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Dear Friends in Christ, “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hades will not prevail against it.” (Matthew 16:18) Yesterday, January 18, […]
Read More >Dear friends in Christ, One of the questions I am often asked since returning to Oregon is, “How does it feel to be back?” The question is often asked because the difference between the climate […]
Read More >Dear friends in Christ, Tomorrow evening, I will preach and celebrate at St. John the Evangelist’s (Milwaukie) Christmas Eve service. As you know, I had planned to preside at Christmas Eve services at Trinity Episcopal […]
Read More >Read as a PDF. The other day I was talking to a friend who is deep in grief after losing her beloved. “I’m tired of the sermons I’ve heard lately about hope – telling me […]
Read More >Dear Friends in Christ, Over the last several weeks, there has been a rise in hospitalizations in Oregon due mainly to influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and COVID-19. Physicians in our state have joined with […]
Read More >Dear friends in Christ, Not quite a year ago, I stood on a small rise at the back of the property where I grew up in Hood River. The home I’d known since I was […]
Read More >“For whom and for what are we thankful?” The question rang through the worship space like a rung bell. I was not the officiant in this liturgy and therefore had the luxury of sinking into […]
Read More >View as a PDF Dear Friends in Christ, Last Thursday, November 17, 2022, we officially listed the Bishop’s Close and Elk Rock Garden on RMLS. Since becoming your Bishop in February 2021, I have heard many […]
Read More >One of the hardest things we are called to do as Christians is to extend hospitality as Jesus taught. Earlier this week, we participated in one of the great rights and privileges of our democracy: voting. In […]
Read More >Dear friends in Christ, The Annual Meeting of the Convention is this Saturday, and I look forward to seeing our clergy and delegates as we tend to the mission and ministry of the diocese. This gathering […]
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