Summary
South Haven Tribune – Longtime Open Door Ministry cook hangs up her apron – For more than a decade, Nancy Vilims has spent a good deal of her time planning and preparing meals for… older adults
The Telegraph – After the ashes: St. Paul’s says ‘Welcome home’ – Parishioners returned to the sanctuary of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church for the first service there since a fire heavily damaged the church
The Oklahoman – ‘God is accessible … even on a street corner.’ OKC clergy offer unconventional ashes – Motorists may have been curious when they saw two Episcopal priests waving and greeting passers-by on a busy street corner on Wednesday just outside downtown Oklahoma City.
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Longtime Open Door Ministry cook hangs up her apron
South Haven Tribune – South Haven, MI
For more than a decade, Nancy Vilims has spent a good deal of her time planning and preparing meals for a ministry dedicated to providing a dinner, each Tuesday evening, to older adults who live alone and other people in need.
But this past Tuesday marked the last time Vilims put on her apron and rolled up her sleeves to cook enough food to feed the 100 or so people who line up each week at First United Methodist Church to receive a free, homecooked meal.
After the ashes: St. Paul’s says ‘Welcome home’
The Telegraph – Alton, IL
About 30 parishioners returned to the sanctuary of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Alton Wednesday night for the first service there since a fire heavily damaged the church nearly two years ago.
On Wednesday, a slight hint of smoke could still be detected inside the structure where a June 23, 2020, fire destroyed the connected offices and smoke damaged the entire church.
‘God is accessible … even on a street corner.’ OKC clergy offer unconventional ashes
The Oklahoman – Oklahoma City, OK
Motorists may have been curious when they saw two Episcopal priests waving and greeting passers-by on a busy street corner on Wednesday just outside downtown Oklahoma City.
The Rev. Katie Churchwell and the Rev. Paige Hanks took the Christian observance of Ash Wednesday outside the four walls of the church as part of “Ashes to Go.” For an hour, Churchwell, dean of St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, administered the imposition of ashes at NW 7 and Broadway Avenue alongside Hanks, an associate priest at the church, 127 NW 7.
Meet the next Episcopal bishop of Nevada
Las Vegas Review Journal – NV
The Episcopal Church will consecrate a new bishop for Nevada this weekend, filling a role that has been vacant since 2018.
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Bringing people together goal of new Nevada Episcopal bishop
The new head of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada said Friday that although the coronavirus pandemic has isolated people, she wants to bring people together.
The Rev. Elizabeth Bonforte Gardner will be consecrated Saturday as the leader of the Las Vegas-based diocese. She met with reporters along with the Most Rev. Michael Curry, presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church.
The early women of General Convention
General Theological Seminary – Episcopal Church
Elizabeth Ann Campbell (1962-1965): The ‘Women of General’ before ‘Women at General’
I smile when I read about Women at GTS for 50 years! We all know what is meant in context, especially those of us who helped promote ordination of women! However, in our own ways, we were already there!
Adelene and Craig Burlington ’69: 1966-1969 “Women on the Outskirts 50+years ago”
Before Women at General, there were WOGS, Women OF General. In our time 1966-69, women were literally on the outskirts of the Close, only welcomed in the Refectory in our Middler year. Formerly, women weren’t allowed on the Close, but entered from the side streets traveling the basement passageways to get from one building to another. Seminarians could only marry before entering GTS or, in our years, finally allowed to marry in summers between semesters (as we did!)
Church Periodical Club Quilt Raffle
Two beautiful quilts: one of Hawaiian heritage materials (twin) and a second machine quilt queen in pink rose and tan. It is available for you to get your tickets thru your computer. maryfrancrist64@gmail.com Raffle runs till the end of March.