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Thanksgiving Leads Us to Joy

November 24, 2020

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, For many years now, one of my spiritual practices has been to write at least one thank you note every day. I do this in order to remind myself, in the midst of all t...

Eucharist in the Time of COVID

November 19, 2020

Beloved in Christ, Since the time of the apostles, the Holy Eucharist has been the principal act Christian worship, a fact that our tradition recovered in and through the 1979 Book of Common Prayer...

The Next Step on Our Journey with the Four Priorities

November 17, 2020

Beloved in Christ, At ECMN Convention in September I introduced the Four Priorities, rooted in the findings of the Bishop Search Process and formally adopted by Council, that I see guiding us as a ...

Bishop's Pastoral Letter

November 6, 2020

On Friday of last week, I released a pastoral letter, which was to be read by each faith community during their Sunday services. The message is one that I want to keep repeating. The coming mo...

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...

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