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    • Church Leaders Address ImmigrationChurch Leaders Address ImmigrationJune 18, 2018Bishops speak out against current policies...
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    • I Give ThanksI Give ThanksJune 19, 2018“For this flower, Lord, I give thanks.”...
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      • Distinctly Northwest: Liturgies of Nature and Holy Mystery
        Distinctly Northwest: Liturgies of Nature and Holy MysteryA Pacific Northwest parish works to connect their region’s love of nature to God through creative liturgies and the arts....
      • Fearless Fundraising: Gratitude
        Fearless Fundraising: GratitudeIf a person, deciding about their philanthropy is not grateful for what they have, philanthropy will be rendered as effective as a cellphone without a charger. This is why a good stewardship program in a church is only, ever as good as its formation program....
      • New Missioner in South Carolina
        New Missioner in South CarolinaThis new ministry is a way for our diocese to manifest good care of God?s people, live out our Diocesan Vision,and always seek the goals of reconciliation and unity in Christ during this important time of transition...
      • Lessons From Our Son:  A Call to Practical Neighbor-Love
        Lessons From Our Son:  A Call to Practical Neighbor-LoveAs he prayed, I looked at his beautiful, gentle face and saw without any veil or cover his agony as well as his love. Who would not respond to a prayer like that?...
      • Bishop Issues Decision in Connecticut Parish Dispute
        Bishop Issues Decision in Connecticut Parish DisputeBishop Ian Douglas met with members of St. Paul’s, Darien on the evening of June 14th, as was previously announced (see the Café’s coverage of the events leading up to this meeting here). From the diocesan media release: “The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, Bishop Diocesan of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, visited St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Mansfield Avenue in Darien, Conn., at 6 p.m. on June 14, 2018 to deliver his decision regarding the vestry’s (lay leaders’) request […]...

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    • PodcastsJune 17, 2018
      All Things Rite and Musical #23Changes to the rite of confession in the Diocese of Canterbury, the recent royal wedding, and an event so current it hasn’t even happened yet.... Read more...
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      Subversive Undercroft #47Christ’s mission is in the small things that add up to something remarkable  ... Read more...
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      Subversive Undercroft: Who Belongs?Christ recognizes no human defined boundaries for inclusion among God’s people; only the desire to follow God’s will   Reading Mark 3:20-35 The crowd came together again, so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat. When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.” And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.” And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come. But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered. “Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”— for they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.” Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.” And he replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”   Music Seek Ye first the Kingdom of God, The VGK-Sarepta Children Choir at Bellville SDA Church Seek, Seek, the Swan Silvertones Follow the Road, Josh Woodward... Read more...
    • PodcastsJune 10, 2018
      2FAB #100: Mark: 11-16Luci and Jordan hit 100 episodes and immediately continue their journey through Mark’s Gospel... Read more...
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    • Speaking to the SoulJune 19, 2018
      I Give Thanks“For this flower, Lord, I give thanks.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulJune 18, 2018
      Who are the Others?“This is a fine theological line, because we believe that God loves us unconditionally, but God doesn’t love some of what we do.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulJune 17, 2018
      DirtSee, the dirt has meaning too. The first people were made of it, God entered into it, and things grow out of it. It is a hiding place for the soul and a place of transformation... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulJune 16, 2018
      Yes, No, or But“Let your word be ‘Yes, yes,’ or ‘No, no.’ ” I find it very interesting that it is an instruction to be definite in one’s answer. Since this was a lesson from Jesus, it makes it even more interesting.... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulJune 15, 2018
      The Dust of God“I think that God hopes I will make good decisions with my life, but in order for it to be my life, God can’t step in and ‘save me’ from myself or from just plain bad luck.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulJune 14, 2018
      My Theology“This common essence in three persons is a dance of relationship in which abundant, astounding creativity spins out at every turn, unlimited, unbounded, and yet welcoming in every way to us little finite beings.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulJune 13, 2018
      Little Graces“The little seeds of the gospel are waiting to sprout up—often in places where we least expect it.”... Read more...
    • Speaking to the SoulJune 12, 2018
      Glimpses of God’s Kingdom“I’d like to think she’s looking past her father. Towards something more. Something deeper than what she can see with her eyes.”... Read more...
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    • Featured Story / The LeadJune 18, 2018
      Church Leaders Address ImmigrationBishops speak out against current policies... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadJune 15, 2018
      New Missioner in South CarolinaThis new ministry is a way for our diocese to manifest good care of God?s people, live out our Diocesan Vision,and always seek the goals of reconciliation and unity in Christ during this important time of transition... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadJune 15, 2018
      Bishop Issues Decision in Connecticut Parish DisputeBishop Ian Douglas met with members of St. Paul’s, Darien on the evening of June 14th, as was previously announced (see the Café’s coverage of the events leading up to this meeting here). From the diocesan media release: “The Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas, Bishop Diocesan of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, visited St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Mansfield Avenue in Darien, Conn., at 6 p.m. on June 14, 2018 to deliver his decision regarding the vestry’s (lay leaders’) request […]... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadJune 14, 2018
      Bishop Johnston on diocesan house culture, his retirementOf course, the other matter I raised in my first letter is that for many months now I have been considering the options for my retirement. I can now tell you that for personal reasons I shall resign and retire earlier than I had planned (which is another reason not to elect a second suffragan at this time). I have not yet determined precisely when that will be, but I am looking toward the summer of next year, 2019.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadJune 13, 2018
      Beecken Center announces new executive directorA release from the University of the South: Sewanee, Tennessee—The School of Theology announced that it has appointed Dr. Sheri D. Kling as the new executive director of its Beecken Center and associate dean of the School of Theology.  Kling was previously serving in the University of the South’s office of the University registrar. Her appointment will take effect on July 1, 2018. Kling holds a Ph.D. from Claremont School of Theology, an M.A.T.S. from the Lutheran School […]... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadJune 12, 2018
      Lay leaders attempt takeover of church in DarienTheir rector, the Rev. Canon George I. Kovoor, notified the Darien police and Bishop Douglas. The responding officers spoke with Bishop Douglas who provided the relevant secular case law, canon (church) law, and Letter of Employment for Canon Kovoor, demonstrating the authority of the Bishop Diocesan in any disputes between the vestry (elected lay leaders) and the rector.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadJune 12, 2018
      Bishop of San Joaquin weighs in on immigration‘We join bishops from across the country, alongside faith leaders and people of good will, to urge our Congress to protect Dreamers, TPS families, and all undocumented families. And urge all others reading this, the constituents, to call upon your representatives to do what is right. Let our congress members remember the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew: “Truly I tell you whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.”’... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The LeadJune 12, 2018
      The Good Book Club returns Epiphany, 2019“Following a successful and well-received Good Book Club during Lent and Easter, plans are being finalized for the next Good Book Club journey – the reading of St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans during the Epiphany season.”... Read more...
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    • The MagazineJune 17, 2018
      To Those of You in the Back Pew…You’ve passed this lovely old church many times on your way downtown to the farmer’s market or a restaurant and thought to yourself, “Why not give this one a try?”... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineJune 16, 2018
      Distinctly Northwest: Liturgies of Nature and Holy MysteryA Pacific Northwest parish works to connect their region’s love of nature to God through creative liturgies and the arts.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineJune 16, 2018
      Fearless Fundraising: GratitudeIf a person, deciding about their philanthropy is not grateful for what they have, philanthropy will be rendered as effective as a cellphone without a charger. This is why a good stewardship program in a church is only, ever as good as its formation program.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineJune 15, 2018
      Lessons From Our Son:  A Call to Practical Neighbor-LoveAs he prayed, I looked at his beautiful, gentle face and saw without any veil or cover his agony as well as his love. Who would not respond to a prayer like that?... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineJune 10, 2018
      Of radical love and inclusionBishop Michael Curry’s Royal Wedding Sermon is why I take my kids to church. That vision of the “church” of radical love and inclusion – it’s why I sometimes arrive home late after attending church meetings and kiss my sleeping kids goodnight.... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineJune 10, 2018
      Daily Sip: Canal or Reservoir?The Daily Sip reflects on the leadership of our church through the lens of St Bernard of Clairvaux... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineJune 9, 2018
      Fearless Fundraising: Act Out NowSure.  Preach about love.  But is a plan so very unspiritual? By acting out now to raise endowments and major gifts, might we be able to help midwife the Church’s molting with resources She might one day need?... Read more...
    • Recent Stories / The MagazineJune 8, 2018
      Goodness, Grace, and GratitudeBy offering ourselves into God’s hands, we suffer no diminishment, but become fully ourselves.... Read more...
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