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News from in and around the Diocese of Easton.Discernment Committee Calls Parishes to Host an Education Information Day
The Diocese of Easton’s Discernment Committee has prepared a three-phase program to help discern our future. Phase One is to educate ourselves about what a diocese is and to understand the current state of the Diocese of Easton. For Phase Two the Discernment Committee...
Standing Committee Liaisons to Diocesan Committees
Standing Committee (Ecclesiastical Authority) Liaisons to Diocesan Committees – 2026-27 Committees where Bishop is chair * or ex officio member: *Diocesan Council – D. Williams *Department of Missions – G. Powell & C. Meyer** *Board of Managers – D. Williams &...
Church Initiatives Grant Program
May 2026 “Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” John 12:24 With funds transferred from the former St. Stephen’s Church of East New Market, Md, the Diocese of...
The Standing Committee as the Ecclesiastical Authority
The Standing Committee as the Ecclesiastical Authority (by The Rev. Dr. Darcy Williams) Most people in the Episcopal Church know that the Standing Committee of a diocese functions as the council of advice and consent to the diocesan bishop. But things get more...
Discernment Toolkit
Each parish and mission in the Diocese of Easton is asked to schedule a Parish Discernment Information Day by September 29, 2026 to educate clergy and laity about church structures and the current state of the Diocese of Easton with the objective that everyone in the...
Message from the Standing Committee April 17, 2026
Message from the Standing Committee The Standing Committee is grateful to the Steering Committee and to the Rt. Rev. Mary Gray Reeves, our consultant, for all the work they did from August 2025 through the 158th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Easton to begin to...
Gather- Listen – Connect Update April 2, 2026
The results of small group discussions at the Diocese of Easton’s Gather, Listen, Connect events and the Report to Convention are available on the Gather, Listen, Connect webpage, as are remarks by the Rt. Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves, retired. They can be accessed...
Camp Wright Shoreline Stabilization
Camp Wright is a valued property of the Diocese of Easton. The camp program has provided formative and sprit filled camp experiences for children from the Eastern Shore and beyond since 1930. Camp Wright's mission is connection. The shorelinek which connects the...
Answers To Your Questions About Title IV Costs to the Diocese
At the 158th Annual Convention of the Diocese of Easton and at recently held Gather-Listen-Connect events, the Standing Committee was asked about expenses incurred by the Diocese related to the Title IV complaints against Bishop Marray. Curiosity, coupled with...
A Joint Letter from 154 Bishops of The Episcopal Church: Whose Dignity Matters?
A letter to our fellow Americans. We, the undersigned bishops of The Episcopal Church, write today out of grief, righteous anger, and steadfast hope. What happened a week ago in Minnesota and is happening in communities across the country runs counter to God’s vision...
Gather, Listen, Connect!
Registration Deadline Extended until Monday, November 10th @ Noon Gather, Listen, Connect! Registration will remain open through Monday, Nov. 10th at noon. We invite you, as you worship and are in community with fellow parishioners this Sunday, to...
Welcome, Bishop Shand!
WELCOME, BISHOP SHAND! Please join the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Easton in welcoming the Right Reverend James J. “Bud” Shand, 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Easton (resigned) as our Assisting Bishop during these early months of transition following...