Thursday, November 9, 2017 | Community Ministry, Diocesan News
by the Rev. John Pitzer, CMA Chair Community Mission Appeal is a program where churches with specific ministries who are in need of financial assistance, go through the process of making application to the diocese. Once all the applications have been submitted, a...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | Community Ministry
Churchwork reflection by Karen Mackey, communication director, Diocese of Louisiana “We are hoping to be in our new church building this time next year,” proclaimed St. Francis Senior Warden Gerald Rainey as he and his wife Janie sat down to reflect on the flood that...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | Community Ministry
Churchwork reflection by Meg Kendrick, assistant to the flood recovery coordinator From August 13 through the 15, Louisiana was inundated with rain – up to 4 trillion gallons of water fell during this period. This equates to filling over 6 million Olympic sized...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | Churchwork, Community Ministry, Reflections
Churchwork reflection by Lindsey Ardrey, youth director, St. George’s, New Orleans Lately, I’ve fallen in love with the idea that the Old Testament books named after the prophets were written by poets and creatives who used the imagery of language to...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | Churchwork, Community Ministry, Reflections
September 2017 Churchwork reflection by the Rev. Tommy Dillon, rector, St. Margaret’s, Baton Rouge Can you minister to the world and serve God’s people from behind closed doors? Until about six years ago, St. Margaret’s sure tried. Attendance averaged just...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | Churchwork, Community Ministry, Reflections
September 2017 Churchwork reflection by the Rev. Jerry Phillips, priest-in-charge, Church of the Nativity, Rosedale I want to thank Editor Karen Mackey for the opportunity to extol the virtues of the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Rosedale. It comes by...
Wednesday, September 20, 2017 | Churchwork, Community Ministry, Reflections
September 2017 Churchwork reflection by the Rev. William Miller, rector of Christ Church, Covington Two years ago, Christ Church Covington made a very risky and unconventional decision. They hired me as rector! From the search committee to the vestry to the staff, the...
Saturday, August 26, 2017 | Community Ministry
by Deacon Elaine Clements, Diocesan Disaster Coordinator Here are some reminders about what to do when disaster strikes that we hope you will take to heart and share with your friends and relatives. Do not self-deploy as a volunteer to a disaster area. We know...
Tuesday, August 22, 2017 | Community Ministry
Four organizations received Gaudet Community Grants. We are catching up with them through Facebook: St. Anna’s, New Orleans St. Anna’s received two grants to support their Anna’s Place ministry. One was to support after school programming which is an...
Monday, August 21, 2017 | Community Ministry, Out and About in EDoLA
St. Andrew’s, New Orleans, hosted and volunteered with Camp Able, a camp devoted to give a camp experience to children of diverse abilities.. This is the second year the church has opened the doors to the group. Philosophy of Camp Able: Camp Able is a vacation,...
Thursday, August 10, 2017 | Community Ministry
Located inside St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on Carrollton Avenue in New Orleans, Camp Able is a special camp for children with special needs. While it’s only in its second year, it’s already growing by leaps and bounds, tripling in size from its...
Thursday, August 10, 2017 | Community Ministry
“If I had clean clothes, people would treat me as a human being.” That chilling statement, made by a homeless man living in Ventura, California, became the impetus for Laundry Love. Founded 12 years ago by Greg Russinger, the movement partners with...
Thursday, July 27, 2017 | Community Ministry
It was a little too rainy and windy for the boat parade during the annual Blessing of the Fleet on Bayou Dularge. The crab boil fundraiser (all donated by the crab fisherman) went on as planned but a modified blessing ceremony led by the Rt. Rev. James Brown...
Thursday, July 27, 2017 | Community Ministry
Posted on July 15, 2017 by W.T. Branton When you were a kid, you’d probably be excited if you were invited to a week-long stay with other families with a bounce house, snacks, and other kids to play with. One little girl who stayed at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017 | Community Ministry
St. Mark’s, Harvey, is a Community Mission Appeal (CMA) grant recipient. Your donation to the CMA fund is helping churches, like St. Mark’s, provide important and life-changing community ministry. Click here learn more about CMA. Make a donation to the...
