Meet our 2016 Conference Celebrants and Preachers | The Union of Black Episcopalians – National

Monday, May 16, 2016

Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry and other exciting and vibrant leadership in the Episcopal Church will serve as celebrants and preachers for our 48th Annual Business Meeting and Conference set for July 31 – August 4 in New Orleans, LA. Source: Meet our 2016...

Episcopal eighth-graders donate to cancer care program | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Eighth-graders from Episcopal School recently visited Mary Bird Perkins-Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center to learn about cancer care and the programs and resources available to cancer survivors. The students sponsored a fundraiser for Fostering Hope, a program...

#WearOrange on June 2

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

The noise around gun violence is loud. Orange is louder. Join us and #WearOrange on June 2nd. Bishops United Against Gun Violence (Bishop Thompson is a member) recently became a partner in the Wear Orange movement. The goal of the movement is to inspire as many people...

In the News: Guns and America’s murder board | Reveal

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

On this hour of Reveal, we take a look at the toll of gun violence in the country, who’s documenting the carnage and how lives can be saved. Finally, we revisit Terry in New Orleans, who in addition to memorializing the victims of crime in his community has created a...

St. Martin’s Coatney Award Presented to Happy Johnson Recognition of Community Leadership through Team Happy Foundation

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rob Norton Director of Marketing and Communications St. Martin’s Episcopal School 225 Green Acres Road Metairie, LA 70003 O: 504.736.991 rob.norton@stmsaints.com St. Martin’s Coatney Award Presented to Happy Johnson Recognition of Community...

In the News: New Orleans violence ‘beyond the pale of reason and sanity’

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

“For all its love of life, it also seems to lack a respect for life,” said Father Bill Terry of St. Anna’s Episcopal Church. Outside his church hangs a white plastic board that lists the names and ages of all those murdered — an eerie monument...

Visit to the Whitney Museum

Monday, April 18, 2016

Reflection by Susan Spillman Photographs by Gillian Knowles and Holly Heine “In our ongoing spiritual formation, we will use prayer, worship, advocacy, intentional action, and education to become the Beloved Community.”   Directed by this mandate taken from our...

In the News: Treme church fights to open community center for at-risk youth

Friday, April 15, 2016

A push is underway to help renovate a historic Treme building into a community center which will hopefully help get kids off the street and on the right track. WWL-TV reporter Tania Dall shows how one 7th Ward neighborhood church is taking a stand. Click here to...

In the News: To accelerate prison reform, put a human face on mass incarceration

Friday, April 15, 2016

by the Rev. Canon William Barnwell- Personal stories of redemption behind bars can help America redeem itself from failed prison policies. Source: To accelerate prison reform, put a human face on mass incarceration | The Lens

2016 Gaudet Community Grant Recipients Announced

Thursday, April 14, 2016

The Gaudet Committee announced the awarding of seven community grants. The Gaudet Community Grant provides funding for not-for-profit agencies that create, manage, and expand educational opportunities for African American children within the Diocese of Louisiana. The...

St. Martin’s InvenTeam Receives Lemelson-MIT Award Excite Award Recognizes Creativity, Innovation in Planned Project

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rob Norton Director of Marketing and Communications St. Martin’s Episcopal School 225 Green Acres Road Metairie, LA 70003 O: 504.736.9913 rob.norton@stmsaints.com<mailto:rob.norton@stmsaints.com> St. Martin’s InvenTeam Receives Lemelson-MIT...

In the News: Volunteers clean up Terrebonne Parish waterways

Monday, March 21, 2016

Four tires, a golf club, a ping pong ball, vodka bottles and a pair of underwear were among the items collected during the South Louisiana Wetlands Discovery Center’s Terrebonne Parish Bayou Cleanup Saturday. St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Houma...

In the News: St. James students collect 1,900 pounds of food

Friday, March 18, 2016

St. James Episcopal Day School students collected 1,900 pounds of food for the Shepherd’s Market Food Pantry in less than three weeks for a schoolwide outreach project… Source: St. James students collect 1,900 pounds of food | The Advocate — Baton Rouge,...

Episcopal Relief & Development partners with Louisiana dioceses on storm response

Thursday, March 17, 2016

[Episcopal Relief & Development press release] Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting the response efforts of the Episcopal dioceses of Louisiana and Western Louisiana following storms that knocked out power and caused widespread flooding across the...

In the News: UBE names its 2016 Conference Co-Deans and Co-Chaplains

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

We are pleased to announce our 2016 Co-Deans and Co-Chaplains for UBE’s 48th Annual Business Meeting & Conference in New Orleans, LA, July 31 – August 4. Continue Reading here: UBE names its 2016 Conference Co-Deans and Co-Chaplains | The Union of Black...