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News from in and around the Diocese of Easton.Church Initiatives Grant Program – Small grants available in 2026 for parishes.
The Diocese Wants to Fund Your Great Ideas! Small Grants Available for New Parish and Mission Initiatives Applications are now being accepted for the Diocese of Easton’s Church Initiatives Grant Program. Grants are available exclusively for parishes and mission...
Discernment Committee Calling for Prayers
Dear Clergy, Parish Administrators and Senior Wardens, During this time of Transition in the Diocese of Easton as Bishop Santosh enters his final months with us, the Diocesan Discernment Committee is calling the Diocese to pray this summer: for our discernment and...
Discernment Committee Calls Diocese to Prayer
The Discernment Committee, following up on the Standing Committee’s decision for the Diocese of Easton to enter a time of listening and healing, will continue its data collection efforts through the summer. Once the listening and healing process has been underway, the...
Standing Committee June Letter to the Diocese
Standing Committee Letter to the Diocese, June 9, 2025 During this time of transition, the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Easton has been in communication with Bishop Marray, the Office of the Presiding Bishop, and specifically with Ms. Rebecca Wilson, Chief of...
Bishop San Reflects on Meeting Pope Francis Personally
Bishop San Reflects on Meeting Pope Francis Personally Rather than repeating the much-revered sentiments shared by many across the world, Bishop San has offered to share his personal experience with Pope Francis - from when he and Lynn met the Pope during the Bishop's...
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....