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The Living Church – Monnot Elected Bishop of Iowa – The Rev. Betsey Monnot, a parish priest and church consultant from Northern California, was elected as the X Bishop of Iowa…
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Monnot Elected Bishop of Iowa
The Living Church – IA
he Rev. Betsey Monnot, a parish priest and church consultant from Northern California, was elected as the X Bishop of Iowa at a special convention held on July 31 in Des Moines. Monnot, 54, was elected on the third ballot from a slate of three women candidates, and will be the first woman to serve as Iowa’s bishop since the diocese was founded in 1853.
“I am beyond excited to be your new bishop-elect! My heart is full. Thank you so much for your confidence in me. I look forward to our ministry together as we follow God’s call into the future that God dreams of for the Episcopal Church in Iowa,” Monnot said to members of the diocese in an address via Zoom shortly after being notified of her election. […]
ENGAGING THE DIVINE: The 7 sacramental services of Episcopal church
Destin Log – Destin, FL
In the Episcopal Branch of the Jesus Movement, the one leading worship is called not the presider but the celebrant. As an ordained minister, a priest in the Episcopal Church, it is my privilege to lead services as the community of worshipers celebrate together.
What then are we celebrating? We celebrate Jesus’s presence among us. Jesus himself instituted the two main sacramental services: Holy Eucharist (also called Holy Communion and the Lord’s Super) and Holy Baptism. Jesus taught his disciples – and us – to remember him whenever we share bread. So when we remember him, we remember him, we bring Jesus back to us in celebrating the Lord’s Supper […]
Rev. Mickelson honored by Alaska Masons
The Cordova Times – Cordova AK
The Rev. Belle Mickelson became the first recipient of a newly created award from the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State of Alaska. Mickelson received the Grand Master’s Community Builders Award from Joe Darnell, grand master of Masons in Alaska, at a Saturday, July 31 event held at the Reluctant Fisherman Inn.
Mickelson, who is a priest for St. George’s Episcopal Church, received the award in part for her music education work, which includes serving as artistic director and adult camp director for Cordova 4H Music Camp and as director for the statewide music program Dancing With The Spirit. […]