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News from in and around the Diocese of Easton.Bishop’s Blog – Pastoral Directive January
Bishop’s Pastoral Directive Regathering for In-Person Indoor Worship Feast of the Epiphany 2021 My Beloved Diocesan Family, In my previous Pastoral Directive issued in December, I communicated to the diocese that parishes are advised to suspend In-Person...
Bishop’s Blog – Christmas Message 2020
Bishop’s Christmas Message “Be silent, all people, before the Lord; for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling”(Zechariah 2: 13) At Christmas we hold true to the faith that genuine hope and new life are breathed into our lives, so we may start afresh, once again...
Bishop’s Pastoral Exception – Administration of Holy Communion in Special Circumstances
Bishop’s Pastoral Exception In a Period of Global Pandemic Administration of Holy Communion in Special Circumstances Pursuant to Title I. Canon 1.17.2 (a) All members of this Church who have received Holy Communion in this Church at least three times during the...
Bishop’s Pastoral Directive – Suspension of In-Person Worship Indoors
Bishop’s Pastoral DirectiveSuspension of In-Person Worship Indoors “And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family you did it to me’” (Matthew 25:40) Mother Teresa was famously admired as...
Bishop’s Blog – Episcopate Stewardship & Accountability
Episcopal Diocese of EastonEpiscopate Stewardship & AccountabilityIntroduction St. Luke’s Gospel 13: 6-9 Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So, he said to the...
Bishop’s Advent Reflection 2020
Bishop’s Advent Reflection 2020 Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” (Luke 21: 28) The holy season of Advent has begun, and while the secular world around us trivializes the coming birth...
Application Process Opened for Church Initiatives Grants
Small Grants Available in 2021 for Parishes Applications are now being accepted for the Diocese of Easton’s Church Initiatives Grant Program. Money is available exclusively to parishes and mission churches in the Diocese of Easton to undertake innovative programs and...
Pastoral Directive – November 2020
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” (Isaiah 41:10) Jesus said, “but take courage, I have conquered the world!”(John 16:33) My beloved family...
First Confirmation at our Latino Congregation
Sunday, September 27th, was a historic day in the over 150 years of the Diocese of Easton, Bishop San celebrated the confirmation of twelve (12) young people from La Sagrada Familia de Jesús (Holy Name of Jesus) and Shrewsbury Parish. The group represented the first...
Deacon Ordinations
Diocese of Easton Deacons’ Ordination Schedule & Livestream Links* Plus Parochial Deployment after Ordination* (Ordered by date of Ordination) Dr. Katherine E. Webb Date of Ordination – October 10, 2020 @ 2:00 p.m. – Emmanuel Church, Chestertown Watch this...
Bishop’s Blog – What Did Jesus Do? – Revisited
A Reflection What Did Jesus Do? “…if you can you choose, you can make me clean” (Mark 1: 40-45) "A Christian life should be one long sacred liturgy of praising God” Note: I have received several affirming comments from the faithful on this reflection. They mentioned...
Regathering Youth Groups
Regathering Youth Groups in the Diocese of Easton In March of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic moved most of our work online. Many youth groups got by with Zoom calls, virtual game nights and drive-by graduation parades. Other activities have fallen to the wayside for the...