EDOLA News
The Monthly e-Newsletter of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana | November 2020 | Volume 14, Issue 10
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Announcements From the Bishop's Office |
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183rd Annual Convention Recap |
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The 183rd Annual Convention was held virtually via Zoom and broadcasted from the Gibbs Family Center for Innovation and Design at St. Martin's Episcopal School, Metairie. In the photograph above: Watching Bishop Thompson deliver his sermon during the virtual Holy Eucharist service. More photographs can be found here. |
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Sermon of the Rt. Rev. Morris K. Thompson, Jr. to the 183rd Annual Convention |
"For in the Kingdom of God, love is a never-ending gift. It will be, and it is. Those who choose to love will long to love and give, for that is what Love does when we receive it, when we are lost and then found."
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Moral Leadership in the Garden: Keynote Address of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori
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"As Christians, we have a responsibility to address the suffering, injustice, and death resulting from human behavior – those things we have done and those things we have left undone."
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Elected to Offices
Secretary of the Diocese
Marsha Wade (St. James, Baton Rouge)
Treasurer of the Diocese
Alan Brackett (Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans)
Standing Committee, Clerical
The Rev. Bobby Hadzor (Trinity Church, New Orleans)
Standing Committee, Lay
Alfonso Martinez (St. Michael's, Mandeville)
Executive Board, Clerical
The Very Rev. Tommy Dillon (St. Margaret's, Baton Rouge, and Church of the Nativity, Rosedale)
Executive Board, Lay
Brother Todd van Alstyne (St. Anna's, New Orleans)
James Edward Wingate (St. Francis, Denham Springs)
Disciplinary Board, Clerical
The Rev. Gina Brewster-Jenkins (St. Paul's, New Orleans)
The Rev. Chris Duncan (St. James, Baton Rouge)
The Rev. John Pitzer (Trinity Church, New Orleans)
Trustee of the University of the South, Clerical
The Rev. Robert Beazley (St. Michael's, Mandeville)
Resolutions
No resolutions were submitted.
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Invitation to the 184th Annual Convention with Keynote Speaker Presiding Bishop Michael Curry |
We are thrilled to announce the keynote speaker for the 184th Annual Convention will be Presiding Bishop Michael Curry.
Save the date: November 5-6, 2021
St. Martin's Episcopal School, Metairie
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We seemed to have come through Hurricane Zeta with little damage to our churches. Unfortunately, many people throughout our community are hurting financially due to the power outages following the storm.
If you would like to help our fellow citizens who may have trouble replacing food following the hurricane, you can give through our Online Portal or send a check to the diocesan office Memo Hurricane Zeta. Supporting the needs of our neighbors through monetary donations ensures our ability to respond effectively.
The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana
1623 Seventh Street, New Orleans, LA 70115
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Photograph above: St. Mark's food pantry following the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown.
Make a donation today to help feed our food insecure neighbors. Your donation will help our churches support their local community.
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Rescheduled 133rd Annual Gathering of the ECW |
Thursday, November 19
Solomon Episcopal Conference Center
The Episcopal Church Women of the Diocese of Louisiana are pleased to invite you to this year’s RESCHEDULED 133rd Annual Gathering. It is especially important for our church women to come together in prayer and unity during this unprecedented year. The Annual Gathering offers to us all a time of fellowship, learning, and sharing, among one of our most precious gifts – our sisterhood in Christ. We will partake of good food, solemn worship and collegial friendship. Come, let us gather in the name of our Savior, be renewed by Christ’s strength, and go in peace to love and serve our Lord!
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Fall Disc Golf Tournament |
Saturday, November 28
Solomon Episcopal Conference Center
The Solomon Center will be hosting a Fall Disc Golf Tournament on the 28th of November 2020! Come work off that Thanksgiving turkey and have a blast doing it! Overnight Stays will also be available to players who would prefer to stay on property prior to the Tournament day.
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Out and About in the Diocese August 2020 |
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Photograph left: The Very Rev. Richard Easterling celebrated his last Sunday as rector of St. George's, New Orleans, on October 24. Fr. Richard and his husband David will move to Florence in December. View more photographs from his last Sunday here.
Photograph right: The Rev. Robert Beazley was installed as rector of St. Michael's, Mandeville, on October 31. View more photographs from the Celebration of a New Ministry here.
Transitions Out of the Diocese
The Rev. Chris Capaldo was called to serve as rector of St. Chrysostom, Boston, effective November 22, 2020. He has served as the rector of Church of the Holy Communion, Plaquemine, since 2017.
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Top Headlines From the Episcopal Church |
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Top headlines from the Episcopal Church Office Of Public Affairs. To view all press releases, click here.
Election Engagement
Read Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s sermon during Holding on to Hope: A National Service for Healing and Wholeness at Washington National Cathedral.
About Holding on to Hope: Join Presiding Bishop Michael Curry for a national online prayer service two days before America votes. Together with our interfaith partners, we will gather as a nation for prayer, song, lament, hope and a call to love God and neighbor. Watch the entire service here.
United Thank Offering
Grants are awarded for projects in The Episcopal Church and throughout the Anglican Communion, each year with a different focus. For 2021, the focus is Recovering with Love and Gratitude: An Episcopal Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Local Contexts.
Diocese of Louisiana was awarded the following grants:
- Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana - Sustaining: Anna’s Place NOLA: $25,000
- Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana - Sustaining: Jericho Road: $9,500
Application deadline for second round of grants: February 26, 2021
Parochial Report
The data from the 2019 Parochial Reports has been compiled and is available through a number of reports.
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St. Francis Pet Blessings |
[Photograph from the Grace Church, St. Francisville, Facebook page] Several of our churches celebrated the Blessing of the Animals this year (observing all COVID-19 safety precautions). Pictured is the Rev. Reid McCormick blessing pets at Grace Church, St. Francisville. |
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