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Sherwood Episcopal Church Awarded $1.7 Million Grant for Stormwater Management Project

Sherwood Episcopal Church Awarded $1.7 Million Grant for Stormwater Management Project

Sep 21, 2023 | , , , ,

During heavy rain events, stormwater flows from higher-elevation, asphalted housing developments on Sherwood Hill above the Sherwood campus to a gully behind the church. As a result, the campus is flooded with pollutants, debris, and sediment which move over the church and neighboring properties, then further downhill to heavily trafficked York Road. The polluted stormwater continues to Beaverdam Run, a tributary of Loch Raven Reservoir, and into the greater Baltimore drinking water supply.

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Carrie Schofield-Broadbent consecrated Maryland bishop coadjutor

Carrie Schofield-Broadbent consecrated Maryland bishop coadjutor

Sep 18, 2023 | , , , , , ,

Deeply committed to honoring the dignity of every human being, Schofield-Broadbent consistently attends to her own work around race, climate change, economic justice and full-inclusion of LGBTQ+ people. She is committed to helping The Episcopal Church grow in these areas. Her consecration represents a significant step in furthering the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland’s commitment to inclusive leadership and fostering a vibrant, diverse and welcoming faith community.

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Racial healing to top agenda as Episcopalians converge on Baltimore for their 80th churchwide convention

Racial healing to top agenda as Episcopalians converge on Baltimore for their 80th churchwide convention

Jul 7, 2022 | , , , , ,

According to the church’s top official, though, the most important issues discussed will be racial injustice and racial reconciliation: how and why racial discrimination took root in the nation and the church, what harm it has caused, and how Episcopalians can “repair the breach” to which it gave rise.

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