Prayers for the President: What’s in a Name?
January 22, 2017
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This originally appeared on the website of the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Garden City, NY By The Very Rev’d Michael T. Sniffen, Dean
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Christians elected Trump in NOV 2016, but which ones?
January 21, 2017
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Folks in the US were shocked when Donald Trump was elected. His supporters were jubilant and exhilarated that he had actually won. Hillary Clinton’s supporters were dumbfounded and devastated that she had lost. The results were not what had been predicted. News analysts were perplexed at how wrong they were.
Dio Vermont farms its own energy
January 21, 2017
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The Diocese of Vermont Diocesan Center has a new orchard in the backyard. If you look out one of the back windows you overlook the 35 tracker- arrays of the Rock Point Solar Farm (sometimes they refer to it as a solar orchard.) The Diocese of Vermont has a beautiful, large piece of property purchased in 1855 at Rock Point in Burlington VT.
Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church wants to welcome pilgrims
January 21, 2017
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A large number of pilgrims on the Way of St James are Anglicans. However, when they complete the pilgrimage at the Cathedral, along with the other non-Catholic pilgrims, they become just spectators. They aren’t allowed to participate in the Cathedral services or to receive communion. The Spanish Reformed Episcopal Church would like to change that.
Keep your eye on the prize. Hold on.
January 20, 2017
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We have had a lot to contemplate this week. We began by remembering the life and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. And, today, we witness the peaceful transition of power from one president to another. There is much to make a Christian ponder and pray.
Discerning how to use our public witness
January 20, 2017
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…as we discern how we use our public witness, Episcopalians, I hope we will remember that it IS a witness. That we ARE being watched. That people are learning something about this Jesus of ours whenever they look at us.
The shining city on a hill is really, really glitzy.
January 20, 2017
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Presidential inaugurations are always an American civil religious festival that reflects the personality and faith of the person being sworn in. Today is no exception.
Some other things to commemorate this weekend
January 19, 2017
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The next few days are newsworthy, to be sure, what with a presidential inauguration, Saturday’s National Cathedral service and women’s marches taking place in Washington,
Webinar on refugees and the Episcopal Church: Registration open
January 19, 2017
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A release from The Episcopal Church: Episcopal Migration Ministries and the Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations are sponsoring an important webinar to discuss the
27 Jewish community centers targeted by bomb threats
January 19, 2017
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The BBC and other news outlets are reporting that 27 Jewish community centers in 17 states have received phoned-in bomb threats, a “second wave” following
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