Chicago’s Pride Parade will take place on June 30, and this year, Bishop Lee and Episcopalians from across the diocese will participate as part of the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches contingent. In late May, three members of All Saints’, Chicago, appeared on the Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries Different Drummers program to discuss plans for the parade…
Watch the video message from Bishop Lee. Dear Friends, The unspeakable violence in Orlando reminds us of the dangerous society we live in. It reminds us in particular that the experience and awareness of such danger is experienced by some groups of people more than others. The threat of hate-fueled violence, even murderous rage is…
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: Some of you will have seen the news that the meeting of Anglican primates concluding today at Canterbury Cathedral in England has voted to issue what they call “consequences” to the Episcopal Church for our adoption of equal marriage at this past summer’s General Convention. For more context, I…
The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey D. Lee, bishop of Chicago, released this statement on the occasion of the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of marriage equality: “Like many of my fellow Episcopalians, I rejoice in the U. S. Supreme Court’s ruling that has made marriage equality the law of our land, as it has been for…
The Standing Committee of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago wishes to express its strong support as the State of Illinois officially begins celebrating same sex marriages on June 1. As a Christian denomination that recognizes the importance of scripture, tradition and reason, we believe in a God who commanded us to “love one another as…
Dear Friends, As we approach the date of June 1 when marriage equality will become legal throughout the State of Illinois, and in light of Cook County’s recent decision to allow same sex marriage to be entered legally in advance of that date, I write to offer some clarification on the role of clergy in…
