John4: 5-42 Lenten violet and white papel picado flutter overhead, the bougainvillea blooms sprawlover the crisp white tablecloths, altars beneath the warming Oaxacan sun. Come, be refreshed. Offer up your cup from stall to stall, a feast amidst fastfor stranger or friend, all receive refreshment:Agua frescas, jamaica, tamarindo, chilacoyata, horchatas, tejate brimming from clay bowlson …
The texts expand the theme “Noticing and Giving Thanks for Small Things in Our Daily Lives.”
Under the title “Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent,” the Episcopal Church offers a number of resources to mark the season. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22.
If Easter is associated with celebration and triumphal joy, Lent is more a season of soul-searching and spiritual discipline. Here are some of The Conversation’s many articles exploring the history and significance of Ash Wednesday and Lent.
David Paulsen of ENS writes that a divided vote on one of the Episcopal Church’s executive leadership positions was a flashpoint at the recent Executive Council meeting, intensifying an internal debate over how to dismantle systemic racism in the church.
by Linda Ryan I have been a fan of the British Royal Family and of the UK in general, since I got hooked on a copy of National Geographic about Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation and jewels. Oh, the beauty of those gems! I loved their colors, sparkle, and sheer quantity of them. And to think, …
The patriarchs and heads of the churches in Jerusalem, including Archbishop Hosam Naoum of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, issued on Jan. 30 a statement on the increasing violence in the Holy Land. They called upon “all parties to practice restraint and self-control,” adding that they have been “constantly warning of an exploding, senseless cycle …
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Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry paid tribute to the legacy of civil rights activist the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., saying that “the power of love overcomes the love of power.”
Egan Millard of ENS writes that dioceses and parishes across the Episcopal Church will honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on the holiday weekend of his birthday, Jan. 14-16, with services and other events, in-person and online.
The hymn was composed by the Rev. John Newton in the days leading to his New Year’s Day service on Jan. 1, 1773.
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