Summary
South GA TV – St. Paul’s Episcopal to make Mirate official – “We are delighted to welcome the Rev. Galen A. Mirate to Albany to serve as the 20th Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church,”
ESN – Deaf Episcopalian creates ministry uniting Deaf worshipers around the world with hearing in Texas – Deaf Missioner Amy Waltz-Reasonover has created a new community
Aljazeera – The woman setting the record straight on Native American history – Sarah Eagle Heart, storyteller and award-winning producer, wants to heal her people through telling Indigenous stories. She is determined to help set the record straight on Native American history
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St. Paul’s Episcopal to make Mirate official
South GA TV – Diocese of Georgia
When the Rev. Galen A. Mirate became Rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on New Year’s Day 2022, she became the first female Rector in the church’s history, which dates to 1851. In a special service at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, the Right Rev. Frank Logue, the Bishop of the Diocese of Georgia, will officially install the Rev. Mirate as Rector of St. Paul’s. The Celebration of New Ministry Service is open to everyone to attend.
Deaf Episcopalian creates ministry uniting Deaf worshipers around the world with hearing in Texas
Episcopal News Service – Diocese of Texas
Deaf Missioner Amy Waltz-Reasonover has created a new community by bringing together groups that had never been connected before, introducing Deaf and LGBTQ+ Christians with different forms of communication to Episcopal congregations in the Houston area. What started out as a small online prayer group earlier in the pandemic has grown into an international ministry dedicated to giving Deaf people an accepting place to worship.
The woman setting the record straight on Native American history
Aljazeera – Loss Angeles, CA
The Emmy Award-winning producer is also a mother, daughter, sister, activist and CEO. But none of these accolades has come easily to Eagle Heart who, like many Native Americans, is familiar with adversity. The 44-year-old Oglala Sioux woman from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is on a mission to revolutionise the way Indigenous narratives are portrayed in the mainstream.
Breaking the Fast – Peace Islands Institute Hosts Ramadan iftar at Grace Church in Nutley
Tap into Nutley – Nutley, NJ The Rev. Pamela Bakal, rector of Grace Episcopal Church, showed respect by wearing a head covering called a hijab. It is customary for most Muslim women to wear hijabs as instructed in the Qur’an to keep modest and private from unrelated males.
Madeleine Albright honored at Washington National Cathedral funeral, with eulogies by Biden, Clintons
Episcopal News Service – Washington, DC
President Joe Biden, as well as former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, were among those who paid tribute to Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state, during her funeral held April 27 at Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s capital.
Food giveaways crowded as food costs continue to rise
WNEP TV – Jermyn, PA
Volunteers loaded up bags of food inside the St. James/St. George Episcopal Church in Jermyn. The monthly food pantry has operated for about a decade. Church members say the need was great during the pandemic, and they’re starting to see an increase again.
Washington National Cathedral Achieves the Status of Megachurch
World Religion News – Washington DC
The Washington National Cathedral has achieved the status of “megachurch” by streaming their religious services online through the pandemic lockdowns over the last two years. Their online services draw 30,000 attendees every week, 10 times the number that would fit in the cathedral and, albeit virtual, triple the number of visits the church had pre-pandemic.