Clergy Follow Up Call September 1: Hurricane Ida Update

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Dear brothers and sisters, Thank you for your time today. It was good to have a moment to check in and update one another on our current situation. Below is a summary of our conversation. If you need anything in particular, please do not hesitate to reach out to us....

Pastoral Note from Bishop Thompson Following Hurricane Ida

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, Earlier this morning, I received an email from the interim head at St. Martin’s Episcopal School. Fr. Millican shared the following prayer with the faculty and staff: Gracious God: We place our community under your loving and...

Resources Following Hurricane Ida

Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Food/Water/Supplies Parish-by-parish List by NOLA.com https://www.nola.com/news/hurricane/article_640ba81a-0c24-11ec-8e55-f370fd879aa7.html Parish-by-parish list by WWLTV...

Clergy Call Follow-Up: Preparing for Hurricane Ida

Friday, August 27, 2021

Dear friends, Thank you for your time today. Please stay safe and know that we are here to help not only throughout the storm but also in the days to come. The safety of you, your family, and members of your congregation is of utmost importance. So, if you feel as...

Revised Listening Session Schedule

Friday, August 27, 2021

Based on the possibility of a hurricane landfall, the Bishop Search Committee, out of an abundance of caution, has revised the schedule of the remaining Listening Sessions. The new schedule is as follows: MandevilleSt Michael’s – September 1, 6:00 pm...

A Prayer Before Hurricane Ida

Friday, August 27, 2021

My friends, As Hurricane Ida approaches, we find ourselves in a familiar, yet nonetheless significant time of worry and fear. This is especially true as the storm will make landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I read this prayer this morning and...

Photographs: Clergy Gathering

Monday, August 23, 2021

The clergy held their summer gathering at the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center on August 19, 2021. Presentation topics included the Hispanic Ministry with the Rev. Ben Sanchez and Karla duPlantier and Season of Creation with the Rev. Joey Clavijo. During Holy...

Upcoming Survey and Listening Group Sessions

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

The Search & Nominating Committee for the next Bishop of Louisiana wants to hear from you! Our diocesan profile needs to articulate who we are as a diocese and where God is calling us to go. We will share this profile with the wider Church and prospective bishop...

Bishop Search Committee July Update

Friday, August 6, 2021

The Search Committee (seven clergy and eight laity) began its work with an organizational meeting on July 10. Our search consultant, Rev. Dr. Diane Vie, reviewed the overall search process. We spent time talking about how the role of the bishop is not a job but rather...

Addiction Recovery Ministry Reflection: “Toward the Future”

Thursday, August 5, 2021

by the Rev Séamus Doyle, member of the Addiction Recovery Ministry; permanent supply priest for St. John’s, Kenner, and St. Timothy’s, LaPlace In 1936, in his book, Toward the Future, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin wrote: “The day will come when, after...

Indoor Mask Mandate Reinstated for Church Gatherings

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Dear Friends, By now you have heard Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has reinstated a statewide indoor mask mandate.  It has been imposed due to the rapidly rising COVID cases across the state.  I appreciate the governor making this decision. Beginning...