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News from in and around the Diocese of Easton.Lenten Book Study – I Peter
Lenten Book Study with Bishop San “God's Church for God’s World” Letter of I Peter Thursdays, March 3rd to April 14th, 12:00pm - 1:00pm Bishop San is hosting a Book Study on Zoom every Thursday from 12 noon till 1:00pm during Lent. Beginning on Thursday, March 3rd, we...
Bishop’s Pastoral Letter – Pre-Convention Letter
Diocese of Easton154th Annual Diocesan Pre-ConventionBishop’s Pastoral LetterPursuant to Canon III.12.3(b) The gospel calls every baptized Christian into a personal relationship with Jesus grounded in LOVE. The fundamental unalterable TRUTH is that the church lives by...
Bishop’s Epiphany Reflection – January 2022
Bishop’s Epiphany Reflection - January 2022 The Good of Particularity “You are my son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased” (Luke: 3:22) Sunday marked the commencement of the solemn Season of Epiphany, the manifestation of Jesus to the Gentile world, a world...
Bishop’s Blog – Disaster Relief Appeal
Bishop San's Tornado Appeal ‘God is our refuge and strength, * a very present help in troubleThe Lord of hosts is with us; * the God of Jacob is our stronghold.’Psalm 46:1-4 Dear Diocesan Family, Our prayers, hearts and thoughts are fixated on the beloved...
Bishop’s Blog – Christmas Message 2021
Bishop’s Christmas Message “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.”(St. Luke 2:11) These words spoken by the angelic host are from the Christmas Story, passed on from generation to generation for centuries. It continues to...
Bishop’s Blog – Response to Convention Theme
Bishop’s Response to Convention Theme“A Church in Renaissance/Revival” For the past five years, guided by the Holy Spirit, succeeding Diocesan Conventions (from the 149th Diocesan Convention in 2017 to the present) have pursued a resolute and proactive approach to...
Bishop’s Blog – Advent Reflection 2021
Bishop’s Advent Reflection 2021 “Be on your guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipationand drunkenness and worries of this life, and that day catch you unexpectedly.”(Luke 21:34) The Season of Advent commences the new Liturgical Calendar for the...
Application Process Opened for Church Initiatives Grants
Small Grants Available in 2022 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...
Bishop San’s 40th Anniversary to the Priesthood
Bishop San Celebrates 40th Anniversary to the PriesthoodBishop San celebrated 40 years as a priest on Monday, November 8th. The special day included lunch with his staff (pictured left), where he was presented with a chalice and paten engraved with the Diocesan Seal....
Bishop’s Blog – All Saints & All Souls Reflection
Bishop’s Reflections During the past week the Church universal witnessed the observance of two major feast days that remind us about the virtue of sainthood, reality of mortality and inevitably of death. Additionally, they also point us to life in the earthly realm...
Bishop’s Blog: Legacy of Gratitude
Diocese of Easton's Legacy of GratitudeGod’s Call! God’s Hope!God’s ‘Little Gem’ on Maryland’s Eastern Shore Last month we celebrated Diocesan Heritage month. I wanted to share with you some bullet points that I feel are key to understanding the importance and...
2021 Town Hall
2021 Heritage Month Offering Town Hall Zoom with Camp Wright, the Retreat House, the Bishop's Institute & St. Paul's Episcopal Center (SPEC) An important part of our Diocesan life together includes our many collaborative ministry partners. In case you missed our...