By Kirk Petersen The Rt. Rev. W. Michie Klusmeyer was on his final approach to retirement. He was looking forward to an October 13 landing, 21 years to the day after his consecration as Bishop of West Virginia. Nothing but clear skies ahead. His successor, Bishop Coadjutor Matthew Cowden, was consecrated in March and cleared for takeoff. Klusmeyer and his wife were … [Read more...] about Klusmeyer Named to Senior Role on Presiding Bishop’s Staff
Archives for September 15, 2022
Sharing the Blessings on Manhattan’s Streets
By Retta Blaney Rush-hour traffic streams north on Madison Avenue, and people hurry along the sidewalk on their way to work. Similar scenes are unfolding all over midtown Manhattan, but at 35th Street, with buses stopping noisily just feet away, a priest in white alb and green stole stands quietly waiting in front of the church on the corner. Few people notice, and even … [Read more...] about Sharing the Blessings on Manhattan’s Streets
Rest in Peace, Rise in Glory: September 15, 2022
The Rev. Canon Constance C. Coles, a pioneering priest who served as the Diocese of New York’s canon for ministry, died August 10 at 77 after a brief struggle with pancreatic cancer. Coles grew up in Glen Cove, New York, a direct descendent of Robert Coles, an English Quaker, who founded the community in 1668. She became an Episcopalian as a girl and graduated from Wells … [Read more...] about Rest in Peace, Rise in Glory: September 15, 2022
Songs in the Night
By Christin Ditchfield Lazo A Reading from Acts 16:25-40 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was an earthquake so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened. 27 When the jailer woke up … [Read more...] about Songs in the Night