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Dear Sister and Brother Clergy, It is with great sadness that I report to you that Steven Peay died last night. For the past several years he had been battling cancer. While Steven was Dean of Nashotah House he raised more money than any dean in its history. He was a person of enormous integrity…
August 29, 2020 Dear Family and Friends of the Diocese of Eau Claire, After meeting through Zoom this week with the Corona Virus Task Force and the Leadership Council of Standing Committee and Executive Council, I have an update regarding our Diocese as we try to provide continued guidance for effective response to Covid-19. The…
By Egan MillardPosted Jul 27, 2020 [Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Lonnie Lacy, rector of St. Anne’s Episcopal Church in Tifton, Georgia, had been looking forward to seeing “Hamilton” in Atlanta with his daughter for months. But then the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the performance they had tickets for was postponed until next year. So…
Dear Sister and Brother Clergy, As I mentioned back in 2019, we were in for a serious decline in membership and other statistics as a Diocese. Below is a tabulation from Bob Weathers of the parochial reports. The decline is major—27% in membership (1704 in 2018 to 1246 in 2019) and a drop of 101…
Dear Friends, It has been wonderful to see many of your faces during our weekly Zoom worship. I certainly miss singing together at the Cathedral, but we can still share our musical gifts with one another! During the month of August, we are looking for musical offerings from the congregation! Would you or a loved…
Dear Sister and Brother Clergy,I pass this email below from Bob Weathers. He, and all of us, have reason to celebrate!Jay The Diocese reached a financial milestone yesterday when the buyer of Bundy Hall paid off the remaining $236,000 on their Land Contract Loan. For the first time in at least 25 years, the Diocese…
Dear Sister and Brother Clergy, I share with permission this short piece on religion written by my brother in law, Joe Justen. Joe grew up in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. He earned a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of Florida and taught and involved himself in many creative projects that have helped…
CCC serves at The Community Table every other month! In September, the group provided a meal to more than 70 people! Thank You to the Community Table for allowing us to be filled by sharing our Love through this amazing ministry!! Thank you to the volunteers also, we couldn’t do it without you! We are…
This weekend Fr. Benjamin and his family are on vacation. Rev. Ken Van Es will be leading service, Rev. Mike Gumulauskas will be joining us from Seminary in Virginia to preach. Rev. Jim Lorenze, and Rev. Russ Tate will also be participating. It is sure to be a meaningful service, so please grab your morning coffee/juice/or…
