In the News: Broadmoor remembers Katrina, gives thanks for recovery, and expresses hopes

Sunday, August 30, 2015

  Source: NOLA.com- It was the kind of reunion of old friends and family you might see at a wedding, or (more sadly), a funeral. That’s what made the first event in the Broadmoor neighborhood Saturday (Aug. 29) such a bittersweet affair. “An...

A small army of nonprofits restored houses, lives after Katrina

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Source: The New Orleans Advocate — New Orleans, Louisiana- The Colton family — Edwina, Robert and daughter Kimberly — now call Sixth Street, in the Faubourg Delassize neighborhood of Central City home, thanks to Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative. A subsidiary...

In the News: Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary

Saturday, August 22, 2015

Source: Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | PBS A decade after Hurricane Katrina and the floods that devastated New Orleans, some neighborhoods and communities have rebuilt, and many houses of worship have reopened their doors. Even though the work of restoring the...

Building a Community Garden at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, Metairie

Monday, August 17, 2015

On August 1, parishioners from St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church built a community garden for neighbors living in a nearby apartment complex. Learn more about the project:

In the News: Giving Back: Grow garden, neighborhood at St. Timothy’s

Thursday, August 13, 2015

Source:   L’Observateur- LAPLACE – Gardening boxes and expert advice are available to anyone willing to take St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church up on their offering of ample land and resources connected to a community gardening project. Ruth Montgomery, a St....

Diocese of Louisiana Receives UTO Grant for St. Anna’s Episcopal Church

Sunday, August 2, 2015

At the 78th General Convention it was announced that 55 grants totaling $1.5 million were awarded to projects in 46 dioceses across the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion. St. Anna’s Episcopal Church in New Orleans was awarded a grant for a project entitled...

In the News: Jericho Road joins Katrina10 Day of Service to reclaim vacant lots in New Orleans

Monday, July 27, 2015

Source: NOLA.com On Aug. 29, 50 of the anticipated 10,000 volunteers serving with Mayor Landrieu’s Katrina10 Citywide Day of Service, commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, will join Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative of New Orleans to...

St. Paul’s Senior Center Holds Senior Prom

Friday, July 10, 2015

The St. Paul’s Senior Center, a ministry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, New Orleans, offers a place for senior citizens to overcome the obstacles of growing older. This is achieved by developing a program that will holistically improve the quality of a...

Faith fuels Habitat project | St Tammany | The New Orleans Advocate — New Orleans, Louisiana

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Source: The New Orleans Advocate — New Orleans, Louisiana When people with a similar cause come together, you sometimes get effective — and impressive — results. That’s what the members of Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West. …Preachers, pastors and...

A Day in the Country

Sunday, June 21, 2015

by Deacon Suzie Johnston Grace Church of West Feliciana is situated among ancient live oaks where deer are oft seen, grazing the margins of the church cemetery in St. Francisville. Her members come from all walks of life, but the majority of them are well acquainted...

St. John’s, Thibodaux, and Trinity, Morgan City, Helping Neighbors in Dulac

Thursday, June 18, 2015

from the St. John’s, Thibodaux, Facebook Page In early June St. John’s in Thibodaux and Trinity Episcopal Church in Morgan City joined with Ascension Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, for a mission trip to Dulac. Rector, Fr. Doug Lasiter, and members of...

In the News: ‘Building on Faith’ brought churches together for Habitat home build

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Source: NOLA.com- On Saturday, June 6 at 9 a.m., Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West kicked off its Building On Faith build in Mandeville. Churches, pastors and congregation members from the faith communities came together as one to kick off the construction by...

In the news: Christ Episcopal students create welcoming environment in Habitat for Humanity home

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

On Tuesday, May 19, the second grade class from Christ Episcopal School visited a future Habitat for Humanity home, decorated banners and flower pots for future homeowners, and presented Habitat for Humanity St. Tammany West with a $270 donation. Source: Christ...

In the News: Esplanade Avenue mansion in New Orleans is being restored to serve as school

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Source: NOLA.com St. Anna’s is restoring the mansion, which will serve as an Episcopalian school to help children in need. Some may recall seeing the beautiful, derelict old mansion, built in 1846, right before the interstate that split the Treme neighborhood...

In the News: Small pocket of bayou residents was loyal to Episcopal church

Thursday, May 7, 2015

  Source: Daily Comet- Fragments of Terrebonne Parish’s oral tradition suggest a mysterious origin for a small pocket of bayou residents. Published explanations are hard to find, but a sketchy account appears in “Some Personal Recollections of The...