Adapted from the Office of Public Affairs A note from the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music regarding the Episcopal Church’s calendar of commemorations Since the 2015 General Convention, the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music has received several requests for clarification concerning the calendar of commemorations. The confusion stems from the convention’s … [Read more...] about Calendar Clarity
Holy Women
New Honor for Frances Perkins
The Diocese of Maine reports that the Frances Perkins Homestead will celebrate its status as a National Historic Landmark at 11 a.m. June 3.The Rev. Charles Hoffacker, an Episcopal priest and board member of the Frances Perkins Center, wrote about Perkins for TLC in May 2014:Adam Cohen, who teaches at Yale Law School, recently sang the praises of Frances Perkins: “If American … [Read more...] about New Honor for Frances Perkins
New Calendar Marches On
By Douglas LeBlancGeneral Convention’s Committee on Prayer Book, Liturgy, and Church Music has endorsed continued trial use of Holy Women, Holy Men. During lengthy discussion July 5 of the proposed successor to Lesser Feasts and Fasts, numerous people testified that the text should be revised heavily.The Rev. Patrick Malloy, acting dean of General Theological Seminary, said he … [Read more...] about New Calendar Marches On
Saint of the Sierra
By Anne RowthornNo single American has done more to preserve our wilderness than John Muir (1838-1914), the Scottish-born naturalist, Christian, and founder of the Sierra Club. Holy Women, Holy Men: Celebrating the Saints commemorates him, and General Convention would show wisdom in confirming this choice. Muir had already become the most ardent defender of the American … [Read more...] about Saint of the Sierra