Bishop Duckworth’s Address to the 186th Annual Convention

Monday, October 30, 2023

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...

Call to the Special Meeting of Convention to Elect a Bishop

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Dear Clergy and Lay Delegates, You are being called to gather on May 14 at Christ Church Cathedral for the purpose of electing the next bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana. This is the final step in the diocesan-wide discernment process that has occurred over the last...

Bishop Thompson’s Address to the 184th Annual Convention

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Convention 2021 Several years ago I was in my favorite grocery store in line to check out.  Grocery shopping is one of my joys.  I enjoy seeing all the items on the shelves. There is so much and I wonder how I might use a particular spice, meat, or vegetable...

Invitation to the 184th Annual Convention

Monday, September 6, 2021

My Sisters and Brothers in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana:  Grace and peace to each of you.  I hope all of you are making your way through our latest challenge, Ida.  Ida lived up to the horrendous warnings we received.  And we are now faced...

Photographs: 183rd Annual Convention

Thursday, November 5, 2020

The 183rd Annual Convention was held virtually via Zoom and broadcasted from the Gibbs Family Center for Innovation and Design at St. Martin’s Episcopal School, Metairie. Below are a few photographs submitted by delegations and of the diocesan staff. St...

Moral Leadership in the Garden: Keynote Address

Saturday, October 24, 2020

The Keynote Address of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori to the 183rd Annual Convention.           You have all been very much in my prayers as storms have blown and drenched this diocese and your coastal...

Bishop Thompson’s Sermon 183rd Annual Convention

Saturday, October 24, 2020

2020 Convention In the Name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. One of my favorite southern writers is Rick Bragg.  So often he takes me back to a time and place, a time present where I can remember with purpose.  Listen to how he...

Bishop Thompson’s Address to the 182nd Annual Convention

Tuesday, November 5, 2019

  The Diocese of Louisiana 182nd Convention Christ School Finding a Place in a Displaced World November 1, 2019 A person checks into a hotel for the first time in his life and goes up to his room.  Five minutes later he calls the desk and says, “You’ve given me a...

Invitation to the 182nd Annual Convention

Tuesday, August 27, 2019

Dear Clergy and Wardens of the Diocese of Louisiana, NOTICE OF THE 182nd CONVENTION OF THE DIOCESE OF LOUISIANA It is my honor and privilege as your Bishop, to give you notice of the 182nd Convention of the Diocese of Louisiana on November 1-2, 2019.  Convention will...

Bishop’s Sermon – 180th Annual Convention

Thursday, November 9, 2017

Sermon of the Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr., Bishop of Louisiana, during the opening Eucharist of the 180th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of...