November 2024

Bishop's 2025 Visitation Schedule

Bishop Duckworth's 2024 visitation to Mt. Olivet Episcopal Church, photo by Daniel Dupont.

View the 2025 Visitation Schedule HERE

Upcoming Ordinations

Hope is Here:

187th Annual Convention Recap

Thank you to everyone who participated and planned this year's convention at Episcopal School of Baton Rouge.

WATCH Bishop Shannon Rogers Duckworth's Address to the 187th Annual Convention

WATCH Up From the Ashes: St. Luke's, Baton Rouge by Andrew Boyd

For Andrew Boyd's other convention videos and for the full convention results: https://www.edola.org/2024-convention

WATCH two videos that capture special moments at Convention.

Celebration of New Ministry

The Rev. Liz Ember-Beazly, Rector at Grace Memorial Episcopal Church

The Rev. Allison Reid, Rector at St. Anna's Episcopal Church

Addiction Recovery Ministry:

Through the Red Door Blog Post by Fr. Séamus Doyle

Bishop and Jimmy Duckworth Hosted Clergy in New Roads

Clergy and members of the Bishop's staff gathered on a gorgeous day for fellowship and perfectly seasoned fried catfish!

(A special thank you to Larry and Dwona Stuard from St. Stephen’s, Innis for providing such a delicious spread while making it look effortless!!!!) 

We Watched the Investiture Together!

The Jefferson Deanery gathered to watch the Investiture of

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe at All Saints' River Ridge!

Novemberfest Fun at St. Patrick's

St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church held its relaunch of its Annual Novemberfest on Saturday, November 2. The event offered the community a day of family fun, fellowship, and other activities.

We'd love to feature your parish and parishioners here, too!

Please share photos of your ministries and community events so we can all see and celebrate the good work that is happening all around the diocese.

10/10/2024 - 05/25/2025 (8 Sessions)

1/06 - 1/08

EDOLA Clergy Conference

Please note that staying at SECC on Monday night is optional. You are invited to come early for some retreat time. The Clergy Conference work begins Tuesday and ends Wednesday, 01/7-1/08.

NOVEMBER

11/23

Fall Fest

@ St. Andrew's, Bayou DuLarge

10 AM - 4:30 PM



Bring ya' mom and 'dem to the Family Fall Fest!

Gumbo, poboys, candy apples, funnel cakes, games, live music, arts & crafts, letters to Santa, silent auction...

11/23

Newman Camp Able Club Thanksgiving Party

@ Christ Church Cathedral

4 PM - 5:30 PM



You’re invited to Camp Able NOLA’s Thanksgiving Party put on by the Newman Camp Able Club and featuring decorations by the adults of ARC of Greater New Orleans, cookie decorating with Miss Mary Lowry and Fr David Lowry, a Thanksgiving craft with Christ Church Cathedral Daughters of the King, and the birthday celebration for one of our campers! Camp Able NOLA is a ministry that engages and celebrates our friends who are neurodiverse and have diverse abilities. 

DECEMBER

12/04

Spiritual Adulting Event

@ Bayou Beer Garden

5:30 - 7:30 PM

New Orleans

(Young Adults, 21+) 

12/11

Ordination of Joan Weber as Transitional Deacon

@ Trinity Church, BR

See full invite above, 6 PM

12/12 

Courageous Conversation Series: Racial Healing Commission

12 PM ZOOM

Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85838363148?pwd=8MMyiyc593PKBIPD30ujD3QKDvwQwl.1

Video link: https://youtu.be/D9Ihs241zeg?feature=shared

12/14

Ordination of Austin Wendt as Priest

@ St. James, BR

See full invite above, 10:30 AM

TBD:

Little Box of Good NewsTM - 1st Box Distribution to test families!

JANUARY

01/06-08

Clergy Conference

@ Solomon Episcopal Conference Center

Please note that staying at SECC on Monday night is optional. You are invited to come early for some retreat time. The Clergy Conference work begins Tuesday and ends Wednesday, 01/7-1/08.

01/17-18

Inclusive Louisiana Spiritual Retreat

@ Solomon Episcopal Conference Center 

01/24-25

Ministry Conference

@ Solomon Episcopal Conference Center 

01/25

Dismantling Racism Training

@ Trinitity, NOLA

9 AM - 3 PM



The EDOLA Racial Healing Commission invites you to a brave space of learning and growth in order to faithfully engage in the work of healing and wholeness to which God is calling us.

Based on the Dismantling Racism training offered through the Absalom Jones Center for Racial Healing in Atlanta, Georgia, this training will “seek to increase racial healing and reconciliation."

This training is for all members of the church and is especially appropriate for clergy, church staff, and ministry leaders

Lunch will be provided.