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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 […]

Dear Ones, When Dr. Anthony Fauci held a teleconference with bishops of the Episcopal Church in August, he advised us that the way back to normal for our COVID-19-ravaged country was through masks and vaccines. Today, over a year into this pandemic, we can see the shimmer of post-pandemic times on the horizon as vaccines […]

On March 9, Bishop Jennifer and Bishop Doug Sparks sent the following letter to Governor Holcomb urging the opposition of House Bill 1369. March 9, 2021 The Honorable Eric Holcomb Office of the Governor 200 W. Washington St., Rm. 206 Indianapolis, IN  46204 Dear Governor Holcomb: The Indiana House recently passed House Bill 1369, which […]