Bishop Van Koevering and clergy in the Diocese of Niassa The House of Bishops has welcomed a new member who spent most of the past 12 years as Bishop of Niassa, Mozambique. The Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering now serves as Assistant Bishop of West Virginia, at the invitation of the Rt. W. Michie Klusmeyer, Bishop of West Virginia. “Bishop Van Koevering was … [Read more...] about From Niassa to Charleston
Archives for March 16, 2016
A Loss Redeemed
Exploring Massachusetts Ellen Stuart Kittle writes for the Diocese of Massachusetts: At the building that once housed the Church of the Holy Spirit in Wayland, one chapter has ended and another is just beginning. The closed church has been sold to a Coptic Orthodox congregation, and Bishop Gayle E. Harris represented the Diocese of Massachusetts at the … [Read more...] about A Loss Redeemed
Bishops: Pray for the Nation
Antonio Molinari, “Adoration of the Golden Calf” (early 1700s), Wikimedia Commons From the Office of Public Affairs A Word to the Church House of Bishops Holy Week 2016 “We reject the idolatrous notion that we can ensure the safety of some by sacrificing the hopes of others.” On Good Friday the ruling political forces of the day tortured and executed an innocent … [Read more...] about Bishops: Pray for the Nation