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Steve Abdow, the Disaster Relief Coordinator for the Diocese, has compiled a comprehensive list of contacts and activities regarding tornado relief and recovery. Click here for full details and how you can help.
Bishop Gordon P. Scruton has announced his plans to retire at the end of 2012. He was called to the Diocese 15 years ago. Read a letter from the Bishop on his decision and from the president of the Diocesan Standing Committee in related stories in this online-only edition of the July 2011 Pastoral Staff.
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Sunday, February 17, 2008
Genesis 12: 1-4a Romans 4: 1-5, 13-17 John 3: 1-17
How are you observing Lent this year? Lent is the church’s yearly invitation to let God change us at deeper levels… but let’s be honest. It is easy for Lent to become superficial. Sometimes the only thing that really…
Ash Wednesday
Today is the beginning of a fresh new season. The church gives us the gift of Lent every year so that we can re-focus on the quality of our relationship with God and with our neighbors. The truth is, we all get distracted. We get busy with so many activities and concerns. It is easy…