Katharine Jefferts Schori
Grace Church in Jamaica, New York on their 310th Anniversary
Happy Anniversary to the oldest church in this diocese, and the second oldest in New York! For three centuries you’ve been a good example of what the collect prays for: “may your people shine with the radiance of Christ’s glory.” This body of people called Grace has helped start at least seven other congregations, you […]
Presiding bishop’s sermon at Grace Church, Jamaica
Grace Church, Jamaica, NY (Long Island) 310th anniversary celebration 20 January 2013 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop and Primate The Episcopal Church Happy Anniversary to the oldest church in this diocese, and the second oldest in New York! For three centuries you’ve been a good example of what the collect prays for: […]
Presiding bishop preaches at Haiti earthquake anniversary
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] “God is with us, God is here, God will always be here,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in her sermon at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-Au-Prince on January 12 noting the third anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. On January 12, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti, […]
First Sunday after Christmas
Several years ago, I visited a congregation in western Kentucky, where the teen-aged boys and girls gave me a T-shirt with their motto: Grace Church Acolytes – playing with fire since 1853. On Christmas morning at St. George’s Cathedral I met an 8-year-old doing the same thing – he was entrusted with carrying the gospel […]
Christmas Eve
I bring you glad tidings of great joy! A child is born, a prince of peace who will establish justice, here and around this earth. He will be guide and counselor, a ruler to lead us in paths of peace, who will break down walls and make the path straight. The prophet promises a prince […]
250th anniversary of St. James, birth of Grace Church – Advent 1C
What are the latest disasters on your mind? And I don’t mean somebody forgetting to start the coffee. What about Sandy, or the tornadoes in Springfield in 2011? The aftereffects will be with you for a long time. The cleanup and the economic impact will continue for months […]
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church – Ambrose
Be alert! To which kids often add… “the world needs more lerts.” The world does need more of us ready to respond to the image of God around us, to the inbreaking of God’s reign, to the neighbor in need of love in concrete forms. That word alert […]
Cathedral of St. John – Advent 2C
Garrison Keillor is known for saying that nobody really wants to be around a prophet, and they don’t get invited to birthday parties. They’re just too challenging to have around in normal life. Would you invite John the baptizer to dinner with your boss? Guess who’s coming to dinner! Would you be hospitable, tell […]
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori calls for prayer for our brothers and sisters in Connecticut
We grieve with the many families and friends touched by this shooting in Connecticut. We mourn the loss of lives so young and innocent. We grieve that the means of death are so readily available to people who lack the present capacity to find other ways of responding to their own anger and grief. We […]
Advent 3
I want to challenge you to find something to rejoice about today. Even in the face of the pain around us, we are here to discover joy – today and every day. What can you find to rejoice over? Your new bishop? A new job – or the end of a boring one? Healing, or […]