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The Key to Strategic Implementation? Communication
[Episcopal Church Foundation - Vital Posts] “Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say.”(Acts 2: 14) It must have been...
Things to Know: Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 15-21, 2016) with the National Hurricane Center
The National Hurricane Center talks about hurricanes and things to do reduce risk and safeguard life. May 15-21 is Hurricane Preparedness Week. Click each graphic to learn more and read the associated blog post on Inside the Eye, the official blog of the National...
Women’s group sews to provide comfort | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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...
Registrar, Clerk, Or Secretary?
[Episcopal Church Foundation - Vital Posts] Our by-laws stipulate that one of the officers of the vestry is a person called ‘registrar.’ This person records minutes of vestry meetings and makes them available to the group. “[S]hall keep or cause to be kept true and...
Vital Practices Digest: 5 Clergy Transition Resources for May
[Episcopal Church Foundation - Vital Posts] In the May Vital Practices Digest, we offer 5 resources for clergy transition in congregations, with the 5th a resource to help in developing year-round stewardship in your congregation. Please share this digest with others...
The Speed (or Lack Thereof) of Change
[Episcopal Church Foundation - Vital Posts] The conversation about building a parking lot began before I was born. And while I’m not ready for the pasture, I, sadly, no longer qualify as spring chicken. Welcome to church time, which runs apace with glaciers. I wonder...
Healthy Uncertainty
[Episcopal Church Foundation - Vital Posts] Imagine yourself in these scenarios: It’s about 15 minutes before your Sunday morning service and an acolyte hasn’t shown up. What do you do? The end of the year is nearing and there’s a small budget shortfall. What’s the...
Meet our 2016 Conference Celebrants and Preachers | The Union of Black Episcopalians – National
Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry and other exciting and vibrant leadership in the Episcopal Church will serve as celebrants and preachers for our 48th Annual Business Meeting and Conference set for July 31 - August 4 in New Orleans, LA. Source: Meet our 2016...
Preparing for Hurricane Season 2016 – Things to Do the Third Week of May
June 1 is the official start of hurricane season. Are you prepared? There are three key points of any preparedness program: Make a plan - Know what are you going to do when a disaster strikes. Be informed - How are you going to receive information before, during,...
Improv Worship
[Episcopal Church Foundation - Vital Posts] Here’s what Sunday reality looks like on the ground where I am: increasingly unpredictable. Our English services -- representing the legacy congregation of our historic parish -- are getting smaller by the year. There are...
2016 ECW Honored Women
The 20th Presentation of Honored Women by the Episcopal Church Women in the Diocese of Louisiana. Recognized for their ministry and service in the Name of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Acknowledged at the 129th ECW Annual Gathering on April 23, 2016...
“Stir up the Spirit – Celebremos”!: 129th Annual Gathering of the ECW of the Diocese of Louisiana
by Shiela S. MacArthur, Diocesan Memorials Chair and Annual Gathering Reporter Photographs by Ann Ball, ECW President (2016-2019) and Laurel McCartney, Outgoing ECW President Historic St. James, Baton Rouge, founded in 1844, was the setting for the 129th gathering of...
Episcopal eighth-graders donate to cancer care program | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Eighth-graders from Episcopal School recently visited Mary Bird Perkins-Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Center to learn about cancer care and the programs and resources available to cancer survivors. The students sponsored a fundraiser for Fostering Hope, a program...
#WearOrange on June 2
The noise around gun violence is loud. Orange is louder. Join us and #WearOrange on June 2nd. Bishops United Against Gun Violence (Bishop Thompson is a member) recently became a partner in the Wear Orange movement. The goal of the movement is to inspire as many people...
The Feasibility Study: More Than Simply Dollars and Cents
[Episcopal Church Foundation - Vital Posts] One of the most oft-cited reasons for hiring a campaign consultant is the desire of a parish campaign team to test the feasibility of raising the dollars needed for the projects being proposed. It’s a great reason! The ECF...
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