Stories from San Mateo, Hyattsville, Maryland, a congregation of migrants “caring for the widow, the orphan, the stranger–being the body of Christ in this place, at this time, in Trump-era America.”
Christian love is not a concentric expansion of interests that only little by little extend to other groups, but rather, per Christ's parable of the Good Samaritan, encompass all.
Kurt Barnes, who has overseen the church’s finances for 21 years, was honored for his leadership, and Executive Council heard about the complicated role of the Executive Officer of General Convention and challenges faced by immigrants.
While bishops warn of racial profiling and share legal advice, one Maryland priest has become legal guardian of 15 children from his congregation whose parents are in danger of deportation.
Presiding Bishop Rowe and President of the House of Deputies Ayala Harris decry a series of executive orders signed by the president just after taking office and call for “mercy and compassion” for those threatened with deportation.
Bishop Alan Gates: “It is a fuller celebration of the truly global character of the diocese as reflecting the character of our Anglican Communion.”
