Every three years General Convention, which is the governing body of the Episcopal Church, meets to consider new business and to review the status of items decided upon at previous meetings. Our 81st General Convention will take place June 23rd through 28th, in Louisville, Kentucky. …

By the time you read this, we will likely already have celebrated the Feast of Christ’s Resurrection together.  But the new life of Easter is too big to fit into just one day and so it is the tradition of the Church to observe a season of Resurrection.  Sometimes called the Great Fifty Days, Eastertide begins on Easter and continues through the Day of Pentecost (“fiftieth” in Greek).

During Lent, many of us give up something that we value, using the time and space that this creates for better self-care, to nurture relationships, and to reset our focus on God.  We take on new spiritual practices that become catalysts for our transformation and growth.  Unexpectedly, in the end, rather than feeling constrained or limited, in spiritual growth we discover a greater freedom. …

I have been among you for only a couple of weeks and yet it is already clear that you are an amazingly committed, caring, and resilient group. Arriving on the Sunday of the Annual Meeting, although completely unplanned, was the perfect way to jump-start learning what All Saints’ was all about. Thank you so much for the warm welcome. And thank you for continuing to wear name tags, as I get to know each of you. …

Winter greetings to you. It is wonderful to begin the new year in anticipation of soon joining the people of All Saints’ as your priest-in-charge. I look forward to meeting each of you, worship-ping together, and walking alongside you in ministry and service. …