The Rev. Ramelle McCall, diocesan urban missioner and rector, Holy Trinity, Baltimore talks with Carrie Graves, diocesan canon for communications, about his hopes for the future regarding racial reconciliation in our culture and through The Episcopal Church....
Bishop Sutton and Ford Rowan gathered at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore on Pentecost, outside and physically distanced, to dialogue about the psychological ramifications of the legacy of slavery and what we can do.
And we also encourage you to ask why black and hispanic Marylanders make up more than half of all COVID-19 related deaths in the state and 3/4 of the diagnosed cases. Ask why unequal access to basic healthcare, and fresh produce and other nutritious food, ensures that black and brown Marylanders are likely to live shorter, less healthy lives, even before and after the seasons of COVID-19.
“We have stored away in cupboards great quantities of Bishop Paret’s correspondence and all of Bishop Murray’s and all of mine as Archdeacon. To my mind, all this correspondence is without any value whatsoever. …No one, even should a history of the Diocese of Maryland be written, would have time to go through all such correspondence.
Unafraid to publicly defend his ongoing commitment to desegregation, Bishop Doll testified before the Baltimore City Council on January 13, 1966, endorsing an open-housing ordinance.
We’re in a weird world where we’re all having to adapt. One of the ways ensemble musicians are adapting is by finding ways to still make music – or give the illusion of making music – in a group. One popular approach to this is the “Virtual Choir” (though, note you could substitute any ensemble type here).
I want to take this opportunity to personally thank everyone for their continued support of our diocese and the work we are called to do here. We were reminded recently of some dialogue from JRR Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring: “I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
Dear friends, After much prayer, research, and deliberation, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all scheduled summer camps for 2020. This decision was made after careful review of information from the CDC, the American Camp Association, Governor Larry...
When the system is disturbed or upset in some way, the parts of the system can reorganize onto a higher level. The new life resulting from the stress and disruption thus destroys the entropy of habit and stasis, thereby forcing a different solution.
So I don’t know that we’re praying less as much as we’re praying differently. We are being forced to adapt and tap into our creativity. And that may help resurrect the church that Jesus really wants in this postmodern era.
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Palm Sunday Worship from the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore. The Rev. Canon Mary Sulerud, presiding
Livestreamed worship from the Cathedral of the Incarnation, Baltimore. The Rev. Adrien, Dawson, rector, All Saints’, Frederick, preaching
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