By the Rev. Dr. Titus Presler | Convener, Green Mountain Witness Team The next Evangelism Matters Conference offered by the Episcopal Church’s Evangelism Initiative will be held Tuesday-Friday, Jan. 21-24, in Atlanta, GA. This gathering, which will feature a Q&A with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, will occur in tandem with the larger and multi-faceted Rooted …
By the Rev. John Morris Editor’s note:Today’s spiritual reflection is a transcript of a sermon preached by the Rev. John Morris. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in St. Johnsbury on November 17, 2019. The texts for that day, which are referenced in the sermon, were Malachi 4:1-2a and Luke 21:5-19. Samuel Isaac Joseph Schereschewsky was …
Located within the Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania, Stevenson School For Ministry (SSFM) is a learning community forming lay and ordained leadership for the church of today and the future. SSFM offers expanded opportunities for learning, continuing education and formation, including the following: How to Pray About the Broken Places of our World: October 25 – …
By Franci Farnsworth BRANDON, VT – The Rev. Rachel Field joined St. Thomas and Grace Episcopal Church as priest in partnership on August 29. The position is a quarter-time role, an arrangement that will enable the Rev. Field to pursue her call as both a sacramental minister and an environmental educator and activist. The Rev. …
By Nancy Boardman ARLINGTON, VT – On Sunday, September 15, the parish of St. James’ Episcopal Church in Arlington celebrated the new ministry of the Rev. Mary Robinson White as its priest in partnership. A native of Arizona, the Rev. White graduated from the University of Arizona with a B.A. in Elementary Education. She taught …
By Kathleen Moore Last Saturday, I fell into a fitful sleep, unable to wash from my mind images of the mass shooting that had taken place in El Paso, Texas. And, early Sunday morning I awoke to the news that another incident of mass gun violence had taken place overnight – this time in Dayton, …
Over the July Fourth weekend I was at the side counter in the Montgomery Post Office sorting my mail while a business owner of my acquaintance – I’ll call her Debbie – was chatting with the postmistress at the main counter. Debbie was telling a story that included New Rochelle, a town just north of …
By The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs Episcopal institutions can now apply for the next round of the Episcopal Evangelism Grants Program, designed to fund local and regional evangelism efforts in the Episcopal Church. The application deadline is October 1. “At its best, evangelism is a response to the deepest needs of our neighbors …
By Katie Runde Back sometime in my early twenties on a trip to the Seattle Aquarium, I saw a cylindrical tank full of young salmon, all swimming frantically against a current that mimicked that of a river. This was part of an exhibit on the life cycle of salmon, a desperate picture of young fish …
By Titus Presler “I have seen the Lord!” exclaimed Mary Magdalene to Jesus’ disciples in John’s account of the resurrection. When the two disciples who Luke says met Jesus on the road to Emmaus returned to Jerusalem, the eleven disciples there announced to them, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” Encounter …