The following editorial appeared in The Living Church on October 19, 1918, in the middle of the most severe month of the 1918 Spanish influenza pandemic, a month in which 195,000 Americans died of the disease. Churches around the nation closed, most for several Sundays, in October 1918. The very general closing of churches by direction of health authorities presents an … [Read more...] about FROM THE ARCHIVES: The 1918 Epidemic and the Churches
Archives for March 12, 2020
New Primate for Ireland
By Mark Michael The Rt. Rev. F. John McDowell, Bishop of Clogher, was elected Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland by the Church of Ireland’s House of Bishops on March 11. McDowell, who has served his rural diocese in North-Central Ireland since 2011, succeeds the Most Rev. Richard Clarke, who retired from the post on February 2. McDowell will assume his … [Read more...] about New Primate for Ireland
Bishop Roundup: Oregon, Lexington, Missouri
The Diocese of Oregon has announced a slate of four candidates to become the XI Bishop of Oregon: The Rev. Diana Akiyama, Ph.D., Vicar, St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church (Kapaau, HI) The Rev. Dr. Mary Caucutt, Rector, Christ Episcopal Church (Cody, WY) The Rev. Andrew T. O’Connor, Rector, Good Shepherd Episcopal Church (Wichita, KS) The Rev. Canon Tanya R. Wallace, … [Read more...] about Bishop Roundup: Oregon, Lexington, Missouri
Maryland Church Offers Tutorial for Zoom Services Tonight
[Seabury Resources] The Rev. Sarah Lamming began leading midweek prayer services on Zoom over two years ago to help connect isolated homebound members of her parish. What began as a weekly compline service at St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Aspen Hill, Maryland in Advent, 2017 has become a community of people from around the world who gather via the video conferencing … [Read more...] about Maryland Church Offers Tutorial for Zoom Services Tonight