During the spring and summer of 2020, as the pandemic forced the cancellation of in-person worship across the Episcopal Church, the House of Deputies State of the Church Committee raced to create a new parochial report form, designed just to track the “opportunities, innovations and challenges” that congregations experienced while dealing with the pandemic,” according to Episcopal News […]
Dear People of God: Earlier this week, the FBI warned that armed protests are being planned for Washington D.C. and all 50 state capitals sometime between Saturday, January 16, and the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on January 20. As your bishops, we write today imploring you to stay away from these protests and any […]
The Small Business Administration has reopened the Paycheck Protection Program, which offers small businesses, including churches, loans that can be forgiven if used for eligible expenses, including payroll, mortgage interest, utilities, and worker protection costs related to COVID-19. The loans are available both to churches that did not receive a loan last year (identified in […]
Dear Ones, As we have heard so many times in recent weeks, Christmas will be different this year. In this time when the coronavirus pandemic has touched every corner of the globe, many of us have adapted our beloved rituals, customs, and traditions, but our yearnings to be with family, friends, and other loved ones […]
Dear Ones, As news of effective COVID-19 vaccines provides us with some much-needed Advent light, I have been dreaming and praying about how we as the people of God in southern and central Indiana can play our part in restoring hope to our congregations and communities. For our diocese to begin 2021 ready to serve, […]
People across the Diocese of Indianapolis are invited to pray for those preparing for ordination. On December 5 at 6 p.m. Eastern/5 p.m. Central, Bishop Marc Andrus will ordain Joanna Benskin to the diaconate at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco on behalf of Bishop Jennifer. Watch a live stream on the Diocese of California Facebook page. […]