Lessons and Carols 2021

Monday, December 6, 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”...

COMMUNITY MISSION APPEAL GRANT RECIPIENTS 2021

Tuesday, November 9, 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

Monday, November 8, 2021

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...

Bishop Thompson’s Address to the 184th Annual Convention

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Convention 2021 Several years ago I was in my favorite grocery store in line to check out.  Grocery shopping is one of my joys.  I enjoy seeing all the items on the shelves. There is so much and I wonder how I might use a particular spice, meat, or vegetable...

Mask Mandate Has Been Lifted

Thursday, October 28, 2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I am reaching out to you in response to the recent statement by state and local officials regarding the lifting of the mask mandate.   As I have expressed to you previously, I am grateful for your creativity and dedication to your...

Solar Trailer Soon to be Deployed for Hurricane Relief

Friday, October 8, 2021

[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

Friday, October 8, 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)

Friday, October 8, 2021

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....