Easter Message, Nancy Young
A lot can happen in three days . . .Low in the grave He lay low in the graveJesus my saviorWaiting the coming dayJesus my LordThe days after Jesus’s death were a dark time for the disciples. They most likely hid in fear for their lives, not knowing if they might be arrested next. It was a time of uncertainty about the future, a time when they were afraid to leave their lodgings not knowing who or what might pose a danger to them, a time of anxiety. In short, it was a time much like the one we...
Read MoreBishop Duncan’s Easter Message
Easter Sunday this year is the 12th of April. Lent will be behind us and for most of the world the Coronavirus, COVID-19 has taken center stage. We are all likely to feel afraid and vulnerable. Kathy and I have moved into the mode of staying home and going out as little as possible. A form of “self-isolation.” We have tried to keep a “Good Lent” and by our usual standards we could not do it. Churches closed for worship, no special Lenten events and hospitals not open for visitations to the sick. In most Dioceses churches went online...
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 MoreEaster (C) 2019
One of the wonderful joys of Easter is that it is a Season: 50 days to celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Christ’s victory over the power of sin, evil and death.We celebrate those seven Sundays during which the early Church commemorated/remembered together in community what took place following Jesus’s death and burial. Christ was experienced physically by those who knew Him. There is a power in those stories and there is hope and joy.Every year we share those stories (that Central Story in/of our faith) with each other and the world. We can only tell the...
Read MoreInstallation of Pat Davis and Merry Keyser
You are invited to Pat Davis & Merry Keyser’s Installation into The Episcopal Community April 27, 2019 12:30pm The Chapel at St Mary’s Convent, Sewanee, TN Merry Keyser retired from her Federal government career in 2004 and, together with her husband, embarked on an intentional “giving back” career as a volunteer for our professional society – the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Our IEEE volunteer work takes us around the world organizing conferences and although we initially agreed to do this for ten years, we are still going strong and expect to continue for a few more years....
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