Thursday, June 30, 2016 | Community Ministry
by Joey Clavijo, Deacon Postulant, St. George’s, New Orleans, Schedule on Sunday, July 17 (weather permitting): 8:00 AM Holy Eucharist at St. George’s, 4600 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans After Eucharist: Brief meeting to train volunteers 9:00 AM Leave...
Monday, June 27, 2016 | Community Ministry
All Souls, New Orleans, partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank of Greater New Orleans and Morgan Stanley to deliver 10,000 lbs of fresh produce to 200 families in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans.
Saturday, June 25, 2016 | Community Ministry
On June 24, the city of New Orleans marked the forty-third anniversary of one of the deadliest fires in its history. It was an arson at the Upstairs Lounge that killed 32 people who were gathered at the bar to celebrate the end of New Orleans Pride Week and the fourth...
Thursday, June 16, 2016 | Community Ministry
First-graders in Mary Lee Saucier’s class at St. Martin’s Episcopal School in Metairie have been as busy as bees of late. First, they raised money selling bee-friendly plants to their school. Read article here: Busy bees raise money for abbey | The New Orleans...
Thursday, June 16, 2016 | Community Ministry
Habitat for Humanity raised the wall on its newest build in west St. Tammany on June 7 with the combined efforts of the local religious communities. Named the “Building on our Faith” committee, people from all faiths joined together to work side-by-side...
Tuesday, June 14, 2016 | Community Ministry
The faith leaders represented the Sikh, Jewish, Muslim, Christian and other religions, and they offered prayers and guidance rooted in their respective traditions. While their backgrounds were divergent, their messages hewed a common, simple line. Continue reading...
Monday, June 13, 2016 | Community Ministry
[Source: Louisiana Eats Hunts Hometown Hidden Kitchens By Poppy Tooker | JUN 11, 2016 | WWNO – New Orleans] On this week’s show, we take a journey in sound with two radio luminaries, Davia Nelson and Nikki Silva, also known as The Kitchen Sisters....
Monday, June 13, 2016 | Community Ministry, Out and About in EDoLA
by Max Niedzwiecki, Integrity New Orleans This edited article reflects a corrected start time. The parade begins at 7:00 pm not 7:30 as previously stated. …The Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. (2 Timothy 1:7)...
Friday, June 10, 2016 | Community Ministry
[This article first appeared on Restoring the Wetlands as Part of our Sacred Duty and History | Restore the Mississippi River Delta] Guest post by The Very Rev. William Terry, M.P.S., M.Div. God of unchangeable power, when you fashioned the world the morning stars...
Friday, May 27, 2016 | Community Ministry, Episcopal Church News
[Episcopal News Service] The Easter Day suicide bombing at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan, that killed at least 72 Christians and Muslims and injured more than 300, sent shockwaves throughout the region. But the March 27 attack did not deter Episcopalian...
Thursday, May 19, 2016 | Community Ministry
For years, the women of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church’s Prayer Shawl ministry have been meeting periodically to knit, contemplating with every stitch, the peace of mind that comes with faith… When the group decided to expand their ministry to the community, they...
