Bishop Audrey Scanlan of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania writes: GOD 640 is a home-spun creation that invites one (me!) to pause on the hour, every hour between 5 AM and 8 PM, in the days of Lent and find God in my midst, and record it. (40 days of recording 16 incidents per day = 640.) Tom Brackett, the Mission Developer for Presiding Bishop Curry and an old colleague and … [Read more...] about One Bishop’s Lent: Godspotting
Archives for March 18, 2019
New Provost for Pittsburgh
Bishop Dorsey McConnell has named the Rev. Aidan Smith as provost of Trinity Cathedral in downtown Pittsburgh. Smith — dean of advancement and church relations at Trinity School for Ministry in Ambridge and assisting priest at All Saints in the Brighton Heights neighborhood — becomes provost May 1 for an initial term of two years. The bishop wrote to cathedral members … [Read more...] about New Provost for Pittsburgh
Townsend Joins Anglican Journal
Matthew Townsend, who has served as news editor of The Living Church since 2016, has accepted a position as editorial supervisor of the Anglican Church of Canada’s Anglican Journal, and has already begun his duties. “TLC has offered me opportunities that I could never have imagined when I first studied journalism,” Townsend said. “I’m grateful for all I’ve learned, and I’m … [Read more...] about Townsend Joins Anglican Journal
$133,150 for Young Adult Ministry, Campus Ministry
Executive Council approved $133,150 in grants for young adult and campus ministry during its February meeting in Oklahoma. “This is a growing ministry, one that shows the church how to engage mission and the Jesus Movement in new, innovative ways,” said the Rev. Shannon Kelly, officer for young adult and campus ministries. Campus Ministry Grants All Saints’ @The Table, … [Read more...] about $133,150 for Young Adult Ministry, Campus Ministry
3/24: The Debt of Friendship
3 Lent, March 24 Ex. 3:1-15 • Ps. 63:1-8 • 1 Cor. 10:1-13 • Luke 13:1-9 Jesus said to his disciples, “I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from the Father” (John 15:15). Jesus hears the Father speak and speaks those very … [Read more...] about 3/24: The Debt of Friendship