Book Study and Discussion
August 26, 2019 Dear Sisters,St. Benedict taught that Christ is as near as our neighbor. If we can not love the Christ we can see next to us, how can we love the Christ we can not see? Living in Community thus becomes “a school for the Lord’s service” (Prologue 45). Part of building that community of love is the common worship and prayer—the Opus Dei.As we approach our tenth year as a community, I invite you to join us in a common daily devotional reading of The Rule of Benedict. Benedict recommended that each new monk read The...
Read More2019 Annual Meeting
The Episcopal Community September 24, 2019 6PM CST Please join the Circle of Leadership and other members of The Episcopal Community for our 2019 Annual Meeting via Conference Call on September 24, 2019. We will share about the activities The Episcopal Community is undertaking, report on financial matters and how we are serving the church today.Additional information with call in numbers will be sent a week before the Annual Meeting.If you find you are not able to be on the call, please click on this link to download the Proxy, fill it in and return in to the National...
Read MoreInstallation of Barbara Willis
Episcopal Women answering God’s call to live out our Baptismal Covenant Barbara Willis attended the Diocesan Episcopal Church Women annual meeting last November where she learned about “The Rule of St. Benedict.” The workshop was facilitated by Patti Joy Posan, National Vice President and Nancy Young, National President, both of the Episcopal Community. The purpose of the workshop was to learn how a Benedictine focus can change how we think about ourselves, how we treat one another and how we spend our time. Basically, a Benedictine focus can help us to live into our Baptismal Covenant -to proclaim the...
Read More10th Anniversary Celebration
The joy and honor of your presence is requested at the National Gathering and Celebration of the 10 Year Anniversary of the founding and incorporation of The Episcopal Community June 20, 2020 Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta, Georgia The Episcopal Community was incorporated February 17, 2010, at St. Philip’s Cathedral, by a group of women seeking the accountability and support of other Episcopal women as they pursue a deeper commitment in living out the Baptismal Covenant while also strengthening their connection to their parish, their diocese, and the national church. Using the Rule of Benedict as a guide, members...
Read MoreBlessings to you this Pentecost
PENTCOST 2019 Sisters in Christ, We come into the Season of Pentecost full speed ahead. The Easter Season is behind us and we now move into what some refer to as “ordinary time” which will guide us all the way to the Season of Advent. It is a rich time of listening and hearing the Gospel proclamation with and from “regular people” and how they are transformed by their faith in the Risen Christ. These Gospels are to help us, to assist us with how the early Church understood “The Salvation Story.” They help us as community to go deeper into what...
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