El Hogar Projects serves as the compassionate and effective solution to the underlying issues of the emigration crisis. These past few weeks have seen significant and appropriate attention being directed toward the plight of vulnerable migrants crossing the U.S. border. We are seeing unaccompanied children and young mothers fleeing to the U.S. at an unprecedented […]
The Rev. José Roberto Perea, or Berto as he is better known, has accepted the call to become Rector of Emmanuel Episcopal Parish of Orcas Island. He will begin his ministry on August 17, 2014. Here’s a detailed biography.
Pentecost is a time of color, and joy, and celebration. Pentecost is a time ripe for photography. To celebrate, the Diocese of Olympia is hosting a diocesan Pentecost-themed photography contest. Show us how your church celebrates Pentecost, or perhaps, what Pentecost means to you. [More]
Presiding Bishop Easter Message 2014 “Where and how will we look for the Body of Christ, risen and rising?,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori presents in her Easter Message 2014. “Will we share the life of that body as an Easter people, transformed by resurrection and sent to transform the world in turn?” […]
Dear Ones, I’m sure many of you are by now aware of the massive mudslide that occurred this weekend in Oso, Washington, about 55 miles northeast of Seattle. I have been in close communications with the Rev. Janet Loyd, Vicar at Church of the Transfiguration in Darrington, near Oso, and the Rev. Terry Kyllo, Priest in […]
The Episcopal Church has a long-held position that a just and lasting peace can only come through two states living side by side, and our position that negotiations must be the process for which this comes about. This week, a group of 42 Christian leaders in the United States and Jerusalem – including both Presiding […]
This eleventh edition of Episcopal Relief & Development’s Lenten Meditations, captures reflections from leaders across the Anglican Communion on their favorite scriptures and other sources of spiritual wisdom. Enjoy http://issuu.com/episcopalrelief/docs/2014_lent_english
The reality is that the season of Lent, which Christians have practiced for so many centuries, is about the same kind of yearning for greater light in the world, whether you live in the Northern Hemisphere or the Southern Hemisphere. The word “Lent” means “lengthen” and it’s about the days getting longer. The early Church […]
Love Life: Living the Gospel of Love Using the Love Life series as Lenten practice The Society of Saint John the Evangelist is offering daily short videos to enrich your Lenten journey. Here’s a summary from their recent email. We are so glad to have you journey with us this Lent Ash Wednesday, March 5, will see […]