Called Together. What a great title for the Bishop Search Profile! What a good way to summarize both who we are and what we are looking for in our next bishop! Kudos to the Search and Nominating Committee for so succinctly capturing both our work of coming together as a diocese and our hopes for…
Dear Friends, A moment to pat ourselves on the back. A big thank you to all who took part in or helped with our Diocesan Convention. We enjoyed a beautiful setting, worshiped together, heard from a leader of The Episcopal Church, engaged in meaningful conversations, practiced electronic voting, elected our own leaders, reviewed this past…
Dear Ones, There have been some beautiful, beautiful days in western New York the last couple of weeks – crystal blue skies, bright sun, brilliant leaves, mild temperatures. I’m reminded again and again how fortunate we are to live here. And enjoying it all, I’m also reminded of what I learned at the recent House…
Dear Ones, I invite your prayers for the people of Erie, Pennsylvania, in the aftermath of the mass shooting. Please pray for the victims, their friends, families and community. ++++ Our 189th Annual Convention is just over a week away, and if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to prepare. The materials…
Dear Ones, One of the frustrating things about the time we’re living in is that our own agency often seems to be ineffective. People often ask me, “What can we do? Our population is declining. Young people are not attending. There are fewer and fewer folks available to do the work of ministry. What can…
Dear Ones, As I write this, I’m returning from a consequential House of Bishops meeting. The bishops met deeply aware of and concerned about the chaos that characterizes contemporary life. Our work was focused on the ways that we might provide helpful leadership and hope for our distressed parishes and dioceses. We spent a couple…
