Members and guests of Christ Church in Short Hills gathered on Zoom to from a former rector and his wife, now living in Minnesota, how local clergy and community members in Minneapolis have responded to recent ICE operations that have traumatized families, shaken neighborhoods, and disrupted the local economy.
As we enter Lent, Canon Margo Peckham Clark invites us to consider a different kind of Lenten preparation — one that moves beyond personal repentance toward the healing of community. (Time: 5:32.)
In this video, Canon Wright reflects on a simple message from a retreat he attended as a teenager, and how it can guide us in the moment we face now. (Time 3:40.)
Bishop Carlye Hughes, Bishop Mark Beckwith (retired), and Bishop Suffragan Jack McKelvey (retired) are among the 154 bishops of The Episcopal Church who signed a joint letter in English and Spanish stating, "What happened a week ago in Minnesota, and is happening in communities across the country, runs counter to God’s vision of justice and peace."
The Sunday of Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, a call went out from clergy in Minneapolis to clergy across the nation. Echoing King’s call to Selma, they asked us to come to Minneapolis to stand, march, and pray with them on January 23rd, and I knew I had to answer that call.
When the news feels overwhelming, faith calls us not to fear but to hope. See how the Alleluia Fund is turning uncertainty into generosity, hope, and love across our diocese.
As New Jersey lawmakers consider legislation protecting gender-affirming care, the Rev. Abigail King talks about the relationship between Christian faith and transgender advocacy.