Racial Reconciliation
Becoming Beloved Community Grant Spotlight: St. Nicholas Richfield, Minnesota
By Megan Palmer As the pandemic continues to cloak the world at large, the community of St. Nicholas Episcopal Church in Richfield, Minnesota, continues to hold each other up in love, compassion, and mutual aid. We are building on our mission to become a community center through redistributing resources, coordinating social services, and creating a […]
Becoming Beloved Community Grant Spotlight: St. John’s Land Acknowledgment Plaque
By The Rev. Kara Wagner Sherer On Dec. 4, 1888, members of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Chicago gathered to dedicate the church building they had built for $1,963 on land “given” to them by Sheriff John Gray. This is the date celebrated by the parish as its anniversary—its history beginning in 1883, when Mrs. […]
Agents of Immigration Justice
by the Rev. Tom Hampson The Immigration Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin (also known as SJRAISE, San Joaquin Refugee and Immigrant Support and Empowerment) educates about, allies with, and advocates for the diverse immigrant communities of the Central Valley of California. Since its creation by unanimous action of the 2017 Diocesan Convention, […]
Winter Talk 2022: A Chain Linking Two Traditions
by The Rev. Rodger Patience This year’s Winter Talk, the annual gathering of Indigenous people from across The Episcopal Church, was anything but traditional. Forced by pandemic concerns to move entirely online just one week before the event, Winter Talk became a powerful sharing of Indigenous issues with The Episcopal Church’s leaders – Presiding Bishop […]
Crying for a Vision
by the Rev. Isaiah Shaneequa Brokenleg Hello Friends, We have begun the season of Lent. The last Gospel reading before Lent is the Transfiguration, when Jesus went up on the mountain to pray and experienced radical change. In Hebrew and my Lakota culture, we think of buttes, mountains, and high places as having special sacredness […]
Maundy Thursday: Preaching Exodus 12, 1 Corinthians 11, and John 13
In this third episode of season 4 of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, we speak with Episcopalians committed to the Beloved Community about the texts for Maundy Thursday. The texts covered in this episode are Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14, 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, and John 13:1-17, 31b-35. Our guests this week are: Prophetic Voices […]
Palm Sunday: Preaching Luke 19, Luke 22, and Psalm 31
In this second episode of season 4 of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, we speak with Episcopalians committed to the Beloved Community about the texts for Palm Sunday. The texts covered in this episode are Luke 19:28-40, Luke 22:14-23:56, and Psalm 31:9-16. Our guests this week are: Prophetic Voices is hosted by the […]
Ash Wednesday: Preaching Isaiah 58, Psalm 103, and Matthew 6
In this first episode of season 4 of Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community, we speak with Episcopalians committed to the Beloved Community about the texts for Ash Wednesday. The texts covered in this episode are Isaiah 58:1-12, Psalm 103, and Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21. Our guests this week are: Prophetic Voices is hosted by […]
On Sacred Ground
By Amanda Szakats As a facilitator of the Episcopal Church’s Sacred Ground program, my fellow group members and I delved into America’s history of race and racism. Like many white people, I had not studied or thought too deeply about the lasting impact of white supremacy on today’s racial disparities, particularly in the arena of […]
Beloved Community: Episcopal Migration Ministries
By The Rev. Michael Wallens I have the honor and joy to be a part of Beloved Community: Episcopal Migration Ministries. Within this amazing ministry are various wonderful organizations and gifted, compassionate people, who support one another in our desire to serve the stranger among us, by accompanying, advocating for, and ensuring that the rights […]
