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Lenten Programs 2022
Please join us for one of these Christian education programs, services, and retreats happening throughout the Diocese of Louisiana this Lenten Season. Contact Karen Mackey kmackey@edola.org for additions or corrections to the list. A blessed Lent to you! Lent...
Who is Your Bishop and What The Bishop Does For Your Church Life
A biweekly update from the Search and Nominating Committee Dear Sisters and Brothers of the Diocese, On Sundays, parishioners pray the Prayers of the People in which “. . .we remember Michael, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and Morris, Bishop of...
February 3 Update from the Search Committee
Bishop Thompson, the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana announced in March last year that he is retiring in November 2022. The Diocese includes the two largest metro areas in Louisiana, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, along with smaller churches from Innis to...
Bishop’s Staff Changes
Audrey ThreefootAudrey Threefoot, the diocesan archivist, retired from her volunteer ministry on August 9. For over 20 years, Audrey has answered research requests and cared for and preserved the historical documents and artifacts of the diocese. Her most notable task...
The Clericus: November 2021-January 2022
New Clergy in the Diocese The Rev. Annie Jung was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on December 15, 2021, at St, James, Baton Rouge. She will finish her last semester at Virginia Theological Seminary in May 2022. View photographs of the service here. Transitions...
Nominations Now Closed for the 12th Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana
Dear Sisters and Brothers of our Diocese, On December 31, the nomination period for candidates to be considered for the 12th Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana closed. Your Search Committee is pleased to announce that we have an exceptional group of qualified...
St. Frances Joseph Gaudet: Mother to the Motherless, Friend to the Forgotten
by the Very Rev. Stephen Crawford, rector of St. Mary's, Franklin, and member of the Gaudet Fund Committee. Frances Joseph Gaudet is a Saint. It really is a marvelous thing that we would recognize this. It was a hundred years ago (1921) that the Episcopal Diocese of...
All Saints, Ponchatoula, Celebrates 150th Anniversary
by Jeannine Pender, All Saints, Ponchatoula The Eucharistic Mass celebrated Sunday, December 19 at All Saint Episcopal Church in Ponchatoula was dedicated to the 150th anniversary of its admission to the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana in April 1871. First established...
Photographs: Ordination of Annie Jung to the Sacred Order of Deacons
On December 15, 2021, Annie Jung was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons at St. James, Baton Rouge. The Rev. John Pitzer was the preacher. The Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr. was the celebrant.
Photographs: La Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Photographs from La Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe) on December 12, 2021, at St. Augustine's, Metairie. La Diócesis de Louisiana Ministerio Hispano held a celebration on the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The service...
Photographs: Installation of the Rev. Holly Burris as Rector of St. John’s, Thibodaux
December 9, 2021, Installation of the Rev. Holly Burris as rector of St. John's, Thibodaux. The Rev. Gina Jenkins was the preacher. The celebrant was the Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr. (Photographs by Karen Mackey, Diocese of Louisiana)
Christmas Concerts 2021
Enjoy the sounds of the season and beautiful music around the Diocese of Louisiana. For additions or corrections to this list, email Karen Mackey kmackey@edola.org. [eo_events event-tag="christmas-concert" event_start_after="2021-12-1"...
Lessons and Carols 2021
Join us for a service of Lessons & Carols this Advent Season. Find a service around the Diocese of Louisiana below. For additions or corrections to this list, email Karen Mackey kmackey@edola.org. [eo_events event-tag="lessons-and-carols"...
Photographs: Installation of the Rev. Peter Wong as Rector of Trinity Church, Baton Rouge
November 17, 2021 - Installation of the Rev. Peter Wong as rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge.
COMMUNITY MISSION APPEAL GRANT RECIPIENTS 2021
Greetings, I’m John Pitzer, one of the co-chairs of The Community Mission Appeal, also known as CMA. CMA is a way for the Diocese to help certain ministries that are in need of financial help and support. Formerly known as the Bishops Annual Mission Appeal, the...
Diocesan Profile Published, Now Accepting Nominations
Download the full Diocesan Profile Welcome Letter Who We Are The Bishop We Seek Nomination Forms The Bishop Search Committee is pleased to announce the Diocesan Profile has been published and requests nominations for the election of the 12th bishop of Louisiana. The...
Solar Trailer Soon to be Deployed for Hurricane Relief
[Photograph by Karen Mackey, Diocese of Louisiana] We are partnering with Footprint Project to deploy a solar trailer in our diocese to use for Hurricane Ida relief. Diocesan disaster coordinator, the Rev. Robert Beazley, recently held a demonstration on the features...
The Clericus August-September 2021
Transitions in the Diocese The Rev. Canon Allison Reid was installed as canon missioner during the clergy conference on August 19 at the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center. The Very Rev. Stephen Crawford has been appointed to serve as dean of the Southwest Deanery....
Meet Our Seminarians (2021-2022)
New Seminarians Charlie LaTour is attending the Seminary of the Southwest. He is sponsored by Trinity Church, New Orleans.Lester Mut is in the deacon track of the Iona School for Ministry at the A. C. Marble School for Theological Formation. He is sponsored by St....
Three Things You Can Do to Help With Hurricane Recovery in the Diocese of Louisiana
Three Things You Can Do to Help with Hurricane Recovery in the Diocese of Louisiana:Southeast Louisiana is still reeling one month following Hurricane Ida. Your help is needed now more than ever. 1. Volunteer for Hurricane Ida reliefVolunteer with our diocese to clean...
Photographs: The Rev. Craig Dalferes Installed Rector of Grace Church, St. Francisville
The Rev. Craig Dalferes was installed rector of Grace Church, St. Francisville, on Wednesday, September 29.
St. Francis Pet Blessings
Pet Blessings around the Diocese of Louisiana. Please join us! October 2 October 3 %event_content%...
Listening Session Revised Schedule
Dear Brothers and Sisters of our Diocese, The Bishop Search Committee wants input from everyone in the diocese. Our online survey will only be available until September 19. We urge each of you to take the survey and make your opinions known. The survey is available at...
Photographs: Hurricane Ida Relief Work From September 5-11
Trinity Loaves and Fishes NEW ORLEANS, September 5-11, 2021 -- Trinity Loaves and Fishes volunteers making sandwiches and feeding hundreds of people every day this week throughout the French Quarter and Central City. [Photographs provided by Trinity Loaves and Fishes]...
Hurricane Ida: Relief Efforts & Damage Assessment to Church Property
Our diocesan disaster response team and volunteers have been on the ground assessing the critical needs following…
Update on Listening Sessions
Dear Brothers and Sisters of our Diocese, Because of Hurricane Ida, the Search Committee has canceled this Saturday's Listening Session and has also, for the immediate future, placed all in-person Listening Sessions on hold. Yours in Christ,The Rev. Rob Courtney and...
Photographs: Hurricane Ida Relief Work (August 29-September 4)
Trinity Loaves and Fishes NEW ORLEANS, August 31, 2021 -- Deacon Ben Nobles and Trinity Loaves and Fishes distributed meals made by Culture Aid NOLA. NEW ORLEANS, September 1, 2021 -- Trinity Loaves and Fishes handed out 14 cases of water in New Orleans. [Photographs...
Resources Following Hurricane Ida
Food/Water/Supplies Parish-by-parish List by NOLA.com https://www.nola.com/news/hurricane/article_640ba81a-0c24-11ec-8e55-f370fd879aa7.html Parish-by-parish list by WWLTV...
Revised Listening Session Schedule
Based on the possibility of a hurricane landfall, the Bishop Search Committee, out of an abundance of caution, has revised the schedule of the remaining Listening Sessions. The new schedule is as follows: MandevilleSt Michael's - September 1, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm...
Photographs: Clergy Gathering
The clergy held their summer gathering at the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center on August 19, 2021. Presentation topics included the Hispanic Ministry with the Rev. Ben Sanchez and Karla duPlantier and Season of Creation with the Rev. Joey Clavijo. During Holy...
Upcoming Survey and Listening Group Sessions
The Search & Nominating Committee for the next Bishop of Louisiana wants to hear from you! Our diocesan profile needs to articulate who we are as a diocese and where God is calling us to go. We will share this profile with the wider Church and prospective bishop...
Bishop Search Committee July Update
The Search Committee (seven clergy and eight laity) began its work with an organizational meeting on July 10. Our search consultant, Rev. Dr. Diane Vie, reviewed the overall search process. We spent time talking about how the role of the bishop is not a job but rather...