Posts made in September, 2021

The Rev. Debra Sabino, rector of the Episcopal Church of Our Saviour in Placerville, California, helps unload some of the supplies donated to evacuees who fled the Caldor Fire in Northern California. Photo courtesy of Debra Sabino [Episcopal News Service] A small team of Episcopal clergy in the Diocese of Northern California spent the past several weeks ministering to some of the people and animals who were forced to flee their homes...

Episcopal Church Office of Public AffairsPosted Sep 8, 2021Back to Press Releases  As followers of Jesus, and with our siblings in other faith traditions, we place great value on the act of remembrance. As we reflect on the solemn anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001, we remember many loved ones lost and first responders who put their lives at risk, modeling the sacrificial love of Jesus, who said: “No one has greater love than this, to...

BY DAVID PAULSEN Posted Aug 31, 2021 Afghans on Aug. 31 board a bus to be taken to a processing center after arriving at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Virginia. Photo: Reuters [Episcopal News Service] The Episcopal Church has launched a fundraising campaign to support Episcopal Migration Ministries as it and other refugee resettlement agencies prepare to welcome and assist thousands of Afghans who fled their home...

BY EGAN MILLARDPosted Aug 27, 2021 The Rev. Sean Slack gets a flu shot during the Diocese of Pennsylvania’s 2020 diocesan vaccine clinic. Dioceses have been encouraging clergy and parishioners to get the COVID-19 vaccine, but some are now making it mandatory. Photo: Diocese of Pennsylvania The Rev. Sean Slack gets a flu shot during the Diocese of Pennsylvania’s 2020 diocesan vaccine clinic. Dioceses have been encouraging clergy and...

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians and church leaders in the Diocese of Louisiana are bracing for extended power outages while assisting with emergency housing needs and widespread cleanup efforts as officials assess the damage from Hurricane Ida. Ida made landfall Aug. 29 near Port Fourchon as a Category 4 hurricane, with winds reaching 150 mph and a coastal storm surge of up to 16 feet. In New Orleans, the levees held...