On July 19, people from across the partnership joined Bishop Sean online to hear updates about what’s happening around the diocesan partnership, how we’re continuing to respond to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, and more about our new Sacred Ground groups that are discussing race and faith. Watch the conversation at the link above…
In his sermon, the Rev. Shawn Clerkin of St. Stephen’s, Fairview, shared a prayer from the Order Julian of Norwich, to which he belongs: “God, in your goodness, give us your all, for you are enough for us. We can ask for nothing less that is to you glory, and if we ask for anything…
“Jesus – drifting in his makeshift floating pulpit – is telling the crowd, and he is telling us, that there is no time and no place ideal for the seed-sowing work of sharing Gospel truth. He is telling us that there is no easy church,” says the Rev. Kathleen Moore of St. Mark’s and the…
“I remember when I was a child in church, whenever I heard or read the words ‘heavy burden’ in Scripture, what came to my mind as a picture were many people walking along a road carrying large sacks that seemed way too heavy,” says the Rev. Helen Harper in today’s sermon. “When I think back…
“The truth is there is no treatment of this text that satisfies, nor should there be. Just try for even a moment to imagine being Isaac or Abraham or Sarah in this story,” said the Rev. Ruth Woodliff-Stanley in today’s sermon. “It is a nightmare too horrific to tell. It is, simply put, a reality…
“It feels like this gospel is telling us if you that if, like me, are relatively comfortable in your life, we should get ready for some discomfort to come our way. And that just doesn’t feel like a happy prospect,” said the Rev. Ann Tillman in today’s sermon. “But Jesus tells us that we need…
Dear People of God in Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania: In mid-March, when we suspended in-person worship, none of us could have imagined the ways the world was about to change or what would be required of us in response. Throughout these long months, you have been resilient, flexible and collaborative as we have…
In today’s sermon, the Rev. Jason Shank of Resurrection, Hermitage spoke of how “God is commissioning us as he did the disciples to be different.” Watch an edited video of the service:
“Let’s get some things in order,” said Bishop Sean in his sermon for Trinity Sunday, which took 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 as its text. “Do our work on race justice and relationships with each other. And I don’t mean just read a book, I mean do the work. Sit with each other and talk about these…
In her sermon today, the Rev. Canon Barbara Price envisions how we may “live in truth, compassion, healing and forgiveness” and be “willing to let Jesus fill us to overflowing in his Spirit.” Watch an edited video of the service:
In his sermon today, the Rev. Luke Fodor says that eternal life looks like a Matryoshka—a Russian nesting doll. We are wrapped in God’s loving embrace, knowing our identity as God’s beloved children. Watch an edited video of the service:
Dear People of God in Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania, On Wednesday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he is now permitting New Yorkers to gather for worship in groups of ten people or fewer, as long as people wear masks and practice social distancing. Similarly, earlier today Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf moved ten counties…
