The Episcopal Community

The Rt. Rev. Philip M. Duncan is retiring in July 2015 after 14 years overseeing 62 churches and 20,000 parishioners in the Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Bishop Duncan said he was happiest when doing visitations and ministry with the congregations of the Diocese, working with the clergy and the people. “I enjoyed preaching…

THE DAY OF PENTECOST – WHITSUNDAY ACTS 2:1-21 The Holy Spirit moves to educate and empower the Christians for ministry. Question: Have you been open to the Spirits empowerment? How do you minister in Jesus’ Name? ROMANS 8: 22-27 A message of hope, born of the faith Paul had in God’s plan, for mankind. Question:…

  PENTECOST Creator Spirit and Giver of life, make the dry, bleached bones of our lives live and breathe and grow again as you did of old. Pour out your Spirit upon the whole creation. Come in rushing wind and flashing fire to turn the sin and sorrow within us into faith, power, and delight.…

PALM SUNDAY  Almighty and everlasting God, who in your tender love towards the human racesent your Son our Saviour Jesus Christ to take upon him our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross: grant that we may follow the example of his patience and humility, and also be made partakers of his resurrection; through…

Lent … Taking time for ourselves is important.  Taking time for others is important. Lent is such an intentional and liminal time.  Time to be quiet yet listening deeper and sharing; away from the hectic pace we often keep yet in the community of/for those whom we engage in our lives; in prayer – private…

Lent 2015   Dear Sisters,   “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”          Meister Eckhart   February 18, 2015 will be Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent, forty-six days before Easter (forty week days plus six Sundays). Lent originated as a mirroring of…

FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY LECTIONARY JEREMIAH 1:4-10 The story of the making and call of one of God’s early prophets. Question: Have you recognized God’s call in your life or anyone else’s. Did you trust Him? 1 CORINTHIANS 13: 1-13 Paul teaches us the need for living a life guided by God’s type of…

The Joy of Easter   Dear sisters in Christ Jesus.  Blessed and Holy Easter be with you now and always. We are in the midst of Holy Week and Palm Sunday has just concluded so we are in that seemingly liminal time of just waiting.  Not so?  Not so! We are in the thick of…

  Reign of Christ – Proper 29 – November 23, 2014   EZEKIEL 34: 11-16; 20-27 A judgment on the leaders who have caused the destruction of Jerusalem. A time of uncaring greed and crudity endured by God’s people. Question: Are there groups of people today being treated in a similar manner? What can you…