October 5, 2022 Dear People of God in the Diocese of Chicago: I am giving thanks for this week’s news that COVID in Illinois is at its lowest rate since last spring, and for the new bivalent boosters that have made this progress possible. If you have not yet received your booster, I encourage you…
This summer, the Diocesan Council adopted new Safe Church, Safe Communities policies for the Diocese of Chicago, following the model policies created by The Task Force to Develop Model Anti-Sexual Harassment Policies & Safe Church Training of The Episcopal Church. These policies are a welcome update, including inclusive language, greater accountability, and recognition of the…
An Invitation from the Hunger Committee CROP Walks raise funds to fight hunger, globally and locally. The Chicago CROP Hunger Walk will be held on October 16, 2022. Both the 5K walk and a one-mile, shorter option begin and end at First Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1124 S. Ashland. The CROP Walk event begins at noon…
To God’s Beloved in the Diocese of Chicago, Over a year ago, the Presiding Bishop’s Office, through Bishop Todd Ousley, contacted me to ask if I would come to the Diocese of Chicago to serve as an assisting bishop. I would fill in while your Bishop-elect, Paula Clark, continued her rehab and prepared to be…
The service of ordination and consecration for Bishop Paula Clark was held on Saturday, September 17 at 10:30 a.m. Central, at the Westin Chicago Lombard in Lombard, Illinois. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry served as the chief consecrator. Watch the full video using this link or use the player below, and download the order of service. Bishop…
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me . . Isaiah 61:1-4 Be joyful in the LORD, all you lands; * serve the LORD with gladness and come before his presence with a song. Psalm 100: 1-4 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor…
