The church I’m preaching at just got Zoom bombed with anti-LGBT hate speech. We’ve stopped and restarted with a password protected gathering. I’ll try to go live here later for my sermon. Hate doesn’t stop in a pandemic. Lord, have mercy. – The Rev. Laura Everett
We don’t know how this is going to unfold, and you lose credibility if you offer false reassurance. – Jim Naughton
Episcopal Relief & Development has received a second, three-year, $600,000 grant from Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) to expand a ground-breaking partnership with the humanitarian arm of the Episcopal Church of Liberia (ECL-RD) to combat gender-based violence in Liberia.
His health deteriorated after Sunday, and he was diagnosed with the flu on Tuesday, a church spokesperson said. He was admitted to a hospital Thursday, and a coronavirus test came back positive Saturday. — Washington Post
“A handshake is not mandated by the Church, and is especially discouraged during this time…. No fingers in the cup!” – Bishop Sutton
Archbishop Stephen Kaziimba Magula said the church shall continue to emphasise heterosexual marriages as the lifelong, exclusive bond between one man and one woman for procreation as reflected in the Bible.
“There’s a wearing-down effect… they’re thinking, ‘I’ve spent all these hours with people trying to do good things, and I’m just getting nowhere.’” – Bishop Chilton Knudsen
Ashes to Go has become a nationwide, indeed global, multi-denominational movement. Some examples, from The Episcopal Church.
Increasingly, cathedrals are employing light shows to draw the not-necessarily-religious into sacred space. Washington National Cathedral is one of many.
Thirteen church leaders, including Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church, have issued an open letter criticizing administration policies they believe will increase poverty.