In this very special episode of For People, Bishop Wright has a conversation with Archbishop Hosam E. Naoum, the Anglican Archbishop in Jerusalem. His jurisdiction covers Palestine, Israel, The Westbank, and other territories and states.
Two perspectives on the 20th-century conflict look back, five decades after the fighting stopped, to discuss what was lost and what is remembered today.
The Day of the Dead in the indigenous vision implies the transitory return of the souls of the deceased, who return home, to the world of the living, to live with their relatives and to be nourished by the essence of the food offered to them on the altars placed in their honor.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church rang its bells for the passing raucous parade, as it has done ever since the event launched more than 50 years ago, parishioner Annabeth Balance said. She said she recalled watching the first parade with about 10 “scared” marchers.
Bishop Wright and Bishop Bob Fitzpatrick discuss leadership in the face of adversity, scripture that equips us during times of sorrow, and the outpouring of love in the form of resources and letters from the mainland in the wake of the fire. God is with us in the grief!
Grow2B is weaving our work into the community we are a part of and supported by. Volunteers work together to grow food for our neighbors, including those who can’t afford to buy it, and to care for the environment we are connected to.
The Episcopal Church in Minnesota’s racial justice and healing commission is hosting a series of anti-racism education events Sept. 28–Oct. 1 at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church in St. Paul. The events will present a “unique approach to the lifelong work of racial justice and healing.”
Bishop Wright has a conversation with The Rev. Becca Stevens about her pilgrimage to Nepal, the work of Thistle Farms, and how wounds and healing can bring forth God’s beauty into the world.
In a bid to combat food insecurity in the Marietta community, the Episcopal Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is collaborating with There’s Hope For The Hungry. They plan to provide free food to those in need.
Research on the therapeutic use of psychedelics is underway at several universities, and data continues to accumulate on how they may help with conditions from PTSD to depression. And there’s increasing interest in that work from a group of professionals who already guide people through life’s deep and difficult times: chaplains.