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2020

January 2020: Volume 14; Issue 1
In this issue: Gaudet Grant Application  Ministry Story: Lunch with C.S. Lewis  Christmas Around the Diocese  Clergy Tranistions: Deacon Cindy Obier, The Rev. Stan Runnerls  Photograph of the Month: Rorate Mass at St. George’s

February 2020: Volume 14; Issue 2
In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: Lenten Studies • Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Ralph Howe, The Rev. Jerry Phillips, The Rev. Seamus Doyle • Out & About in January: College of Presbyters • Evensong to Honor Blessed Frances Joseph Gaudet; Stewardship Summit • Photo of the Month: Festival of Lights at St. Francis

March 2020: Volume 14; Issue 3
In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: COVID-19 Guidelines • Ministry Story: Episcopal Tree Planting Project • Clergy Transitions: The Very Rev. Dr. Roman Roldan • Out & About in February: Senior High Youth Rally; Mardi Gras Around the Diocese • Photo of the Month: Ashes to Go at St. Anna’s

May 2020: Volume 14; Issue 4
In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: Pastoral Note from Bishop Thompson Regarding COVID-19 • Ministry Story: COVID-19 Outreach • Clergy Transitions: The Very Rev. Tommy Dillion; The Rev. Reid McCormick; The Rev. Canon William Barnwell; The Rt. Rev. James Coleman • Out & About in March & April: Easter and Holy Week • Photo of the Month: Hope Blooms at St. Paul’s, New Orleans

June 2020: Volume 14; Issue 5

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: Stages for Re-opening Church Buildings; Pastoral Note from Bishop Thompson; Invitation to the Ordination of Ben Nobles to the Sacred Order of Deacons; Hurricane Preparedness  Ministry Story: COVID-19 Outreach   Out & About in May: Ascension Sunday Service   Photo of the Month: Pentecost Sunday at St. Margaret’s, Baton Rouge

July 2020: Volume 14; Issue 6

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: Do Your Part in Stopping the Spread of COVID-19; Download Churchwork;  • Ministry Story: Statement from Louisiana Interchurch Conference on the Killing of George Floyd •  Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Ben Nobles; The Rev. Andrew Harmon; The Rev. Stan Runnels; The Rev. Dr. Mark Gasquet; Out & About in June: St. Charles Interfaith Walk; Chrism Mass •  Photo of the Month: A Message to mask-Up from the Trinity Angels

2019

January 2019: Volume 13; Issue 1

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: Bishop’s Lenten Book Study  • Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Caroline Carson; The Rev. Chris Duncan; The Rev. Don Campbell; The Rev. Seamus Doyle; The Rev. Jerry Phillips  • News From Around the Diocese: Senior High Youth Rally; College of Presbyters; Gaudet Service •  Photo of the Month: The Solomon Episcopal Conference Center

February 2019: Volume 13; Issue 2

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: Serving & Preserving Our Environment  • Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Dan Puchalla; The Very Rev. Bill Terry  • News From Around the Diocese: 175th Anniversary of St. John’s, Thibodaux; Happening #82; Stepping Stones Retreat;  •  Photo of the Month: Carnival Time at Christ Church Cathedral

March 2019: Volume 13; Issue 3

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: Bishop’s Lenten Book Study   • News From Around the Diocese: Episcop-Aliens in the Southdown Parade; Three Churches Celebrate 175th Anniversary; Serving and Preserving the Environment; Men’s Retreat •  Photo of the Month: Spring at Grace Memorial, Hammond

April 2019: Volume 13; Issue 4

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: Prepare for Hurricane Season  •  Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Anne Maxwell; The Rev. Terrel Griffis • News From Around the Diocese: Blessing of the Fleet on Bayou DuLarge; Stepping Stones Young Adult Retreat •  Photo of the Month: Easter Day at St. Patrick’s

May 2019: Volume 13; Issue 5

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: Gaudet Community Grant Awards; Summer Office Schedule  •  Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Caroline Carson; The Rev. Daniel Hanna; The Rev. Dennis Ryan; The Rev. Robert Beazley; The Rev. Ron Clingenpeel; The Rev. John Tober • News From Around the Diocese: 132nd Annual ECW Gathering; Deacons Conference; Holy Land Pilgrimage •  Photo of the Month: Fun With Bishop Thompson at St. Paul’s

July 2019: Volume 13; Issue 6

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: UTO Grant Award for St. Anna’s  •  Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Seamus Doyle; The Rev. Marigold Brown; The Rev. Floyd Knox; The Rev. Jerry Rogers • News From Around the Diocese: Collecting Donations for the Texas Border by Trinity, Baton Rouge; New Orleans Pride Parade; Missional Voices Gathering; Flooding at the Chapel of the Holy Spirit; Summer Clergy Gathering; ECW Board Orientation; VBS and Summer Camps •  Photo of the Month: Banana Pudding Contest at St. Margaret’s

August 2019: Volume 13; Issue 7

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: 182nd Annual Convention; Meet our Seminarians; Community Mission Appeal;   •  Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Canon Bill Ziegenfuss; The Rev. Don Brown; The Rev. Elaine Clements; The Rev. Canon John Kellogg;  • News From Around the Diocese: SECC Sunday •  Photo of the Month: Blessing of the Back Packs, St. Patrick’s

October 2019: Volume 13; Issue 8

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: 182nd Annual Convention • Ministry Stories: Applying Lessons Learned While Earning a D. Min •  Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Michael Kuhn • Out and About in the Diocese: Celebrating Lawrence Brooks 110th Birthday; Discipleship and Formation Workshop; Stepping Stones Retreat; Stewardship Workshop; Jr High Youth Rally •  Photo of the Month: Bishop Visitation at St. Alban’s

November 2019: Volume 13; Issue 9

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: 182nd Annual Convention Recap, Bishop’s Address to the Diocese; Celebrating Bishop’s Thompson’s 10th Anniversary; CMA Grant Recipients • Ministry Stories: Holy Hounds •  Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Sharon Alexander • Out and About in the Diocese: New Head of School at Episcopal School of Baton Rouge and St. James School; Bowling With the Bishop; St. Margaret Receives Lily Grant; Pumpkin Patches •  Photo of the Month: Sunday After Tropical Storm Olga at Christ Church, Covington

December 2019: Volume 13; Issue 10

In this issue- Announcements from the Bishop’s Office: Advent Programs in the Diocese • Ministry Stories: Sharing the Good News to Children THrough St. Nicholas •  Out and About in the Diocese: Invite Welcome Connect Workshop in Baton Rouge; Last Sunday for the Rev. Sharon Alexander; Uptown Thanksgiving Service;  •  Photo of the Month: 244th Marine Corp Birthday at Grace Church, St. Francisville

2018

January 2018: Volume 12, Issue 1
In this issue: Good Book Club • Journey to the Holy Land • St. Francis is Back Home • Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Brad St. Romain • Celebrating Blessed Frances Joseph Gaudet • College of Presbyters w/ keynote speaker John Pavlovitz • St. Alban’s Legacy Campaign • Stewarship Summit • Photo of the Month: Chickens at St. Andrew’s

February 2018: Volume 12, Issue 2
In this issue: Bishop Thompson Ash Wednesday Sermon •  Bishop Thompson Good Book Club Lenten Reflections • Clergy Transitions: The Rev. Jerry Philips • Celebration of Absalom Jones and Richard Allen • Stepping Stones Retreat • Jefferson Deanery Plants Trees in Manchac • Photo of the Month: Ashes to Go at Christ Church, Slidell

March 2018: Volume 12, Issue 3
In this issue: Chrism Mass • Bishop Thompson’s Good Book Club Lenten Reflections • Clergy Transitions: The Rev. John Pitzer, the Rev. Doug Lasiter, the Rev. Gina Jenkins, Deacon Joey Clavijo, and Deacon John Boyd • March for Our Lives • Men’s Retreat • Photo of the Month: Palm Sunday at St. Francis, Denham Springs

April 2018: Volume 12, Issue 4

2017

January 2017: Volume 11, Issue 1
In this issue: Lenten Book Study With the Bishop • 180th Annual Convention Date Announced • Flood Recovery at the Five Month Mark • Registration Now Open for Unholy Trinity: the Intersection of Racism, Poverty and Gun Violence • Clergy Transitions: the Rev. Mark Holland, the Rev. Watson Lamb • Final Service for All Souls Episcopal Church & Community Center • Motherwork: A Celebration of the Legacy of Blessed Frances Joseph Gaudet • Photo of the Month: Living Generously

February 2017: Volume 11, Issue 2
In this issue: Big Ideas from Small Places • Lenten Book Study With the Bishop • Lenten Resources Online and By Email • Clergy Resources: the Rev. Prospero Mesa, the Rev. Mary Ann Garrett • A Day of Pentecost Moment • Photo of the Month: Getting Ready for Mardi Gras

March 2017: Volume 11, issue 3
In this issue: Bishop Thompson to Return From Sabbatical in April • New Diocesan Congregational Consultants Team • House of Bishop Spring Meeting 2017 • Episcopal Asset Map Celebrates 99 Dioceses, Invites Full Participation Across Church  • St. Augustine’s Bookstore to Close in May • Grandma Keet, a Cheerful Giver • God’s Cooking Pot 

April 2017: Volume 11, Issue 4
In this issue: Chrism Mass and Reaffirmation of Ordination Vows •  Invitation to the Celebration of New Ministry of the Rev. Ashley Freeman • 2017 Hurricane Preparedness Week • Easter Message from the Presiding Bishop • Clergy Transitions: the Rev. Dan Krutz, the Rt Rev. Duncan Gray, the Rev. Don Brown, the Rev. John Tober, the Rev. Liz Embler-Beazley • The Episcopal Church Women to Hold 130th Annual Gathering from June 2-3 • Proclaiming Hope in the Age of Mass Incarceration Prison Ministry Conference • Walking to Jerusalem With Christ Episcopal Church, Covington • Understanding the “Careful, Sacred, and Responsible Management” of Stewardship • Photo of the Month: Cathedral Easter Altar 

May 2017: Volume 11, Issue 5
In this issue: The 2017 Community Mission Appeal to Kick Off Pentecost Sunday, June 4 • Ordination of Jane-Allison Wiggin-Nettles to the Sacred Order of Priests • The 2017 Gaudet Community Grant Awards Announced • For Such a Time as This: A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Advocacy • Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Curry’s Video Leads Worldwide Prayer Campaign Thy Kingdom Come • Clergy Transitions: the Rev. Bobby Hadzor, the Rev. Mitch Smith, Deacon John Holbert, the Rev. Ashley Freeman • 75th Anniversary of St. Martin’s, Metairie • Deacon’s Retreat • Addiction Recovery Ministry Kicking Off a Monthly Blog Post • Photo of the Month: Graduation Season

June 2017: Volume 11, Issue 6
In this issue: Reflections from Community Mission Appeal Grant Recipients • Church Administration Resource Day • Safe Church Minister Training • Planning For Your Future and Legacy Resource Day • 34th Annual Weekend for Men and Women in Recovery • Clergy Transitions: the Rev. Jane-Allison Wiggin-Nettles, the Rev. Andrew Thayer • 2017 ECW Honored Women and Honored Person • Integrity New Orleans Walks in the New Orleans Pride Parade  • Eucharistic Visitors in a Hospital Setting • Heading to LSU, UNO, SUNO, Tulane, or Loyola? College campus ministries are there for students • Church people, how long could you go without ever giving a dime?  • Addiction is a Complex Disease • Photo of the Month: Travels With Wili

July 2017: Volume 11, Issue 7
In this issue: Episcopal Youth Event 2017 • Follow the 79th General Convention • St. Francis Episcopal Church Begins Reconstruction • Do You Really Know What You Think You Know — About Stewardship? • August Recovery Retreat for Those Who Are or Want to Be in Recovery • Photo of the Month: Wild Goose Festival

August 2017: Volume 11, Issue 8
In this issue: HURRICANE HARVEY 2017: WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? • The Good Book Club • Clergy Transitions: the Rev. Edward Thompson, the Rev. Robert Beazley, the Rev. Peter Kang • August Recovery Retreat • Photo of the Month: Solar Eclipse

September 2017: Volume 11, Issue 9
In this issue: Upcoming Dates and Deadlines for Annual Convention • 2017 Assessment Study Committee Report and Recommendations • House of Bishops Gather in Alaska for Fall Meeting • Hurricane Relief Updates from Episcopal Relief & Development  • Clergy Transitions: the Rev. Liz Embler-Beazley, the Chris Capaldo, the Rev. Tommy Dillon, Deacon Charmain Kathmann, Ben Nobles, the Rev. Dan Puchalla • St. Francis Episcopal Publishes 65th Anniversary Cookbook to Benefit Rebuilding Efforts • Caffeinated Church Conference • Photo of the Month: a Seminarian Desk

October/November 2017: Volume 11, Issue 10
In this issue: Recap of the 180th Annual Convention • Join us for a Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in June 2018 • Episcopal Evangelism Grants Available for Local and Regional Efforts • Community Mission Appeal Grants Awarded • Take a Tour of Christ Church Cathedral • Photo of the Month: St. Luke’s Thanksgiving Outreach 

December 2017: Volume 11, Issue 11
In this issue: 2017 Christmas Message From Bishop Thompson • Christmas Message from the Presiding Bishop • Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps: Applications Accepted for 2018-2019 Placements • Clergy Transitions: the Rev. Andrew Thayer, the Rev. Gina Jenkins, the Rev. Stephen Shortess, the Rev. Bobby Hadzor, the Rev. John Tober • The Trinity Option: Stories from an Older Rector Who is Still Learning • Photo of the Month: Walking in a Winter Wonderland

 

2016

February 2016: Volume 10, Issue 1
March 2016: Volume 10, Issue 2
April 2016: Volume 10, Issue 3
May 2016: Volume 10, Issue 4
June 2016: Volume 10, Issue 5
July 2016: Volume 10, Issue 6
August / September 2016: Volume 10, Issue 7

2014

February 2014: Volume 8, Issue 1

March 2014: Volume 8, Issue 2

April 2014: Volume 8, Issue 3

May 2014: Volume 8, Issue 4

June 2014: Volume 8, Issue 5

July 2014: Volume 8, Issue 6

August 2014: Volume 8, Issue 7

September 2014: Volume 8, Issue 8

October 2014: Volume 8, Issue 9

November 2014: Volume 8, Issue 10

December 2014: Volume 8, Issue 11

 

 

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