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Lunch With C.S. Lewis Closes for Spring Semester
by The Rev. Drew Rollins, Chaplain, St. Alban's Chapel Many thanks to everyone who so faithfully supports our "Lunch with C. S. Lewis" ministry here at St. Alban's Chapel on the campus of LSU. We closed out our spring semester series today with gorgeous day...
2015 Gaudet Community Grant Recipients Announced
On April 21, the Gaudet Committee announced the awarding of seven community grants. The Gaudet Community Grant provides funding for not-for-profit agencies that create, manage, and expand educational opportunities for African American children within the...
In the News: Black, white and bottom of the bowl: Broadmoor rises again
Source: NOLA.com ...Broadmoor had remained diverse -- many say it is a microcosm of New Orleans' broader social, economic and racial makeup. But it also had its ills. Between the 1980s and the early 2000s, many of the people who could afford to leave did. That exodus...
Deacons in Transition
On May 17, Deacon Charmaine Kathmann will begin serving as deacon at St. Mark's, Harvey. She has served as deacon at St. John's, Kenner, since 2010. On the same day, Deacon Mark Hudson will begin serving as deacon at St. John's, Kenner. He has served as deacon at...
Episcopal Churches Helping Homeless Families Transition Into Permanent Housing
Family Promise of St. Tammany Opens Day Center at Christ Church's Wheeler House Imagine being homeless while trying to search for a job, a place to receive mail, a place to shower, a safe place to tend your young child. It is hard if not impossible. One nationwide...
In the News: Housing for the homeless
Source: The Slidell Independent – SLIDELL – Over two years of work to create a program that can provide truly homeless St. Tammany families with a place to stay, and rebuild their lives, is on the verge of beginning at over a dozen churches around the parish....
In the News: First permanent sanctuary for St. Margaret’s Church to open Sunday
Source: The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana Ever since St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church was founded in the early 1970s, the congregation has been meeting in one parish hall or another — until now. On Sunday afternoon at 3, church members will celebrate the...
Photographs: Mass of Collegiality with Renewal of Ordination Vows
Photographs from the March 31st Mass of Collegiality with Renewal of Ordination Vows at Christ Church Cathedral [srizonfbalbum id=6]
Invite Welcome Connect
[Photo by Mary Parmer] There were 32 churches from the diocese represented at the Invite Welcome Connect training on March 21 at Christ Episcopal Church, Covington. On a Saturday, March 21 at Christ Episcopal Church in Covington a room of full of people...
The Rev’d Terry Johnston Resigned from Grace Episcopal Church, St. Francisville
The Rev'd Terry Johnston resigned as Associate Rector of Grace Episcopal Church in St. Francisville. He served his last service on March 15 with the church holding a farewell party for him and his wife Amy. They are moving back to Tennessee due to health reasons....
The Rev’d Karen Gay Resigned from Church of the Holy Communion, Plaquemine
The Rev'd Karen Gay resigned from the Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, Plaquemine, in March. She is on extended medical leave at this time. Please keep Mother Karen and Church of the Holy Communion in your prayers.
The Rev’d Winston Rice Resigned from Christ Church, Covington; Starts Maritime Pastoral Institute
The Rev'd Winston Rice has recently formed the Maritime Pastoral Institute, a non-profit organization providing ecumenical offshore ministry along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Fr. Winston was employed for the past four years as a Chaplain for the Seaman's Church...
Photographs: St. Michael’s Granted Parish Status at the 178th Convention
Congratulations to St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Mandeville, on being reinstated as a parish at the 178th Convention! Here are the delegates and parishioners the moment the resolution passed.
New Clergy in the Diocese Presented to Convention
New clergy in the Diocese of Louisiana were presented to Convention. Left to right: The Rev. Canon John Kellogg; the Rev. Gary Taylor; the Rev. H. Peter Kang; the Rev. Duane Nettles; the Rev. Stephen Crawford; the Rev. Doug Lasiter
Highlights and Photographs from the 178th Convention
We will have full Convention coverage in the Churchwork click here to download. Here are some of the highlights from the 178th Convention of the Diocese of the Episcopal Church of Louisiana: We celebrated 25 years of Prison Ministry in the diocese. We ordained the...
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