Bulletin Inserts
Bulletin Insert: Easter 7 (B) – Meet Our Religious Communities: The Third Order, Society of St. Francis – May 16, 2021
In 1205, Francis of Assisi was called by God to rebuild the Church. Early in his ministry, Francis recognized the need to include people from all walks of life within his movement of reform and renewal. The work of following Christ in humility, love, and joy, which is the vocation of all Christians, could not be restricted to the traditional and cloistered life of the Friars and Sisters (First and Second Orders). The Third Order was born.
Bulletin Insert: Easter 6 (B) – Support the Annual Appeal – May 9, 2021
Last November at the Holding onto Hope service at the National Cathedral, I preached that the mountain in Matthew, chapter 5, was not incidental to the story. Jesus went to and spoke from the Mount so that folks could see the Promised Land. He pointed us in the direction of God’s promise and asked us to be bold in following him.
Bulletin Insert: Easter 5 (B) – One in the Spirit, a Way of Love Revival Weekend – May 2, 2021
The Episcopal Church greets Pentecost with One in the Spirit, a Way of Love Revival Weekend designed to fan the flames of hope, celebrate difference, honor creation, foster beloved community, and send people toward Jesus’s Way of Love. The weekend of events includes the following:
Bulletin Insert: Easter 4 (B) – The Episcopal Church Racial Justice Audit – April 25, 2021
After two years and more than 1,300 surveys, the ground-breaking Racial Justice Audit of Episcopal Leadership (iam.ec/rja) is now available to the wider church and public.
Bulletin Insert: Easter 3 (B) – Meet Our Religious Communities: What’s in It for Me? – April 18, 2021
Connection with a religious order can include spiritual guidance and friendship, resources, connection with other friends of the community, and retreat opportunities. Religious communities offer prayers for the world and individuals as requested.
Bulletin Insert: Easter 2 (B) – Explore the Way of Love: Turn – April 11, 2021
“There are so many voices in the world, telling us who we are, what we should do, and how we will be fulfilled. They tell us to focus on our desires, on our cravings, on being the best individual we can be. The world, we are told, revolves around each of us.”
Bulletin Insert: Easter Day (B) – The Presiding Bishop’s Easter Message – April 4, 2021
“When I get to heaven — and I know it may sound presumptuous for me to say it, but I live by grace and believe in amazing grace — when I get to heaven, I certainly want to see the Lord.”
Bulletin Insert: Palm Sunday (B) – The Sunday of the Passion – March 28, 2021
“Let these branches be for us signs of his victory, and grant that we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as our King, and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life.”
Bulletin Insert: Lent 5 (B) – Meet Our Religious Communities: Community of Divine Love – March 21, 2021
The Community of Divine Love (CDL) is an Episcopal monastery for both men and women.
Bulletin Insert: Lent 4 (B) – Good Friday Offering – March 14, 2021
Words like “unprecedented” seem too small to describe the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has sorely afflicted the lives of millions of people around the world. It is hard to get one’s mind around the impact of this crisis. And yet, for many Christians in the Middle East, the pandemic is just one more crisis to add to the list.
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