Bishop Jennifer speaks to the people of the diocese from her home, where she is observing Indiana’s stay-at-home order. “We have never been more the church than we are are right now,” she says. “The people of God called in this place to be beacons of Christ…to the world. And we can do that no […]
Dear Ones, Late yesterday, we learned that Governor Holcomb has issued a stay-at-home order that goes into effect tonight and is set to expire late on April 6. I am writing this morning to share with you some ways that our diocese will be responding to this new effort to flatten the curve of the […]
The Episcopal Church Foundation has posted a helpful list of resources to assist in all aspects of parish life during the pandemic: https://www.ecfvp.org/blogs/3763/covid-19-resources-2 Worship Parish leaders can offer online worship from home using Zoom or another platform such as Facebook Live: https://indydio.org/offering-online-worship-a-simple-guide/ If you choose Zoom, members of your parish can dial in using […]
Bishop Jennifer commends the people of the diocese of finding new ways to care for their congregations and communities through service, prayer, worship and connection. She will host a fireside chat on Sunday, March 22 at 1 p.m. EDT on IndyDio Virtual Abbey Facebook.
Bishop Jennifer announced today that in-person worship will be suspended and diocesan events will be canceled or postponed until further notice. Her announcement follows Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s March 17 request that in-person public worship, including Holy Week and Easter services, be suspended. “As public health guidelines about slowing the spread of COVID-19 have changed, it has […]
The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, the first black woman to serve as diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church, has released this statement about the death of Bishop Barbara Harris: I have no experience of the Episcopal Church without Bishop Barbara Harris. The year she became the first female bishop in the Anglican Communion—1988—I had just […]