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News from in and around the Diocese of Easton.Bishop’s Easter Message 2025
Bishop’s Easter Message We are the Easter People: The Lord is Risen!! “…The Lord has risen indeed, and he has appeared to Simon!...and how he had been made known to them in the breaking of the bread”(Luke 24:34,35) The Easter Story always strikes us as a strange and...
Bishop’s Address to the 157th Diocesan Convention
Diocese of Easton 157th Annual Diocesan ConventionChrist Church Parish, Stevensville, Kent Island MDHosted by the Middle Convocation March 6th - 8th, 2025 On behalf of the Diocese of Easton and the Episcopal Church family on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, welcome to the...
Bishop’s Pre-Convention Pastoral Letter
Bishop’s Pre-Convention Pastoral Letter Pursuant to Canon III.12.3.b My beloved diocesan siblings, You will hear in my Bishop’s Address a few touchpoints on the positive state of the Diocese. This letter gives a more robust and deeper dive into those...
Bishop’s Lenten Reflection 2025
Bishop’s Lenten Reflection 2025 The Season of Lent is once again upon us. Ash Wednesday is traditionally earmarked in our liturgical calendar as the beginning of Lent when the faithful gather to commemorate the commencement of this solemn season. The Church invites...
Bishop San’s Notice of Resignation Date Change
Re: Bishop’s Notice of Resignation Date Change: February 2, 2026 Through much prayer and consultation with my family, I write to you to announce that I will be resigning effective February 2nd, 2026, being the Feast of the Presentation/Candlemas as per Church Pension...
Update – Title IV Concluded
Update - Statement from the Chancellor of the Diocese of EastonApproved for Distribution by the Diocesan Council, February 10th, 2025 The two sets of Title IV Complaints asserting allegations against Bishop Marray have been resolved by the Episcopal Church with...
Discernment Committee Begins Work
The Diocese of Easton Discernment Committee met on January 29, 2025 for the first time for an organizing meeting on zoom. The Committee at that meeting scheduled an in-person day-long retreat and planning session for Saturday, March 1. 2025 at Bray House in Easton....
Standing Committee Appoints Discernment Committee
Standing Committee Appoints Discernment Committee The Standing Committee of the Diocese of Easton has announced the appointment of the Diocesan Discernment Committee for the purpose of leading the Diocese of Easton in discerning our diocese’s future mission strategy....
Spring 2025 Trainings from the Bishop’s Institute
The Bishop’s Institute, Diocese of Easton Trainings for Eucharistic Ministers, Eucharistic Visitors, and Worship Leaders Spring, 2025 We offer licensure of lay leaders for Eucharistic Ministers, Eucharistic Visitors, and Worship Leaders. We seek those who have been...
Bishop’s Christmas Message
Bishop’s Christmas Message God’s Divine Love for a Broken World “They shall name Him Emmanuel” which means, “God is with us”.(St. Matthew 1: 23) Christmas gathers the faithful together in celebration of the birth of our Savior, Jesus, the world’s Messiah and Anointed...
Standing Committee Letter to Diocese re: Transition
A Message from the Standing Committee Dear Friends in Christ, We who serve on the Standing Committee have received word from our Bishop Santosh Marray of his retirement as Bishop of Easton in 2026. We are grateful for his many years of service as our Diocesan...
Bishop San’s Retirement Letter
The Office of the BishopEpiscopal Diocese of Easton November 15, 2024 My Siblings in Christ: In the Book of Revelation the anointed one says, “See I am making all things new.” (21:5) Likewise, the prophet Isaiah writes with a similar focus, “I am about to do a new...