Friday, February 12, 2021 | Episcopal Church News
Katherine Marshall hands Lenten surprise bags to a parish family at a drive-by pickup at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia, on Feb. 7. Photo: Liz Beal Kidd. [Episcopal News Service] At last year’s Mardi Gras, many Episcopalians in New Orleans and beyond...
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 | Episcopal Church News
[Episcopal News Service] A Caring Place didn’t start as a feeding ministry. When the upstart nonprofit in Lexington, Kentucky, was founded last year by members of two closely aligned Episcopal and Lutheran congregations, its primary mission was to alleviate feelings...
Wednesday, October 7, 2020 | Episcopal Church News
First-time homeowner Evelyn Carlton, once a homeless veteran, sits on the front porch of the home she was able to purchase through Jericho Road. Photo: Courtesy of Jericho Road Episcopal Housing Initiative [Episcopal News Service] With the support of the Jericho Road...
Monday, March 23, 2020 | Episcopal Church News
Editor’s note: This story is the first in a series about how priests and lay members across The Episcopal Church are caring for one another during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have an inspiring pastoral-care story to share, send it to news@episcopalchurch.org....
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | Community Ministry, Episcopal Church News
St. Anna’s Episcopal Church in the Treme neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, has posted the names of homicide victim outside the church since 2007. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service] Though far from a good year, 2019 was a...
Monday, August 28, 2017 | Diocesan News, Episcopal Church News
Interstate highway 45 is submerged during widespread flooding Aug. 28 in Houston. Photo: REUTERS/Richard Carson [Episcopal News Service] As Hurricane Harvey stalled over the Houston area causing catastrophic and deadly flooding, Episcopalians across south Texas are...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017 | Episcopal Church News
The Rev. Morgan MacIntire, far right, led a group of parishioners on a three-mile walk after the noon Ash Wednesday service to kick-off the Walk to Jerusalem program. Photo courtesy of the Rev. Morgan MacIntire [Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana] As the last piece of...
Thursday, August 25, 2016 | Community Ministry, Episcopal Church News
[GumboEvent.org press release] Great food has always come out of Bayou country, and unfortunately, Louisiana also has its share of natural disasters, mainly flooding. Historic flooding has hit the Bayou state once again. Financial and spiritual relief is needed....
Thursday, August 18, 2016 | Episcopal Church News
I am hearing from church leaders around the country that they are eager and ready to volunteer in Louisiana. I am so moved and grateful to see how willing The Episcopal Church is to serve in this way, and I want to be sure that our folks are helping in the most...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 | Diocesan News, Episcopal Church News
[Episcopal Relief & Development press release] Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana’s emergency response efforts in the wake of widespread flooding that has affected more than 40,000 homes across the state. Some areas...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016 | Episcopal Church News
[Episcopal Relief & Development] Episcopal Relief & Development is in contact with diocesan leaders along the Gulf Coast who are coordinating flood response efforts after several days of heavy rainfall across the region. According to the Federal Emergency...
Monday, August 15, 2016 | Episcopal Church News
[Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana] Dear friends, In the wake of the flooding in the Baton Rouge area, I wanted to touch base with you to let you know where we stand as a diocese. Over the weekend, I was in regular contact with many of our congregations and clergy. As...
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 | Diocesan News, Episcopal Church News
[Union of Black Episcopalians] The opening Eucharist service of the Union of Black Episcopalians annual conference, held July 31 at Christ Church Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana, commenced with an acknowledgment and confession of the sin of racism. Bishop of...
Thursday, July 21, 2016 | Community Ministry, Episcopal Church News
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs press release] On Thursday, July 21, Thursdays at 2 features Jericho Road in Louisiana, an Episcopal Housing Initiative. The video is available here and is also available closed-captioned. Thursdays at 2 is a weekly preview...
Friday, May 27, 2016 | Community Ministry, Episcopal Church News
[Episcopal News Service] The Easter Day suicide bombing at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan, that killed at least 72 Christians and Muslims and injured more than 300, sent shockwaves throughout the region. But the March 27 attack did not deter Episcopalian...
