In 2 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul says,"If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation. The old has passed away, behold, the new is come." At a point in that passage, St. Paul says, "God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself," and he also says at another point in the same passage, "and we have been given the ministry of reconciliation."

Have you ever gone to the movies or read a story or a novel, and the novel starts with the end, so you know where the story ends, but then the rest of the story or the novel is actually the story behind the story. We know about Christmas. We know about Mary. We know about Joseph. We know about the angels singing Gloria in excelsis deo. We know from our childhood the animals in the stable. We know of the magi who come from afar, arriving around Epiphany, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. We know of the angels singing in the heavens, and the star that shown above them.  Therein is the story.  

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Mensaje de Navidad 2017 del Obispo Presidente Curry.

We publish both a general email newsletter and Leadership News, a publication for lay leaders and clergy in the Diocese of Chicago, on alternate Wednesdays. The deadline to submit items to be included is Tuesday at noon. Please send news about your congregation's ministry, mission and events to Jen Boyle Tucker.

 

The offices of the Bishop's Staff will be closed between December 22 and January 1 in observance of the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Regular office hours will resume on January 2. We wish you a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year. 

 

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On Wednesday, January 24, at 7:30 pm, The Episcopal Church of St. George in Macomb will host a folk music concert to benefit its music scholarship program. Students in Western Illinois University's President's International String Quartet will perform and CDs will be available for purchase. Call the church at 309.421.0142 for more information.