Meeting Christ in Tanzania By Emma Harter This formative experience would not have been possible without the generosity of the Episcopal Church of Vermont and the support of kind neighbors and friends. I am eternally grateful. Celebrant: Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? People: I will, with …
Reflection: The Armor of God By Jane Lee Wolfe There’s a wonderful passage in the sixth chapter of the Letter of Paul to the Ephesians that goes on about “putting on the whole armor of God.” We’re supposed to do this in order to be strong in the lord and [strong in] the strength of …
Bishop’s Report to Diocesan Council – July 24, 2018 (1) There were no personnel changes in the period since our last Diocesan Council meeting. (2) The following congregations are in some phase of transition (mostly with respect to calling new clergy leadership): St. Thomas & Grace, Brandon, Supply Clergy; St. Andrew’s, Colchester, the Rev. Robert …
Spread the Word Evangelism: It’s About Telling Stories By Jennifer Ogelby I am pretty sure that I became an evangelist when I was at Rock Point Summer Camp. I started out going to camp a little early because my father was director from the time I was five years old. I spent the summers there …
Diocesan Council Meeting Highlights – July 24, 2018 By Kathy Hartman The July 24 meeting was called to order by the Rt. Rev. Thomas Ely at 7:00 PM. Kathy Hartman led the opening devotions. The Consent Agenda was approved. We all congratulated Maurice Harris on the recent awarding of the honorary title Dr. Maurice Harris, …
Treasurer’s Report to Diocesan Council- August 26, 2018 The Diocesan Council will not meet in August, but I thought the members might appreciate a brief interim report on the status of our finances for FY2018. We will meet September 15 to consider the FY2019 budget proposal in detail, and I expect to provide more current …
Cathedral Church of St. Paul Welcomes ‘Theologians in Residence’ BURLINGTON, VT – In October and November, the Cathedral Church of St. Paul will welcome the Rt. Rev. Barry Morgan, archbishop emeritus of Wales, and the Rev. Nancy Gossling, former interim dean of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, as “Theologians in Residence” responsible for …
Bishop Transition News Update from the BDNC (September 3, 2018) The Profile has been written and will be shared with the Standing Committee this week. Following that, the draft will undergo final edits. Maurice Harris, diocesan communications minister, is collaborating with us in developing the website, which will be an engaging compilation of our information …
Around the Wider Episcopal Church (September 3, 2018) The Episcopal Church considers voting an act of Christian stewardship and is asking Episcopalians to pledge that they will vote in the general election on November 6, 2018. Additionally, TEC has released a toolkit to help Episcopalians #VoteFaithfully. Read More Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry issued a …
Registration Deadline for Alleluia! Open Golf Tournament is September 7 Consider becoming a sponsor! As a reminder, the registration deadline for the September 22 Alleluia! Open Golf Tournament is September 7. Currently, the diocese has received $24,550 in gifts toward the $40,000 AlleluiaFund goal for 2018. Thank you for those contributions! We ask you to …