From the Bishop | Episcopal Church in Minnesota

Today is Election Day!

November 3, 2020

Dear ones, On this day, when we are surrounded by uncertainty and anxiety, I invite you to remember that no matter what happens today and in the days to follow, three things simply cannot change: ...

Swept Up

September 29, 2020

Beloved in Christ, Today is the feast of St. Michael and All Angels. Most of us, I suspect, don't quite know what to make of angels. In scripture, they are present in many of the most important mom...

Virtual Convention is This Weekend!

September 22, 2020

Beloved in Christ, This month, the Bishop's Book Club selection was Howard Thurman's classic and extraordinary book Jesus and the Disinherited. The central question addressed in the book is ho...

Rooting Ourselves in Jesus

September 15, 2020

Beloved in Christ, The landscape we have been traveling through together these past many months is exceedingly complex. The constant disruption and shifting ground easily wears on us, and most of u...

The Good News in a Difficult Season

September 8, 2020

Beloved In Christ, It is now impossible to miss the fact that another major election season has come fully into focus. (And, if you've been avoiding it, now is the time to make a voting plan! See b...

Register Today for Saturday's Online Convention Gathering

September 1, 2020

Beloved In Christ, On Saturday, September 26, everyone in ECMN is invited to gather for a day of praying, learning, and dreaming about our future together. We will begin with the bishop’s addr...

On the Road Across ECMN

August 25, 2020

Beloved in Christ, As many of you know, this month I have begun making official visitations to faith communities. I began with those places that have gone the longest since their last Bishop's...

Updated ECMN Regathering Plan

August 18, 2020

Beloved in Christ, ECMN is now implementing a process, modeled after many other dioceses across the church, that will help us to prepare to safely reopen our buildings to work, ministry, and worshi...

How have you walked with Jesus today?

August 11, 2020

Beloved in Christ, I spent a lot of time last week meeting with individuals who are in discernment for ordination as priests or deacons. They are all extraordinarily gifted, and I continue to be fi...

Following Jesus in Complicated Times

Beloved, We’ll soon be releasing an updated version of the ECMN Re-Gathering Plan, which will include some more detailed guidance for faith communities as we continue to plan for the coming mo...

What is the Purpose of the Church?

Beloved in Christ, Yesterday, I heard a presentation from Archbishop Melissa Skelton and Canon Alissa Newton, both of the College for Congregational Development, which included a helpful remin...

Grace-Spotting: Looking for Signs of the Holy Spirit

Beloved in Christ, After many months and multiple stages of transition, the Loya family is now fully moved into our home in the west metro suburbs. That is to say, all of our belongings are in the ...

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