June 2011

The Role of the Baptized

"All baptized people are called to make Christ known as Savior and Lord"  This statement from Page 531 in the Book of Common Prayer is featured today, June 15, in "A Year of Days," by our former PB Edmond Browning.  "When I was in seminary forty years ago, I was taught that a good priest was to be all things to all people," he writes.  "But I didn't know then, as I know now, how important it was to let other people be Christ to me.  Or how effective people would be in being Christ to one another.  That is what the Church is; it is the body of Christ. Read more »

The Closing of St. Georges', Seattle and the Dream of a Mission Center

Dear Ones,

 St. George Episcopal Church, located at 2212 NE 125th in Seattle, Washington (Lake City), held a final worship service on May 15, 2011. Over 200 people, present and past members, clergy and friends celebrated the ministry that was St. George's.  The leadership of the congregation has been working with the Canon to the Ordinary over the past several months to resolve issues of funding and administration.  After a truly valiant effort, it became apparent that the people of St. George could not continue into the future in the same way as they had over the past several years. Read more »

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