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Honor St. Nicholas’ Legacy of Generosity
Advent is a time of reflection, anticipation, and expectation. In our Christian tradition, today is the Feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra. As we honor St. Nicholas’ legacy of generosity, we invite you to join us in supporting the ministries of our Bishops’ Annual Ministries Appeal. Your contributions make possible our Community of Love and offer hope in tangible ways to those in need. When you contribute to the appeal, you are directly participating in our shared ministries and transforming lives.
Join Bishop Carrie for a listening session in January
I am deeply enjoying getting to know you. Just yesterday, I heard myself tell a friend that the Diocese of Maryland is already home to me. I am so grateful for that and would love to hear more from you and learn more about our diocese. I’m asking for the gift of your time and your stories.
Harmony of Learning: Sutton Scholars and Bit Center combine resources to reshape St. John’s Episcopal Church, Waverly for community growth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2023 [Baltimore, MD] – The Sutton Scholars® High School Enrichment Program and The BIT Center are pleased to announce their upcoming partnership on the historic property of St. John's Episcopal Church in Waverly, Baltimore. This...
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Diocesan Staff Announcement from Bishop Carrie Schofield-Broadbent
Grace and peace to you all. I pray that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving and that you are beginning to feel ready for the Advent season that is almost upon us. God is about to do a new thing, and so we prepare ourselves in this community of love to enter this sacred time. As I shared in my recent letter to you on November 9, we are making some changes in diocesan staff leadership. I am very excited to announce these two new additions to our staff team. Both will begin on January 15, 2024.
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St. Mary’s, Hampden, Part I
Since the beginning of the century, small stone houses had been built for the mill workers in the area, and outsiders called the area “Slabtown,” presumably because of the architecture of the small houses. Both the inhabitants and the new stake-holders disliked the name, and Henry Mankin came up with the name Hampden, which sounded more distinguished.
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Meet the Artists: Behind elements of beauty at Bishop Carrie’s consecration
The wood in those trees was strong and clear and up to a great many tasks. I made a table for my shop out of this wood that I disassembled because I no longer needed it. When Carrie asked me to make her a crozier, it was the obvious choice. I am grateful that the last task of this particular wood is to be a symbol of grace and kindness. It is fitting that it be a reminder of the deep and lasting need for us to shepherd ourselves, each other, and this planet to safety.
Sherwood Episcopal Church Awarded $1.7 Million Grant for Stormwater Management Project
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.
Celebration abounds at Sutton Scholars summer program closing ceremony
On a sunny morning in Baltimore, the auditorium of Mercy High School buzzed with anticipation. The air was filled with energy as students, parents, supporters, and donors to the program gathered for the closing ceremony of the Sutton Scholars® High School Enrichment Program’s 2023 summer session. The theme, “Building a Better Baltimore,” was tangible in the guests, Scholars, faculty and staff.
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From the Archives – Bishop Whittingham’s First Visitation to Western Maryland, 1840
With interstate highways and 70-mile-per-hour travel, it still takes three hours to travel by car from Baltimore to Western Maryland, but in 1840, Maryland’s newly-consecrated bishop faced longer and more primitive travel and communicated using written, hand-delivered letters during his first foray into the westernmost reaches of his new diocese. In the age before Facebook, Instagram and other social media, Bishop Whittingham shared and documented his travels using hand-delivered letters and handwritten entries in his journals.
Carrie Schofield-Broadbent consecrated Maryland bishop coadjutor
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.
Meet the Rev. Arlette D. Benoit Joseph, consecration preacher
The Rev. Arlette D. Benoit Joseph will preach at the service of ordination and consecration of the Rev. Carrie K. Schofield-Broadbent this Saturday, September 16 at Washington National Cathedral. The Rev. Joseph is passionate about the spiritual and emotional wellness of clergy, as well as the Christian and Spiritual Formation of all God’s people. She approaches her calling with vibrancy and vitality.