Bishops in North Carolina and South Carolina have thanked Episcopalians for their prayers and support amid Hurricane Florence, and offered guidance for continuing assistance. The letter follows. … [Read more...] about Florence Does ‘Considerable Damage’
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Hawaii Bishop on Volcano, Flood
The Rt. Rev. Robert L. Fitzpatrick, Bishop of Hawaii, writes in the diocese’s latest newsletter: Years ago, when my family and I moved to Hawaiʻi, a very wise person told me: “In the Islands, you are close to heaven with newly formed mountains above, near to hell with the volcano beneath your feet, and set in the womb of creation (the ocean and the winds) teeming all around … [Read more...] about Hawaii Bishop on Volcano, Flood
Bp. Curry on Hurricane Harvey
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry urges help for people suffering in the wake of Hurricane Harvey: Long ago the prophet Malachi taught that we are all children of God by virtue of our creation by the same God. “Have we not all one father? Has not one God created us?” he asked (2:10). Jesus taught the same thing when he told a story about a Good Samaritan. We are indeed all the … [Read more...] about Bp. Curry on Hurricane Harvey