Death Announcement: The Very Rev. George Werner
We are saddened to hear the news of the passing of former President of the House of Deputies, the Very Rev. George L. W. Werner, who died peacefully in his home next to his family at the age of 85 this Monday, February 6, 2023. Rev. George served six years as the...Members named to the Constituting Group for Episcopal Church Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice
Español / Français Less than a year after a coalition was first proposed to focus on The Episcopal Church’s racial equity and justice work, members of the constituting group—representing the broad diversity of the church—have been appointed by the presiding bishop and...
President Ayala Harris Forma 2023 Sermon
Traducción al español a continuacion “Walk Humbly with God” Psalm 19:14 (adapted) Let the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to you, Our creator, our guide, and our redeemer. Our theme for...
President Ayala Harris Advent Reflection
Traducción al español a continuación Advent 2022 On Thanksgiving Day, my family and I chose to visit the pilgrimage site Santuario de Chimayo, which is about 30 miles north of Santa Fe. For hundreds of years, the Indigenous peoples in the area told stories of how the...
President Ayala Harris Interim Bodies Sermon
Traducción en español a continuación It takes prophets to say that this will not harm us, but heal us. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, our creator, our guide, our rock, and our redeemer. Amen. (Adapted from...From the President
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