On Friday, September 8th at 7 pm the Diocese is offering “Lamenting Invisible Scars: Prayers of Repentance and Healing for Child Sexual Abuse in the Church” at Trinity Cathedral. Members of all our churches are welcome to join us for prayer, silence, and reflection. When we first announced the service, one response we got was …
I met recently with Win Charles, a member of Saint Barnabas on the Desert, Scottsdale whom I confirmed this year. Win approached me about restarting the Disability Concerns Committee in the Diocese of Arizona. I wholeheartedly endorse the idea, and she and I discussed several areas that such a committee could work on physical accessibility, …
I attended my High School reunion a few weeks ago, where I had many conversations that got me to reflect on evangelism–especially in dialogue with the parable of the sower, which was the gospel reading that week. There were about 10 conversations that went something like this: Classmate: I love seeing what you’re doing on …
Late last week, our diocesan pilgrims to Kisii, Kenya returned safely to Arizona in a haze of jetlag but satisfied that our time in Kenya was well-spent and for the building up of God’s mission in the world. We will be making a presentation to the Diocese over Zoom on Thursday, August 24 at 6:30 …
Five pilgrims from the Diocese of Arizona will be traveling to Kisii, Kenya on Monday to visit with our partners in the Diocese of Kisii. I ask your prayers for safe travel for myself, the Rev. Canon Anita Braden, Canon Clyde Kunz (St. Matthew’s, Tucson), Susan Hillman (St. Michael and All Angels, Tucson), and Kathleen …
Last week the Episcopal Church’s Executive Council voted to choose Phoenix as the host city of the 2027 General Convention of the Episcopal Church. This is exciting news for our Diocese, and I am grateful to the Diocesan staff and lay leaders who met with the General Convention Office team and with the Executive Council …
By The Rev. Canon Bruce A. Jackson – Canon for Black Ministry In 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law a proclamation making June 19 a federal holiday that has become known as “Juneteenth.” This holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when U.S. Gen. Gordon Granger, following the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War, …
“So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts. And in this, Trinity is none afore or after other; none is greater or less than another. But the whole three persons are co-eternal together and co-equal.” – the Athanasian Creed, BCP, page 865 I …
“A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more.” – Jeremiah 31:15 The past few weeks, I have felt overwhelmed at the images and stories of mass shooting upon mass shooting. School in Tennessee. Sweet …
I’ve been listening to Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants while driving around our diocese. I just got to the chapter called “Allegiance to Gratitude” where she contrasts the experience of beginning the school day saying the Pledge of Allegiance to the Onondaga Nation’s practice of beginning …
by The Rev. Anderia Arok Lual On April 15, 2023, armed clashes erupted between the Sudan Army forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in heavily populated parts of Khartoum, and spread to other cities including in the Darfur region. Khartoum residents are struggling to provide aid to those injured during the indiscriminate firing of …
At our diocesan staff Bible study today, we read next Sunday’s Gospel about the appearance of Jesus to the Disciples, and especially to Thomas. But we got off on an interesting tangent: Mary, the mother of Jesus is seen at the foot of the cross in the accounts of the crucifixion. But there are no …