I commend to your attention Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s letter about the end of Episcopal Migration Ministries’ participation in the federal government refugee resettlement program.
Diocesan News
Creation Care Heats up for Summer
By Bill Robinson for the CCC Last week’s quarterly meeting of the Diocesan Council for Creation Care was held at the NAU Canterbury Center in Flagstaff with both live attendance …
Walking the Dogma
Walking the Dogma is a great new podcast by two of Arizona’s own clergy, the Rev. Dominic Moore and Brother David Hedges, BSG. It is available wherever you listen to …
Veteran & Military Ministry News! The “Spiritual Maintenance Center” at Luke Air Force Base
by Rev. Canon Laura Adelia, Chaplain, Lt Col, USAF (Ret.) April 28, 2025 Last week I had the pleasure of visiting one of the Arizona Diocese’s newest Veteran & Military …
Pope Francis at Rest
On Tuesday night, I was honored to attend a Mass in Remembrance of Pope Francis at St. Mary’s Basilica in downtown Phoenix. It was a mix of joy and tears …
Thrive Lifeline for Marginalized Communities
Since 2020, THRIVE Lifeline has offered, at no cost, 24-hour text-based crisis support by and for members of multiply-marginalized communities. Trans-led and radically inclusive, the Lifeline provides identity-affirming crisis support to …
Good Friday Offering
Since 1922, the Good Friday offering in Episcopal Churches has been designated for Christians in the Middle East, and has in recent decades been directed to the Anglican Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East.
In Praise of Due Process
“No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled, or deprived of his standing in any other way, nor will …
Green Team Partners with Imago Dei School
The Green Team at St. Francis in the Valley has formed a Creation Care/Environmental Partnership with Imago Dei Middle School in Tucson.
2025 Vacation Bible School (VBS) Grants Open
The Fund has set aside funds to support Vacation Bible School efforts with a maximum grant of $500.00 per VBS Applicant. Applicants seeking funding under this provision of the Guidelines are exempt from the Application Process outlined in the Fund Guidelines linked below.
House of Bishops
I spent the last week at the House of Bishops meeting at Camp McDowell in Alabama. Almost all the active bishops and some of our retired colleagues were present as we met for a week of prayer, study, discussion, and relationship-building.
The Farm Report
By Bill Robinson The 19 rows of Campo Dorado Chiles, planted in Field#2 at the Crazy Chile Farm, are thriving. Last Wednesday however, we had the opportunity to help some …