Lessons and Carols 2018

Monday, November 26, 2018

“Beloved in Christ, in this season of Advent, let it be our care and delight to prepare ourselves to hear again the message of the Angels, and in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem, to see the Babe lying in a manger.” Below you will find a list of Lessons and...

Thanksgiving Services 2018

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in...

Photographs: Ordination of the Rev. Gina Jenkins

Thursday, June 28, 2018

The Rev. Gina Brewster Jenkins was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests on Monday, July 25 at St. Paul’s, New Orleans. She will begin as chaplain of St. Paul’s School on July...

Photographs: Ordination of the Rev. Stephen Shortess

Thursday, June 28, 2018

The Rev. Stephen Shortess was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests on Saturday, June 23 at St. John’s, Thibodaux. He served his first Sunday as priest-in-charge of St. John’s and Trinity, Morgan City, on June...

Photographs: Blessing of the Fleet on Bayou Dularge 2018

Monday, April 30, 2018

For over 60 years on the last Sunday in April, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Mission, Theriot, has hosted a Blessing of the Fleet to ask for God’s blessing on a bountiful season and to keep safe all those who work on the waters in Louisiana. Bishop Thompson...

Evangelism Matters! Are You Ready to Tell Your Story?

Monday, April 30, 2018

by the Rev. Jay Angerer, All Saint’s Episcopal Church, River Ridge On a snowy afternoon in Cleveland Ohio in March, I was asked to answer one of the most difficult questions any of us are ever asked to answer. “What does Jesus Christ mean to you?” Eventually, I...

Evangelism Matters! Becoming the Beloved Community

Monday, April 30, 2018

by the Rev. Christopher Capaldo, Church of the Holy Communion, Plaquemine I was absolutely blessed to have the opportunity to help represent the Diocese of Louisiana at the 2018 Evangelism Matters conference at St. Paul’s in Cleveland Ohio. It was an opportunity to...

St. Francis Breaks Ground on a New Sanctuary

Monday, April 30, 2018

When St. Francis was founded in 1952, a plan was made to build a sanctuary on the 5-acre campus. Until then, the church would worship in a building originally designed to be a parish hall. Decades past away without this plan becoming a reality. When the Great Flood of...

Photographs: 2018 Diocesan Men’s Retreat

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Christ Church, Covington, organized a retreat for the men of the diocese at the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center from March 2-3, 2018. The Rt. Rev. Jake Owensby, Bishop of Western Louisiana, was the keynote speaker. The next Men’s Retreat is scheduled March...

Photographs: Chrism Mass 2018

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Every year on the Monday of Holy Week, the clergy gather at Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, for a service called the Chrism Mass. At this service, Bishop Thompson will bless the yearly stock of chrism oil (oil used for baptisms) and the clergy will reaffirm...

Louisiana Episcopalians March for Our Lives

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

We are proud of the  youth, clergy, and parishioners who added their voice to the March for Our Lives Movement. Over 80 Episcopalians in the Diocese of Louisiana participated in rallies held on March 24 in Baton Rouge and New Orleans to demand the passing of common...

Churches Plant Trees to Save Our Coast

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

On February 17, members of All Saints’, River Ridge; St. Augustine’s, Metairie; St. John’s, Kenner; and St. Martin’s, Metairie, volunteered with the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation to plant 600 trees in Manchac, Louisiana, in an effort to...

Photographs: Mardi Gras in the Diocese

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Christ Church Cathedral: Hermes Spaghetti Fundraiser “The Cope” is out of the closet at the Cathedral. What time is it? 🎶🎷🎺 #cccnola #featuredphoto #mg2018 A post shared by Christ Church Cathedral NOLA (@cccnola) on Feb 3, 2018 at 9:04am PST  ...