Monday, November 26, 2018 | Out and About in EDoLA
“Beloved in Christ, in this season of Advent, let it be our care and delight to prepare ourselves to hear again the message of the Angels, and in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem, to see the Babe lying in a manger.” Below you will find a list of Lessons and...
Saturday, November 17, 2018 | Out and About in EDoLA
Almighty and gracious Father, we give you thanks for the fruits of the earth in their season and for the labors of those who harvest them. Make us, we pray, faithful stewards of your great bounty, for the provision of our necessities and the relief of all who are in...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | Diocesan News, Out and About in EDoLA
The Rev. Gina Brewster Jenkins was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests on Monday, July 25 at St. Paul’s, New Orleans. She will begin as chaplain of St. Paul’s School on July...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | Diocesan News, Out and About in EDoLA
The Rev. Stephen Shortess was ordained to the Sacred Order of Priests on Saturday, June 23 at St. John’s, Thibodaux. He served his first Sunday as priest-in-charge of St. John’s and Trinity, Morgan City, on June...
Monday, April 30, 2018 | Out and About in EDoLA
For over 60 years on the last Sunday in April, St. Andrew’s Episcopal Mission, Theriot, has hosted a Blessing of the Fleet to ask for God’s blessing on a bountiful season and to keep safe all those who work on the waters in Louisiana. Bishop Thompson...
Monday, April 30, 2018 | Community Ministry, Out and About in EDoLA
by the Rev. Jay Angerer, All Saint’s Episcopal Church, River Ridge On a snowy afternoon in Cleveland Ohio in March, I was asked to answer one of the most difficult questions any of us are ever asked to answer. “What does Jesus Christ mean to you?” Eventually, I...
Monday, April 30, 2018 | Community Ministry, Out and About in EDoLA
by the Rev. Christopher Capaldo, Church of the Holy Communion, Plaquemine I was absolutely blessed to have the opportunity to help represent the Diocese of Louisiana at the 2018 Evangelism Matters conference at St. Paul’s in Cleveland Ohio. It was an opportunity to...
Monday, April 30, 2018 | Diocesan News, Out and About in EDoLA
When St. Francis was founded in 1952, a plan was made to build a sanctuary on the 5-acre campus. Until then, the church would worship in a building originally designed to be a parish hall. Decades past away without this plan becoming a reality. When the Great Flood of...
Thursday, March 29, 2018 | Out and About in EDoLA
Thursday, March 29, 2018 | Out and About in EDoLA
Thursday, March 29, 2018 | Out and About in EDoLA
Christ Church, Covington, organized a retreat for the men of the diocese at the Solomon Episcopal Conference Center from March 2-3, 2018. The Rt. Rev. Jake Owensby, Bishop of Western Louisiana, was the keynote speaker. The next Men’s Retreat is scheduled March...
Wednesday, March 28, 2018 | Out and About in EDoLA
Every year on the Monday of Holy Week, the clergy gather at Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans, for a service called the Chrism Mass. At this service, Bishop Thompson will bless the yearly stock of chrism oil (oil used for baptisms) and the clergy will reaffirm...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018 | Out and About in EDoLA
We are proud of the youth, clergy, and parishioners who added their voice to the March for Our Lives Movement. Over 80 Episcopalians in the Diocese of Louisiana participated in rallies held on March 24 in Baton Rouge and New Orleans to demand the passing of common...
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 | Community Ministry, Out and About in EDoLA
On February 17, members of All Saints’, River Ridge; St. Augustine’s, Metairie; St. John’s, Kenner; and St. Martin’s, Metairie, volunteered with the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation to plant 600 trees in Manchac, Louisiana, in an effort to...
Tuesday, February 27, 2018 | Out and About in EDoLA
Christ Church Cathedral: Hermes Spaghetti Fundraiser “The Cope” is out of the closet at the Cathedral. What time is it? 🎶🎷🎺 #cccnola #featuredphoto #mg2018 A post shared by Christ Church Cathedral NOLA (@cccnola) on Feb 3, 2018 at 9:04am PST ...