In February and March, Bishop Sean and the partnership staff will host five regional gatherings to build relationship and connection among congregations and with staff. Everyone is invited to attend. Participants will hear from the bishop and staff and have time to talk with one another, share successes, and discuss how we might collaborate to…
On Tuesday, January 23 at 4 p.m. the Bishop Holly Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians (UBE) invites people from across the partnership to see “A Case for Love,” a new movie inspired by the teachings of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, at the Regal Transit Center & IMAX Theater in Williamsville, New York. Tickets for the movie are $13 and will be…
“I remember Bishop Sean saying, ‘take that leap and build your wings on the way down.’ That’s what we’re trying to do.” –Cheryl Mumford, Our Saviour, DuBois Church of Our Saviour, DuBois, recently collected and distributed 20 bags full of personal care items such as soap, toothbrushes, pens, writing tablets, and hand and toe warmers,…
Last autumn, the Balanovych family arrived in western New York as wartime refugees from the northwestern Ukrainian city of Rivne and began building a new life. Thanks to the generosity of a relative, and a little help from St. Peter’s, Eggertsville and St. James, Batavia, they have succeeded so well that, this autumn, the Balanovyches…
Dear People of God: Earlier this afternoon, we learned that Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is hospitalized in Raleigh and has undergone surgery for a subdural hematoma. Please join me in praying for his recovery: Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve your sick servant, Michael, and give your power of healing to…
The Commission to Dismantle Racism and Discrimination supports Bishop Curry’s call for a ceasefire in the Holy Land: “People of faith and goodwill can organize and address our governments to call for humanitarian aid to flow freely to those in desperate need in Gaza; for the release of all hostages; for an end to all…
The Common Ground forum at Calvary, Williamsville is earning a reputation around town as a place people can get good information on subjects that are hard to talk about. In April, almost 300 people packed the parish hall to hear Dr. Christopher Kerr, chief medical and executive officer at Hospice and Palliative Care Buffalo, discuss…
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has announced that he will visit the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania on Saturday, December 9 and preach at a service of Eucharist at Luther Memorial Church in Erie at 1:30 p.m. The event is open to the public and congregations are encouraged to organize groups to travel to Erie together, and…
Bishop Sean honored three clergy for their contributions to the Episcopal Partnership and the wider church by naming them canons at the partnership’s recent convention held in Erie on October 20-21. The Rev. Stacey Fussell, rector of Church of the Ascension in Bradford was named canon pastors of the diocese and the Rev. Helen O….
Whether he is talking about love and mercy or budgets and staffing levels, Bishop Sean Rowe frequently begins public presentations with a story from scripture. That tendency was on display twice on the first day of the Episcopal Partnership’s convention, first during his Bishop’s Address at the Bayfront Convention Center and later in his sermon…
The consultants who will lead the evaluation of the Episcopal Partnership outlined their research process and began collecting data at the partnership’s annual conventions on October 20-21 at the Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, former president of the Episcopal Church’s House of Deputies, and the Rt. Rev. Ian T. Douglas,…
The Episcopal Church’s United Thank Offering (UTO) has granted $37,500 to the Diocese of Western New York to support the Clergy Jail Visiting Project, a local interfaith effort that plans to send teams of clergy to Erie County, New York’s two jails to monitor conditions and provide spiritual support to people who are incarcerated. Although…
