Summary

Observer Reporter – Blessing Box offers food for households in need – Neighbors are welcome to “take what you need” or “leave what you can” to help others…

Fox 11 News – Waupaca church raises more than $6,300 for refugees – “We know we have been blessed with so much here in Wisconsin,” said Rev. Julia Hendrix, rector of St. Mark’s, in a news release.

Episcopal News Service – Elizabeth Bonforte Gardner elected bishop of Nevada – The Rev. Elizabeth Bonforte Gardner was elected as the eleventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada. Gardner will be consecrated bishop on March 5, 2022 in Las Vegas…

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Blessing Box offers food for households in need

Observer Reporter – Canonsburg, PA

When Old Mother Hubbard went to her cupboard, it was bare.

Canonsburg residents in a pinch no longer have to face an empty pantry. They can find some relief in a new Blessing Box at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 139 North Jefferson Avenue, Canonsburg.

The Blessing Box offers nonperishable dry goods for households in need of short-term, immediate food relief.

The Blessing Box has been stocked with cereal, pasta, sauce, ramen noodles and other goods by members of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. […]

Waupaca church raises more than $6,300 for refugees

Fox 11 News – Waupaca, WI

A Waupaca church is providing Afghan and Haitian refugees with financial assistance.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church says it raised more than $6,300 for those in need.

“We know we have been blessed with so much here in Wisconsin,” said Rev. Julia Hendrix, rector of St. Mark’s, in a news release. “We believe that whenever someone is in need, as Christians, we have a duty to make sure that they are cared for.” […]

Elizabeth Bonforte Gardner elected bishop of Nevada

Episcopal News Service – Nevada

The Rev. Elizabeth Bonforte Gardner was elected as the eleventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada on Oct. 8, 2021.

Gardner was selected from a slate of four candidates after a discernment process spanning almost two years. Beginning with a list of interested applicants, a diocesan search committee reviewed and selected the candidates to put before the church. The balloting process required a 50-percent-plus-one vote occurring simultaneously from the two voting bodies. The voting members are lay delegates from each parish in the state and voting clergy. Gardner was selected on the fourth ballot. […]