Christ Church Cathedral in Vancouver BC, is engaged in a years-long renovation of their historic Vancouver building. The most recent phase of the renovation has enlarged the size of the parish kitchen, installed a new zinc roof, power-washed the masonry exterior and erected a stained-glass bell tower with 4 new bronze bells.
Next month, on 6 JAN 2017, the Episcopal Church and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America will have been in full communion for 16 years. One of the groups of members of both denominations to seek to take advantage of the opportunities opened with Called to Common Mission were the Episcopalians and Lutherans in Big Sky MT.
A Christmas commercial for a Scandinavian electronics company peeks in on the holiday gathering of a family which includes a transgender teen. While other family members share Christmas treats and go about enjoying their Christmas gifts, a male-to-female teen sits uncomfortably off to the side.
After a period of discernment and mediation, the Standing Committee of the Diocese and the Right Reverend W. Douglas Hahn have reached an agreement regarding his tenure as the Bishop Diocesan. On March 10, 2017, Bishop Hahn will tender his resignation as Bishop of Lexington to the Presiding Bishop.
How are we going to incubate that spark of Christ that’s in all of us and help the world turn upside down? Maybe we can start by magnifying the Lord and rejoicing in God our savior. Then by getting to work.