Community Mission Appeal Sunday is May 23

Thursday, May 20, 2021

The Community Mission Appeal (CMA) was established in order to help parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana reach out to their neighbors who are most in need. Funds for the CMA are raised through parish appeals throughout the Diocese, as well as individual...

Reminder: Applications Due May 20th for Search and Transition Committees

Monday, May 17, 2021

Reminder: Applications Due May 20th for Search and Transition CommitteesMay 17, 2021 Dear Brothers and Sisters of our Diocese, The Standing Committee will meet May 22 to select membership for the Search and Transition Committees. We will receive names until Thursday,...

Update on Search and Election Process for the 12th Bishop of Louisiana

Friday, April 30, 2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters of our Diocese, With guidance from Bishop Todd Ousley of the Presiding Bishop’s Office of Pastoral Development, we have the following information to share: Tentative Consecration Date: November 19, 2022 Episcopal Transition Consultant: we...

The Verdict

Wednesday, April 21, 2021

The verdict is in and, for many Americans, the trial went the way they hoped.  A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd.  Justice was served, at least for now. Why do I say for now?  I have noticed that many clergy and bishops are posting prayers...

Death of the Rt. Rev. Charles E. Jenkins, Tenth Bishop of Louisiana

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, It is with great sadness that I share the news of the death of the Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Jenkins III, tenth bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana. He died Friday evening surrounded by his family. He was 69 years old. Funeral...

Ministry Reflection: What does it mean to be powerless?

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

by the Rev. Seamus Doyle, member of the Addiction Recover Ministry Recently I was half-listening to an interview on NPR about the stress and strain of the past year on people old and young, professionals, etc. In the course of the interview, the interviewee told of a...

2021 Gaudet Community Grant Recipients Announced

Tuesday, April 6, 2021

The Gaudet Committee announces the awarding of 13 community grants for the 2021 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...

Bishop Thompson Announces Retirement in November 2022

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Sisters and Brothers, I write to you in the 11th year of my consecration to the Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana to inform you of my intention to retire in November 2022.  You may wonder why I am stating this so far in...

Ministry Reflection: From the Night of My First Buzz

Tuesday, March 2, 2021

In her book, The Recovering: Intoxication and its Aftermath, Leslie Jamison writes: “From the night of my first buzz, I didn’t understand why everyone in the world wasn’t getting drunk every night.…. Scientists describe addiction as a dysregulation of the...

Centering Ourselves in Our Prayer Following the Violence in Washington D.C

Thursday, January 7, 2021

My dear friends, In times such as these often our need for centering comes in the form of what we know to be true, scripture and our Book of Common Prayer.  I invite you to pray with me over the next several days a couple of prayers.  The first is a prayer for peace:...

Ministry Reflection: Adult Children of Alcoholics

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

The first time I heard of Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACOA’s), I rather cynically thought that the treatment center at Hazelden had created a new fad to bring more people into treatment. Oh, was I so wrong! Adult Children of Alcoholics are real people who are...

Photographs: Ordination on December 19, 2020

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

The Rev. Lindsey Ardrey, the Rev. Lynn Hooks, and the Rev. Allison Reid were ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on December 19, 2020, at St. Paul’s, New Orleans.