In May of 2018, at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, our Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, The Most Reverend Michael B. Curry, stunned a worldwide audience of over one billion people with a riveting and exhilarating sermon on love.
For sixteen minutes Bishop Curry was a pastor and an advocate to the whole world and to the entire human race. In the days and weeks following the wedding, Bishop Curry continued the charge, meeting with news anchors and leaders to share his contagious joy and his steadfast belief that love, exemplified in Christ, can redeem the world.
“How can we harness this momentum and further Bishops Curry’s call to ‘capture the energy of love’?”
Our advice to all members of the Diocese of Easton (and anyone who lands on this page) is to share! Share the message of love that Bishop Curry spoke about, share his joyful visit to the Today show, share his light-hearted “appearance” on Saturday Night Live, and above all, share the “redemptive power of love” in every aspect of your being. Treat yourself kindly, show grace to your neighbor, and examine your words and actions with a careful eye towards love. We are the Episcopal Church, Bishop Curry is our spiritual leader, and we are working with our faithful brothers and sisters to “make of this old world, a new world”.
Finally, we’d like to everyone to share that Presiding Bishop Curry will be the Celebrant and Preacher for us on Sunday, March 3, 2019 at 11:00am at the Hyatt Regency in Cambridge Maryland for the closing Eucharist of our Sesquicentennial Celebration. Tell your family and friends that they will have a rare opportunity to hear another amazing Bishop Curry sermon in person, here on the Eastern Shore.
Here are even more links to share:
Video of the Sermon
Episcopal Church
Video and Text of the Sermon
Episcopal News Service
Thanks, Meghan Markle, We Needed That
New York Times
US bishop wows royal wedding with impassioned sermon on love
Reuters: EMTV Online, others
Royal Wedding Was Filled With Symbolism Of African-American History
NPR
Presiding Bishop Michael preaches at the Royal Wedding
On NPR
On NBC
On CBS
On ABC
A royal wedding bridges the Atlantic and breaks old molds –
AP: Washington Post, many others
Black bishop delivers passion and soul in powerful royal wedding address
CNN International
Bishop raised in Buffalo at Royal Wedding
Time Warner Cable News Buffalo – Buffalo, NY
Episcopal Bishop Michael Curry Preaches on Jesus’ Sacrificial Love’ at Prince Harry, Meghan …
Christian Post
My Bishop, Most Rev. Michael Curry, Just Changed the History of Royal Weddings—Here’s Why
Glamour
Fitzgerald: Royal wedding’s Rev. Michael Curry reminds us that faith is …
Boston Herald
Royal wedding bishop leads procession to White House
Fox News
Bishop Curry: ‘I love President Trump and I pray for him’
BBC News
Bishop leads fight against ‘dangerous crisis’
CNN
Fresh off royal sermon, bishop warns ‘somebody woke up Jim Crow’
International-CNN
Bishop Michael Curry takes his message to the White House
Washington Post
Bishop who lit up royal wedding tells Washington crowd: ‘Love your neighbour’
The Guardian
Video: Presiding Bishop speaks from DC about bipartisan Morning Prayer, ‘Reclaiming Jesus’
Episcopal News Service
Bishop Michael Curry: How I Wrote the Royal Wedding Sermon
TIME
How American style – and teeth – rocked the royal wedding
The Guardian
Michael Curry and the Royal wedding: What does it mean for the Anglican Communion
ChristianToday
11 Most Inspirational Quotes About Love From Bishop Michael Curry’s sermon at the royal wedding
YourTango
A Royal Wedding with A Royal Message
L.A. Watts Times
Presiding Bishop Curry, the Rev. Jim Wallis issue letter on ‘Reclaiming Jesus Declaration’
Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs
Meet Michael Curry, the bishop who spoke at the royal wedding
Today.com
Royal wedding star Bishop Michael Curry speaks to GMA
Good Morning America
Bishop Michael Curry on preaching at the royal wedding and getting ribbed on ‘SNL’
USA Today
“Everybody Was Absolutely Behind’ Royal Wedding Sermon Including the Queen, Says Harry’s Guest
People
Rev. Curry saw the ‘quiet British amen’ during sermon at royal wedding, he says on ‘Today’
News & Observer
Amanpour: Michael Hayden and Bishop Michael Curry
Amanpour on PBS
‘The blackest moment in global pop culture since Obama’s election night’
Washington Post
‘Love is the only way’: How a black preacher’s royal wedding address showed the power of a good …
seattlepi.com
Bishop Michael Curry Calls Appearance at Royal Wedding ‘A Real Blessing’
Inside Edition
Bishop Michael Curry Says His Powerful Royal Wedding Sermon Had the Royal Stamp of Approval
Brides.com
Bishop speaks out after delivering soul-stirring sermon at Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s
GMA
American bishop brings human rights focus to royal wedding
AP: Baltimore Sun, others
Prince Harry and American Actress Meghan Markle Exchange Vows in …
Black Press USA
Tony Norman: OK, so now I’m cool with royal weddings
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Bishop whose sermon lit up royal wedding to lead White House protest
CNN
A Black Bishop Brings a Political Message to the Royal Wedding
The Atlantic
Bishop Michael Curry, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
CNN: Amanpour
Episcopalians reflect on staying power of ‘the sermon that stole the show’
Religion News Service
Bishop Curry shares day of love, laughter with royal couple
WRAL.com
Bishop Curry on the sermon
Amanpour on PBS
Before Royal Wedding Sermon, Rev. Curry Stood With Standing Rock Pipeline Opponents
EcoWatch
Presiding Bishop’s royal wedding sermon draws global praise, boosts evangelism
Episcopal News Service
World’s media applauds Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Royal Wedding sermon
Anglicannews
‘There’s power in love to help and heal when nothing else can’
Chicago Tribune
Bishop Curry
ITV1 U.K. Regional TV
Royal Wedding’s Bishop Curry: Love’s Already Changed the World… My Sermon’s On Point!!!
TMZ
‘Love is the only way’: How a black preacher’s royal wedding address showed the power of a good … –
Washington Post
Before royal wedding sermon, Most Rev. Michael Curry inspired crowd in Alabama
AL.com
Meghan Markle Introduces the British Monarchy to the African-American Experience
NY Times
Welby: Bishop Curry ‘blew the place open’
Sky News
Royal wedding preacher Presiding Bishop Michael Curry shares his love of Jesus with the world
Episcopal News Service
American Bishop on bringing his style to the royal wedding
CBS news
Black bishop delivers passion and soul in powerful royal wedding address
CNN
As Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Wed, a New Era Dawns
FOX
Bishop Curry’s Royal Wedding Sermon Was Wholly Un-British, Amazing, and Necessary
Esquire
Royal wedding 2018: Black bishop makes history, mentions slavery in American-style sermon
USA Today
Biracial, American and now a Duchess: Meghan leaves mark on monarchy
CNN.com
Video: Presiding Bishop shares message of joy following royal wedding
Episcopal News Service
The Royal Family’s Reaction to Reverend Michael Curry’s Sermon is Everything
HarpersBAZAAR.com
‘Power in love’: Watch sermon at royal wedding by Bishop Michael Curry, from Buffalo
Buffalo News
Duchess Kate, David Beckham and More of the Best Reactions to Royal Wedding Sermon
US Magazine
American Bishop Quotes Martin Luther King Jr. in Impassioned Royal Wedding Address: ‘Love Is …
PEOPLE.com
Fiery US bishop brings American flare to royal wedding
AP: Washington Post
Bishop Michael Curry: The ‘stunning preacher’ who addressed the royal wedding ceremony
The Independent
Salt Lake’s bit part in the royal wedding? Presiding bishop of Episcopal Church elected in Utah
Deseret News, UT
The surprise star of Harry and Meghan’s wedding: Bishop Michael Curry from Chicago
Washington Post
‘That was a black church sermon:’ Rev. Michael Curry brings passion to the Church of England
Philly.com
Bishop Michael Curry, who made a big impact at royal wedding, recently left an impression on …
Omaha World-Herald
Fiery US bishop with Winston-Salem ties brings American flair to royal wedding
Winston-Salem Journal
Renowned Rev spoke of power of love at wedding
Boston Herald
Presiding Bishop Curry’s sermon at the Royal Wedding
Episcopal Church Public Affairs Office
Bishop Michael Curry’s Sermon at the Royal Wedding Was a Subtly Radical Piece of Theology
Slate
The Rev. Scott Gunn: If you liked the Royal Wedding sermon on Saturday, go to church on Sunday
Fox News