Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop writes to congregations about Good Friday offering for Jerusalem and Middle East
[…] to give generously this year. I would encourage us all to use the fast of Lent to focus on the hunger (both spiritual and physical) of these peoples, and contribute […]
Today’s Scripture Readings…, Easter 3 (C) – 2010
[…] and stories of hope. After all, we have just celebrated Easter â weâve gone through Lent to the unlikeliest outcome imaginable: that we are, along with Christ, raised from the […]
Thank you for giving…and continuing to give
By Kathy Mank, UTO Board financial secretary Thank you, diocesan and parish coordinators who have held Ingatherings and have worked together in partnership. We give special thanks for our faithful […]
Religious leaders call for new measures to end human trafficking
[…] A recent human trafficking forum, Focused policy discussions sponsored by Episcopal Public Policy Network during Lent, and Encouraging participating in Human Trafficking Awareness Day, January 11 This is an important […]
Jesus' wilderness struggle for self-awareness a model for Church, Presiding Bishop says
[…] Son, in the very next moment lead him up – or in the more vio lent language of Mark, “drive him out” into the harsh and forbidding landscape of the […]
Today We Are Invited…, Ash Wednesday – 2007
[…] that grandmother’s oldest recipes may be helpful. For many people find the traditional disciplines of Lent as incomprehensible, as unapproachable, as her grandson once found those crumbling clippings. Consider today’s […]
EPPN Lenten Series Part 6: Spotlight on Jerusalem
[…] as Jesus’ earthly ministry found its climax in Jerusalem, so too has our journey through Lent and toward Holy Week led us there. The status of Jerusalem is perhaps the […]
The fast I choose
[…] All of this puts me in mind of one of the classic disciplines of the Lenten season that we now are entering: fasting. The exhortation in our prayer book calls […]
Kyrie eleison
[…] in excelsis in Rite 1 services. Some parishes use it during the penitential season of Lent. Kyrie eleison alternates with Christe eleison (“Christ have mercy”). The chant may be sung […]
EPPN Lenten Series Part 3: Spotlight on Borders
[…] by your Word you marvelously carry out the work of reconciliation: Grant that in our Lenten fast we may be devoted to you with all our hearts, and united with […]
Gratitude as the Pivot from Joy to Repentance
[…] joy of the season of Epiphany to the somber time of reflection and repentance during Lent. I had never really thought about it before, so sometimes abstaining from something makes […]
Diocese of Taiwan Convention
[…] comforted his people, and will have compassion on his suffering ones. May this season of Lent bring a new willingness to see the suffering around us and embrace them. That […]
Presiding Bishop Preaches at Christ Church Cathedral Dublin
[…] If I am killed, I shall arise in the Salvadoran people.â And indeed, his assassination lent enormous energy to the quest for justice in that land. To this day, when […]
Shame, Tuesday in Holy Week – 2020
[…] This is a necessary reminder – particularly now, as we get to the end of Lent. Lent is a season of self-examination, of repentance and renewal. But as we go […]
Episcopal Church Executive Council: opening remarks from the President of the House of Deputies
[…] congregación con privilegios, es posible que esté viendo a toda la Iglesia a través del lente de su experiencia pandémica. Quizás esté pensando: la economía es fuerte, la gente tiene […]
Bulletin Insert: Life Transformed – Week 5 – March 26, 2023
English The journey through Lent into Easter is a journey with Jesus. We are baptized into his life, self-giving, and death; then, we rise in hope to life transformed. This […]
EPPN LENTEN SERIES: The Greatest Commandment is Never Easy
[…] yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” Matthew 22:36-40 (NIV) Lent is a time for study and reflection about the sacrifices Jesus made and how […]
Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the Church of Sweden (Lutheran) renew commitment to “join in the care of creation”
[…] crisis, adormecidos por tradiciones de honrar la vida humana a expensas de otra vida, y lentos por completo para integrar el cuidado de la creación en el camino del amor […]
Preparing to Become the Beloved Community curriculum revised for Advent 2020
[…] las lecturas para cada semana de Adviento y el día de Navidad a través del lente de la justicia social. Obtenga aquí más información sobre este podcast . Disponible en […]
Bible Study: Tuesday in Holy Week – 2020
[…] the trial. Temptations always come, but temptations thrive on our vulnerabilities and on our weaknesses. Lent offers the possibility for us to reflect on good times and to pile up […]