As the Rev. Anne Jolly, Standing Committee president, announced on Sunday, Bishop-elect Paula Clark experienced a cerebral bleed on Saturday and is being treated at Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village. Read the message. Bishop-elect Clark’s daughter, Micha Green, reports that she has now had two successful embolization procedures. On Thursday, she will undergo…
Dear People of God in the Diocese of Chicago, Please join me in praying for our bishop-elect, the Rev. Paula E. Clark, who experienced a cerebral bleed yesterday while exercising, and is receiving treatment at Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village. Paula’s daughter, Micha Green, is with her, and she reports that the bishop-elect is…
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11) Dear Members and Friends of the Diocese of Chicago: Last year I told one of my priest friends, “Make sure you give your congregation…
Bishop-elect Paula E. Clark and other faith leaders released the following statement in the wake of the March 16 shootings in Atlanta. Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. (Isaiah 1:17, NIV) On behalf of the people of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, the Metropolitan Chicago Synod, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and the…
“I am honored and humbled to serve as your next bishop and I’m eager to roll up my sleeves and minister with you,” said Bishop-elect Paula Clark in her video greeting to the diocese. “We will have plenty of opportunities to talk about the work God is calling us to do, but first I hope…
The bishop’s staff, in consultation with the bishop-elect and COVID-19 medical advisors, has issued these new updated guidelines for in-person gatherings in the Diocese of Chicago: Indoor services (no changes at this time) a. Maximum of 100 people (50 in the City of Chicago) or 25% of room capacity whichever is less. b. Can have groups in more than…
