Dear Ones, As you know, after holding several sessions to receive wisdom and feedback, I had been anticipating that we would publish a new revision of our regathering guidelines in June. The COVID-19 virus and its variants continue to play a significant role in our common life, but it is clear that access to effective […]
Service will feature lament, Act of Remembrance, reflection by Presiding Bishop Six Episcopal bishops will lead a prayerful commemoration of George Floyd on the first anniversary of his murder by a Minneapolis police officer. The pre-recorded service, featuring a reflection by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, will air on May 25 at 8 p. m. EST […]
Even before the ribbon was cut to officially open Trinity Haven, the state’s first residential facility for LGBTQ youth and young adults who are at risk of homelessness, two people were living in the house. “As soon as we announced our opening date, young people began contacting Trinity Haven,” says Leigh Ann Hirschman, a member […]
Dear Ones, Last Sunday, during my visitation at St. Paul’s, Indianapolis, one of the saints in that congregation asked me how I was doing during these long days in which the deaths of Black and brown people at the hands of police are a daily news story. Now that Derek Chauvin has been found guilty […]
Dear Ones: The news that nine people are dead after a mass shooting at the FedEx Ground facility near the Indianapolis International Airport is heartrending. On behalf of the diocese, I extend my deepest sympathies to everyone whose life has been touched by last night’s shooting, particularly the families and friends of those who were […]
Coping After Mass Violence from The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Tips for Adults from the Psychological First Aid Field Operations Guide (PFA) Litany in the Wake of a Mass Shooting from Bishops United Against Gun Violence