Many of the churches of the Genesee Deanery are actively engaged in a protest, working for the benefit of the environment and for respect for the indigenous people of the Tonawanda Seneca Nation, which has lands within (mainly) Genesee County. The congregations of the Genesee Deanery are located in what is called the GLOW region:…
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York has begun work to strengthen and reform the process through which congregations consider the sale of church property. While diocesan canons already require Standing Committee consent for the sale or transfer of real property, members have been reflecting on how that responsibility might be…
Are YOU concerned over governmental actions in recent years that have promoted cruelty, violence, hatred, massive wealth for the few, and promoted Christian Nationalism principles as the only true religion for America? Then read on. There may be a way to parlay your Gospel beliefs into positive actions to share and activate with others in…
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information? ~ T.S. EliotIn today’s world, information seems to be coming at us from the proverbial fire hose, with news, email, texts, and messages piling up faster than we can manage. In this flurry of information a common notation has surfaced in written communication: ‘too long, didn’t…
At our February EpiscoPints, we’re grateful to Rev. Laurence Wainwright-Maks for leading the conversation and asking us a simple question: Why are you Episcopalian? It sounds easy until you actually try to answer it. So I wanted to take a minute to put some words around why this Church, this tradition, continues to shape and…
“I’d like you to be the next Archdeacon”, my new Bishop said to me when I had been a Deacon for only three years. The Bishop who had ordained me three years prior in December 2016, had retired, and I was very aware that the previous Archie had done a lot of scheduling of deacons…
This past Wednesday, I began the season of Lent with ashes by engaging in the nearly 2-decade old taking-it-to-the-streets practice of “Ashes to Go.” While most of those who drove or walked up were parishioners or Roman Catholic neighbors who could not be at an Ash Wednesday service for one reason or another, the encounters…
Hello everyone. My name is Susan Woods. I’m a members of the Bishop’s Search Committee from Good Shepherd, Buffalo and of the WNY and NWPA Commission to Dismantle Racism and Discrimination. I was part of the Profile information gathering group. Thank you all for sharing your ideas at the Convention conversations, in the many listening…
To view the video presentation of this letter, CLICK HERE A letter to our fellow Americans,We, the undersigned bishops of The Episcopal Church, write today out of grief, righteous anger, and steadfast hope. What happened a week ago in Minnesota and is happening in communities across the country runs counter to God’s vision of justice…
February is the month in which we begin the church season of Lent and our walk with Jesus to Jerusalem and the cross. It is also the month that civically, and as people of faith, we observe Black History Month. This year is the 50th celebration of Black History Month, a commemoration that has been…
Back in December, the woman who cleans the Ministry Center discovered a fox curled up beside the building in the courtyard, apparently deciding that our property was just the right place for a winter nap. For days afterward, the staff at the Center—mostly Canon Cathy—became entirely, unapologetically obsessed. Naturally, the fox was given a name:…
Note: The Missioner for Youth and Children, Wendy Schumacher and Canon Cathy are aware that the name of this event has upset some people. Please read the article below to see what these gatherings mean to the young adults in our midst and let’s work together to understand that this is not an alcohol focused…
