book of Common Prayer, p. 305). In 2013, World Mission Sunday will focus on the ministries of the missionaries of the […]
Praying Compline with Your Children
Today, I am re-posting (with permission, of course!) a recent article by the Rev. Jeff Jackson, that appeared on his blog on July 27. I thought the post was a great mixture of meaning and learning, with just the right dash of fun. Enjoy! 6 Reasons to Pray Compline with Kids For many years, we […]
Marking Ash Wednesday and Lent
Ash Wednesday, March 5, is the day that Lent begins. It is a day of reflection for us to stop, pause, and examine our lives. What is it we want to change? What is it we want to do? This is a day set aside to remember we are a part of God’s creation and […]
Episcopal Church Executive Council: opening remarks from the Presiding Bishop
The following are the opening remarks of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori at the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, currently meeting through October 27 the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD. Executive Council opening remarks24 October 2014Maritime Center, Linthicum Heights, MD The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding Bishop and […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops Fall 2014 meeting: Daily Account for Friday, September 19
The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church is meeting in the Diocese of Taiwan from September 17 to September 23. The following is an account of the activities for Friday, September 19. The theme for the fall meeting of the Episcopal Church House of Bishops is Expanding the Apostolic Imagination The day began with […]
Expanding the Apostolic Imagination
We thank you that by water and the Holy Spirit you have bestowed upon these your servants the forgiveness of sin, and have raised them to the new life of grace. Sustain them, O Lord, in your Holy Spirit. Give them an inquiring and discerning heart, the courage to will and to persevere, a spirit […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops Fall 2014 meeting: Presiding Bishop’s Sermon
[September 17, 2014] The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church opened its fall meeting in the Diocese of Taiwan on September 17 with Eucharist. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori celebrated and preached. The following is the sermon presented by Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori. September 17, 2014House of Bishops, TaipeiExpanding the Apostolic Imagination The Most […]
TREC issues A Letter to The Episcopal Church
The Taskforce for Reimagining The Episcopal Church (TREC) has issued A Word To The Episcopal Church.
Bible Study: Proper 15 (A) – 2014
Genesis 45:1-15 A friend, who is a senior Master of Divinity student, and I had a conversation about veterans today. He and a mutual friend, who is an Episcopal priest in the Austin area, work together on the Episcopal Veterans Fellowship here, planning services and pilgrimages; creating safe space for those who served in America’s […]
Baptism Into the Fold, Easter 4 (A) – 2014
In her retirement, some years ago, a woman lived in the English countryside. And from her living-room window, she could see a large hill, at the top of which was the ancient parish church. One of the bell-ringers who helped summon people to worship was a shepherd. In lambing season, his flashlight could be seen at all […]
Recalling the Resurrected Jesus, Easter 3 (A) – 2014
It is hard to understand how two faithful disciples of Jesus could have traveled with him, side by side, without recognizing him. Maybe disappointment blinded their eyes and their hearts to the truth. In Jerusalem, they had learned the devastating news about Jesus’ death. Despite having heard about the women and other disciples reporting that […]
Bible Study: Easter 3 (A) – 2014
Acts 2:14a, 36-41 This passage, which appears in Acts 2 after the people in Jerusalem have witnessed the manifestation of the Holy Spirit in the speaking of many languages, is the beginning of Peter’s teaching on Pentecost. Peter has explained that scripture, properly understood, foretells that Jesus is the Messiah, whom God has raised from […]
EPPN Lenten Series Part 7: Holy Week Reflection
Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this, your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. […]
EPPN Lenten Series Part 5: Spotlight on Refugees
Be present, O merciful God, and protect us…so that we who are wearied by the changes and chances of this fleeting world, may repose upon thy eternal changelessness; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. – Concluding Collect for Compline, Proposed Book of Common Prayer of 1928, Church of England Dear Fellow Advocate, The preceding collect, […]
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer is something of an icon for the crazy-quilt nature of Anglicanism. The collect we prayed gives thanks for the beauty of his liturgical language and notes that his death was revelatory of God’s power in human weakness. His history is a striking mix of deep theological wrestling and expedient action, both personal and […]
Bible Study: Lent 4 (A) – 2014
1 Samuel 16:1-13 “Le roi est mort. Vive le roi!” The king is dead. Long live the king! Wait. The king isn’t dead. What just happened? Does anyone hear shouts of coup d’etat? Luckily it all happened far outside the capitol in Bethlehem. Nevertheless, the prophet Samuel committed capital treason. He anointed a new king […]
EPPN Lenten Series Part 4: Spotlight on Security
Almighty God, kindle, we pray, in every heart the true love of peace, and guide with your wisdom those who take counsel for the nations of the earth; that in tranquility your dominion may increase, until the earth is filled with the knowledge of your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. – Collect for […]