Monday, September 6, 2021 | Annual Convention, Message from Bishop Thompson
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...
Thursday, September 2, 2021 | Diocesan News, Message from Bishop Thompson
Dear brothers and sisters, Thank you for your time today. It was good to have a moment to check in and update one another on our current situation. Below is a summary of our conversation. If you need anything in particular, please do not hesitate to reach out to us....
Tuesday, August 31, 2021 | Diocesan News, Message from Bishop Thompson
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, Earlier this morning, I received an email from the interim head at St. Martin’s Episcopal School. Fr. Millican shared the following prayer with the faculty and staff: Gracious God: We place our community under your loving and...
Friday, August 27, 2021 | Diocesan News, Message from Bishop Thompson
Dear friends, Thank you for your time today. Please stay safe and know that we are here to help not only throughout the storm but also in the days to come. The safety of you, your family, and members of your congregation is of utmost importance. So, if you feel as...
Friday, August 27, 2021 | Message from Bishop Thompson
My friends, As Hurricane Ida approaches, we find ourselves in a familiar, yet nonetheless significant time of worry and fear. This is especially true as the storm will make landfall on the 16th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I read this prayer this morning and...
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 | Diocesan News, Message from Bishop Thompson
Dear Friends, By now you have heard Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards has reinstated a statewide indoor mask mandate. It has been imposed due to the rapidly rising COVID cases across the state. I appreciate the governor making this decision. Beginning...
Thursday, July 15, 2021 | Message from Bishop Thompson
Dear Friends, I hope all of you are finding ways to refresh your lives this summer. With all we have been through, it is important for us to step back a bit and inhale deeply a breath of sustenance. No doubt you have heard the rising numbers of the Delta variant of...
Wednesday, April 21, 2021 | Message from Bishop Thompson
The verdict is in and, for many Americans, the trial went the way they hoped. A jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of murdering George Floyd. Justice was served, at least for now. Why do I say for now? I have noticed that many clergy and bishops are posting prayers...
Saturday, April 10, 2021 | Diocesan News, Message from Bishop Thompson
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, It is with great sadness that I share the news of the death of the Rt. Rev. Charles Edward Jenkins III, tenth bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana. He died Friday evening surrounded by his family. He was 69 years old. Funeral...
Saturday, March 13, 2021 | 12th Bishop Search, Message from Bishop Thompson
Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. Sisters and Brothers, I write to you in the 11th year of my consecration to the Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana to inform you of my intention to retire in November 2022. You may wonder why I am stating this so far in...
Thursday, January 7, 2021 | Message from Bishop Thompson
My dear friends, In times such as these often our need for centering comes in the form of what we know to be true, scripture and our Book of Common Prayer. I invite you to pray with me over the next several days a couple of prayers. The first is a prayer for peace:...
Monday, December 21, 2020 | Message from Bishop Thompson, Reflections
In my mind I’ve been playing over and over again the Christmas hymn, “In the Bleak Midwinter.” [1] The first stanza: In the bleak mid-winterFrosty wind made moan;Earth stood hard as iron,Water like a stone;Snow had fallen, snow on snow,In the bleak...
Friday, October 30, 2020 | Message from Bishop Thompson
To my brothers and sisters in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, I pray that this message finds you well. Hurricane Zeta brought devastating winds to our diocese particularly in the Greater New Orleans area. I am grateful we were spared from rising waters but the...
Saturday, October 24, 2020 | Annual Convention, Message from Bishop Thompson
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...
Friday, August 28, 2020 | Message from Bishop Thompson
To my brothers and sisters in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, I am grateful to God for our safety as well as your eagerness to respond to those in need. As I hear from our neighbors to the west, wind damage is far greater than the anticipated storm surge. In this...
