Katharine Jefferts Schori
Easter 4C – Earth Day
Last week an advisory council I’m part of gave the Obama administration a report on human trafficking.[1] It has ten major recommendations on how government, faith groups, and non-profits can work together to end modern forms of slavery. As the Council finished its meeting, we thanked the young woman who guided us through the […]
Easter 2C – St. Paul's 125th Anniversary
I’ve been having browser problems for the last couple of weeks. I haven’t been able to find videos that Episcopal News Service has been posting. The link works, but no video box comes up on the story page. When I asked the communications crew a couple of days ago, they basically said it was news […]
Eve of Annunciation – St. Cyprian's 90th Anniversary Evensong
Happy Anniversary! There is some really delightful possibility in using the readings for the eve of Annunciation to celebrate your 90 years. There must be a story of Hannah or Elizabeth in the offing. Are we to expect a surprising birth in an aged household? Actually, I think we are supposed to do just that, […]
Presiding bishop preaches for St. Cyprian’s 90th anniversary
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached the following sermon at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, on April 7 during an Evensong service of celebration for the 90th anniversary of St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church. St. Cyprian’s 90th anniversary 7 April 2013 Evensong, Grace Cathedral, San Francisco The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop and Primate The […]
Presiding bishop preaches in Walnut Creek, California
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached the following sermon on April 7 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Walnut Creek, California, for the church’s 125th anniversary. St. Paul’s, Walnut Creek, CA 125th anniversary 7 April 2013 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop and Primate The Episcopal Church I’ve been having browser problems for […]
The Third Sunday in Lent (C)
I had several robust conversations last week with the members of Executive Council, and with members of the churchwide staff, about Ashes to Go. Episcopalians from all across this Church talked about their experiences on Ash Wednesday of going out into the streets – to the train station or subway, on a bus to the […]
Opening Eucharist of the Meeting of the House of Bishops
Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy was a priest of the Church of England who volunteered to serve as an army chaplain in the First World War. He was a notable and skilled poet, not unlike his predecessors George Herbert and John Donne, well rooted in the glory of God’s created order as well as the labors of […]
Fifth Sunday in Lent
How’s your Lent been this year? Some people think you’re supposed to give up all frivolity, laughter, and joy, and just act depressed, because – you know – this is all about discipline. That really misses the point of Lent. Lent is meant to be a kind of spring training, a time to learn or […]
Synod of the Diocese of Cuba, Opening Eucharist
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori delivered the following sermon during the opening Eucharist of the Synod of the Diocese of Cuba on Feb. 7 in Havana.
Presiding Bishop preaches to Episcopalians in South Carolina
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preaching Jan. 26 at Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. ENS photo/Mary Frances Schjonberg [Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached the following sermon Jan. 26 at Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Last summer, not too far from here, someone got excited […]