Lenten Programs 2024

Please join us for one of these Christian education programs, services, and retreats throughout the Diocese of Louisiana this Lenten Season. Contact Tamika Gerhardt, tgerhardt@edola.org, for additions or corrections to the list. A blessed Lent to you!   Book Studies |...

Addiction Recovery Ministry Reflection for December 2023

From the beginning, communication in A.A., has been no ordinary transmission of helpful ideas and attitudes. Because of our kinship in suffering, and because our common means of deliverance are effective for ourselves, only when constantly carried to others, our...

Advent and Christmas Events in the Diocese of Louisiana

Go to Christmas Eve Services Go to Christmas Day Services Lessons and Carols Advent Lessons & Carols Based on the “O” Antiphons Sunday, December 3 at 5 p.m.St. James Episcopal Church, 205 N. Fourth St, Baton Rouge Lessons and CarolsSunday,...

Addiction Recovery Reflection for November 2023.

In Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, Bill wrote: “Almost without exception, alcoholics are tortured by loneliness. Even before our drinking got bad and the people began to cut us off, nearly all of us suffered the feeling that we didn’t quite belong.”             It...

Bishop Duckworth’s Address to the 186th Annual Convention

Convention AddressOctober 28. 2023St. Martin’s Episcopal School My friends, it is so good to be here with you and I officially welcome you to the 186th convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana.  Almost a year ago, during my ordination...

St. Francis Pet Blessings

Pet Blessings around the Diocese of Louisiana. Please join us! Saturday, September 30 [eo_events event-tag=”pet-blessing” ondate=”2023-9-30″] %event_content% [/eo_events] Sunday, October 1 [eo_events event-tag=”pet-blessing”...

Addiction Recovery Meditation for September 2023

by the Rev. Seamus Doyle “A man who persists in prayer finds himself in possession of great gifts. When he has to deal with hard circumstances, he finds he can face them. He can accept himself and the world around him.” As Bill Sees It 293.                   ...

Addiction Recovery Reflection for August 2023

The Daily Reflection for August 1 is a quote from the Big Book: “The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it.” When I first read that I knew what it meant, or so I thought. After all, I had spent seven years in a seminary and I ought to know all about, or a...

Joyful June: Good Work Happening in the Diocese

Happy Pentecost!  It is hard for me to believe that 6 months have passed since my ordination and consecration as the 12th bishop of Louisiana. And, what a wonderful whirlwind it has been!  The time has been filled with blessings that are hard to describe and...

Join Inclusive Louisiana for Pride Month

Inclusive Louisiana would like to extend an invitation to the following events in the month of June as we celebrate PRIDE. Please share this information with your congregations!  Peace,The Rev. John PitzerInclusive Louisiana Open Table PRIDE...

2023 Gaudet Community Grant Recipients Announced

The Gaudet Committee announces the awarding of 24 community grants for the 2023 program year. The Gaudet Community Grant provides funding for not-for-profit agencies that create, manage, and expand educational opportunities for African-American children within the...

Safe Church Minister Trainings in July 2023

Calling all Safe Church Ministers! This one-hour annual update session is open to those administering the Safe Church program at each church/school site. Safe Church Ministers are required to attend, in order to receive the latest updates to the program as well as a...

Wardens & Treasurers Brown Bag Zoom

The Wardens & Treasurers Brown Bag Zoom series was held in May and June. This three-part workshop, designed especially for Wardens, Treasurers, and Vestries explores methods for ensuring your long-term financial stability, avoiding future financial concerns,...

Leading a Congregation into Outreach

by Deacon Jay Albert Deacon Jay Albert at Interfaith Prayer Service for the Homeless While serving at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Lakeview, New Orleans, as my first assignment, I looked for an outreach program that would involve the laity. I wanted a program that...