Dear Colleagues and Friends in Ministry, The Gathering for Abundant Life Task Force is further simplifying our guidelines for churches totwo simple statements: All unvaccinated individuals must wear masks at church. The diocese will no longer restrict capacity or require distancing. Individual congregations maychoose to continue these and other practices as are appropriate for their …
Three questions have dominated my conversations with Arizona Episcopalians since the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in our state. When can we sing? When can we eat? When can we gather in greater numbers? To be honest, those are exactly the three questions I have been yearning for answers to myself. I desperately miss singing, breaking bread …
My heart sank when I saw the new cases of COVID-19 in Arizona on Tuesday morning. 3,434 cases in a single day. One more notch in making the curve of new cases increase. Looking at the epi-curve of case counts in Arizona, we are now in the same place we were in mid-June. Our churches …
Today, The Rt. Rev. Jennifer A. Reddall, Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, released the following message: The Gathering for Abundant Life Task Force met yesterday to review our guidelines and make updates based upon our current and best understanding of COVID-19. Updates to the Gathering for Abundant Life GuidelinesEpiscopal Diocese of ArizonaOctober 30, …
This week’s E-pistle message is presented in video format. Click on the image below to watch Bishop Reddall’s video message. If you prefer to read her message, the text is available in both English and Spanish below the video. Read the text of message: Engish or Spanish AZDHS Statistics Churches with Approved Phase II Plans: Christ Church of …
We promised when we published the Gathering for Abundant Life guidelines that we would update them as we received new information and learned more about COVID-19. In that spirit, with greater understanding around how being outside can help mitigate the change of contracting COVID-19, we have the following update to offer for our congregations today: …
Today, The Rt. Rev. Jennifer A. Reddall, Bishop of The Episcopal Diocese of Arizona, released the following message: We promised when we published the Gathering for Abundant Life guidelines that we would update them as we received new information and learned more about COVID-19. In that spirit, with greater understanding around how being outside can …
Today, the Arizona judicatory leaders of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, The United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and The Episcopal Church jointly sent the following letter to Governor Doug Ducey: Dear Governor Ducey, We, the Arizona leaders of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Episcopal Church, …