Spanish service to begin Saturdays at St. Nicholas, Richfield
Santa misa en español todos son bienvenidos a comulgar. The new service will begin on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at 5:30 PM and will continue every Saturday. [Read more...]
Annual Convention: Certify Lay Delegates now
Why wait until June to send in your Lay Delegate Certification forms? You can get them in early if your delegates are all set. The forms are available on the Annual Convention website.
General Convention: The Blue Book available
The Report to the 77th General Convention, commonly referred to as The Blue Book, is available to download as a PDF for no charge at the Episcopal Church General Convention website http://generalconvention.org/gc/prepare. [Read more...]
Register now for Episcopal Youth Music Camp
Crown Nominations Commission seeking input on the priorities for the ministry of the next Archbishop of Canterbury
2 April 2012
Dear Members of the Anglican Communion,
You will be aware that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is stepping down as Archbishop at the end of the year. Already the process for the appointment of a successor has begun. [Read more...]
Brian Ostenso to serve as Council Vice-Chair
Brian Ostenso, an active member of St. Stephen’s, Edina, has agreed to serve as Vice-Chair of Council. [Read more...]
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities Elects New President
Barbara A. Holmes will assume post in July
United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities has announced the election of the Reverend Dr. Barbara A. Holmes of Memphis, Tennessee as its eighth president. The seminary’s Board of Trustees confirmed Holmes’ appointment Wednesday afternoon, after which the new president addressed the board and spoke to members of the faculty, staff, and students. Holmes will relocate to the Twin Cities and assume her duties in July. [Read more...]
Experts focus on the Intersection of Poverty and the Environment in Episcopal Church live webcast on April 21
[The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs] Experts will examine The Intersection of Poverty and the Environment on April 21 in a live webcast beginning at 10 am Mountain (9 am Pacific, 11 Central, noon Eastern). The program will be available at no charge on the Episcopal Church website www.episcopalchurch.org. [Read more...]
Presiding Bishop’s Easter message
One of my favorite Easter hymns is about greenness. “Now the green blade riseth from the buried grain.”
It goes on to talk about love coming again. It’s a reminder to me of how centered our Easter images are in the Northern hemisphere. We talk about greenness and new life and life springing forth from the earth when we talk about resurrection. [Read more...]
