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Bishop’s E-pistle
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Welcoming the Stranger
The situation on our southern border is in flux right now, as policies and practices change with the transition in presidential administrations. It’s a good prompt to review the diocesan …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Chapel Rock Sunday
The first Sunday in March is always Chapel Rock Sunday in the Diocese of Arizona. The camp and conference center is a jewel of our diocese, and a place many …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: The Anglican Cycle of Prayer
Messages began to flow in to my email yesterday morning from all over the globe: We are praying for you and the Diocese of Arizona. Tokyo, England, several places in …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: True Repentance
“Most holy and merciful Father:We confess to you and to one another,And to the whole communion of saintsIn heaven and on earth,That we have sinned by our own faultIn thought, …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: The Way Back to Community
Last Wednesday, I was privileged to speak at a clergy vaccination event sponsored by the State of Arizona, held at First Institutional Baptist Church in Phoenix. Ten representatives of different …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: The Way Forward
On Saturday, February 27, 2021, Dr. Catherine Meeks will be leading an online presentation and discussion for the Diocese of Arizona on “Racial Healing and the Way Forward in the …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Ministry Discernment
What has your ministry looked like since March 15, 2020? This question will be the centerpiece of our annual Day of Ministry Discernment (DMD) for those who are discerning new …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Epistle for the Nation
O Lord our Governor, whose glory is in all the world: We commend this nation to thy merciful care, that, being guided by thy Providence, we may dwell secure in …
The Bishop’s E-pistle: Harvesting the Sun
“My Lord be praised by brother sunwho through the skies his course doth run,And shines in brilliant splendor.” –St. Francis of Assisi, tr. Howard Chandler Robbins, Hymnal 1982 When …