Thursday, September 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
People from all across the diocese are working to gut and clean the estimated 146,000 houses damaged in the flooding that occurred early this month in southeast Louisiana. Of the 64 parishes in Louisiana, 20 have a disaster declaration. The cleanup is a big project...
Monday, August 29, 2016 | Community Ministry, Diocesan News
The dioceses of Louisiana and Western Louisiana are helping to co-ordinate recovery-operations, and were urging people to donate money rather than second-hand goods to the relief effort. Karen Mackey from the diocese of Louisiana said: “The churches in our diocese are...
Monday, August 29, 2016 | Community Ministry, Diocesan News
My friend Father Peter Kang from Grace Episcopal Church in St. Francisville wrote this beautiful tribute to Grace’s pastor, Father Roman Roldan, pictured above. Here’s what he said: Read article here: ‘Please, Please, I Can’t Stay Here No More’ | The...
Monday, August 29, 2016 | Community Ministry
Clergy in Louisiana have stepped across denominational lines to bring people together in prayer and hope. Read the article here: Flood Recedes, Ecumenism Rises – The Living Church
Monday, August 29, 2016 | Community Ministry, Diocesan News
A collection of Facebook posts (August 25-27) from the churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana regarding flood relief in Louisiana. Posted by The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana on Friday, August 26, 2016 Posted by The Episcopal Diocese of...
Monday, August 29, 2016 | Community Ministry, Diocesan News
A collection of Facebook posts (August 23-24) from the churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana regarding flood relief in Louisiana. Posted by The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 Your help is appreciated. Recovery...
Monday, August 29, 2016 | Community Ministry, Diocesan News
A collection of Facebook posts (August 21-22) from the churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana regarding flood relief in Louisiana. A look at what our churches are doing to provide assistance with flood recovery:Posted by The Episcopal Diocese of...
Sunday, August 28, 2016 | Community Ministry
BRPD Drive a Success In partnership with Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Luke’s recently asked for donations for the Baton Rouge Police Department officers who were themselves flood victims, and the result was a success that boosted morale for so many. In an...
Thursday, August 25, 2016 | Community Ministry, Diocesan News
A special note to all volunteer teams going to work this Saturday in Baton Rouge, St. Francisville, and Denham Springs, etc. Please call or email Fr. Roman Roldan (frroldan@gmail.com or at 225-245-2979) to let him know when and where you will be working. Also, please...
Thursday, August 25, 2016 | Community Ministry
An outpouring of support has helped West Feliciana Parish residents impacted by the severe weather and flooding on Aug. 12-13 begin the process of trying to restore their lives. She said the Sunday after the storms, groups of community leaders and volunteers put...
Thursday, August 25, 2016 | Diocesan News
Dear friends, First of all, I want to extend my deepest thanks for the ministry that you continue to provide to the survivors of the recent floods. As your bishop, I am so grateful to walk through this time with you as we do our best to meet the needs of those who...
Saturday, August 20, 2016 | Diocesan News
A collection of Facebook posts (August 18-20) from the churches in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana regarding flood relief in Louisiana. We have a growing list of resources on our website for those who want to help and those who are seeking help. The most…...
Friday, August 19, 2016 | Diocesan News
Friday, August 19, 2016 | Diocesan News
Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, I am sharing with you the work of our churches and my staff in responding to the devastating floods that ravaged parts of our diocese this week. I am very proud of you and the work you are doing in God’s name to serve those...
Thursday, August 18, 2016 | Diocesan News
