Dec 19, 2022 | Bishop Statements, Press & Bishop Statements
Dear people of the Diocese of California, I felt your prayers while I was representing the Episcopal Church at the UN Climate Summit in Egypt during November, and you were in my prayers throughout that intense time. In many communications since then, you’ve referenced...
Sep 29, 2022 | Bishop Statements, Press & Bishop Statements
We arise today with heavy hearts and troubled spirits in the wake of yesterday’s shooting rampage at Rudsdale Newcomer High School, part of the King Estate complex of schools in East Oakland. Six adults were injured, and news reports indicate that two of those souls...
Sep 8, 2022 | Bishop Statements, Press & Bishop Statements
Dear friends in Christ, Like so many people around the globe, Sheila I are deeply saddened by the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death at the age of 96. Throughout her 70-year reign, she held fast to her deep Christian faith — a faith which, I believe, helped bolster...
Aug 9, 2022 | Bishop Statements, Lambeth, Press & Bishop Statements
“The greatest Call is the call to relationship.” Archbishop Justin Welby As with most absolutizing statements, the above statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in his closing keynote address this morning, may overstate the reality, but it is largely true. The...
Aug 1, 2022 | Bishop Statements, Lambeth, Press & Bishop Statements
Perhaps you’ve seen the Episcopal News Service coverage of the LGBTQ+ solidarity march by University of Kent staff and students during the Lambeth Conference. Sheila and I were among a number of Lambeth Conference attendees to take part. Why were the Kent folks...
Jul 25, 2022 | Bishop Statements, Press & Bishop Statements
Early tomorrow, Sheila and I will be in the U.K. to take part in Lambeth 2022, the global gathering of Anglican bishops that takes place every decade or so at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Since Bishop Lee’s death on July 2, he and his wife, Kristy,...
