By Kirk Petersen The Rev. Matthew Cowden, an Indiana rector who grew up in Virginia, was elected to become the VIII Bishop of West Virginia at the diocese’s 144th diocesan convention on September 25. Cowden has been rector since 2009 at St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church in South Bend, Indiana, which is a veritable bishop factory. Cowden will be the third priest to … [Read more...] about Matthew Cowden: Third Bishop from One Church
Archives for September 2021
Bishop Roundup: Rochester, Los Angeles, Iowa
By Kirk Petersen Rochester The Rt. Rev. Prince Singh, VIII Bishop of Rochester, announced September 16 that he will resign on February 2, 2022, the 14th anniversary of his election as bishop. “My heart is at peace as I pray this decision collaboratively, just the way I have prayed most of my past choices into action,” Singh wrote in a letter to the diocese. “I will say … [Read more...] about Bishop Roundup: Rochester, Los Angeles, Iowa
New Construction
By Amber Noel A Reading from the Gospel of Matthew 7:22-29 22 “On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many deeds of power in your name?’ 23Then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; go away from me, you evildoers.’ 24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be … [Read more...] about New Construction
Connections Crucial to Philippines COVID Relief
By Neva Rae Fox Correspondent Faced with food issues and unemployment caused by COVID-19, the Episcopal Church in the Philippines began making connections. The Episcopal Church in the Philippines, a member of the Anglican Communion, was founded in 1901 and comprises seven dioceses with more than 125,000 members. COVID-19 continues to ravage the country. “Yesterday we had … [Read more...] about Connections Crucial to Philippines COVID Relief
Enter
Feast of St. Michael and All Angels By Amber Noel A Reading from the Gospel of Matthew 7:13-21 13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it. 15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you … [Read more...] about Enter
Liturgical Revision’s Unintended Consequences
By Lawrence N. Crumb Liturgical revision always begins with good intentions, but often ends with unintended results. When Archbishop Cranmer compiled the first Book of Common Prayer in 1549, he was concerned with a situation in which the laity attended Mass every Sunday but received Holy Communion only once a year. To correct the situation, he included a rubric: “So many as … [Read more...] about Liturgical Revision’s Unintended Consequences
Don’t Judge; But Judge
By Amber Noel A Reading from the Gospel of Matthew 7:1-12 1 “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. 2 For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. 3 Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your neighbor, “Let me take the speck out of … [Read more...] about Don’t Judge; But Judge
19 Pentecost, Year B: Partners in One World
SUNDAY’S READINGS | October 3, 2021 Job 1:1; 2:1-10 or Gen. 2:18-24 Ps. 26 or Ps. 8 Heb. 1:1-4; 2:5-12 Mark 10:2-16 We are social creatures, and we need friends. “Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner'” (Gen. 2:18). The Lord acts, but not by creating another co-equal human. Instead, the Lord creates out … [Read more...] about 19 Pentecost, Year B: Partners in One World