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2 months ago | 
episcopalnewsservice.org | Lynette Wilson |William Miller |April Love-Fordham
[Episcopal News Service] Cristosal, an Episcopal-affiliated human rights organization committed to defending human rights and promoting democratic rule of law in Central America, was forced last week to cut its staff and terminate its humanitarian assistance program, in response to the U.S. foreign aid freeze. Cristosal provided protection and reintegration services to 1,600 internally displaced people through its humanitarian aid program.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
auburnpub.com | Lynette Wilson
Growing up in Auburn, there were certain families that everyone knew and admired. The Buschman family is undoubtedly one of the best. I grew up alongside Julie, Steve's sister, but it wasn’t until my 20s that I had the pleasure of meeting Steve and several of his siblings. If you were fortunate enough to know their mother, you would understand why this family is infused with such a wonderful disposition.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
episcopalnewsservice.org | Lynette Wilson |Episcopal Relief
[Episcopal News Service] Georgians and their supporters from All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York, came together on Sept. 29 to celebrate the life of Kesaria Abramidze, a well-known transgender woman who was stabbed to death last week in her apartment in Tbilisi, Georgia. “This young woman was my friend,” David Schubladze told Episcopal News Service. Schubladze, 38, was a long-time LGBTQ+ activist in the former Soviet Republic who came to the U.S. in 2015 as an asylum-seeker.
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Oct 1, 2024 | 
episcopalnewsservice.org | Lynette Wilson |Episcopal Relief
On Sept. 29, All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York, celebrated the life of Kesaria Abramidze, a well-known Georgian transgender activist who was murdered in her home on Sept. 18. Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service[Episcopal News Service] Georgians and their supporters from All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York, came together on Sept.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
episcopalnewsservice.org | Lynette Wilson
[Episcopal News Service – Alexandria, Virginia] The Rev. Lindsey Ardrey grew up among storytellers, but there were some stories the elders and the matriarchs didn’t want to tell, stories about harm and systems of oppression whispered to one another in hushed tones. Ardrey shared her childhood memories with nearly 100 people representing 34 dioceses at the Sept. 19-21 Summit on Truth-telling, Reckoning and Reparations.
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May 29, 2024 | 
allevents.in | Lynette Wilson
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Mar 8, 2024 | 
episcopalnewsservice.org | Lynette Wilson
[Episcopal News Service – Houston, Texas] During the first plenary session of the Episcopal Parish Network’s 39th Annual Conference the moderator asked a full room: How many of your parishes are growing? At least two-thirds of the hands went up. Some 650 clergy and lay leaders are gathered at the Westin Galleria and Westin Oaks hotels here for the March 6-9 conference.
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Dec 8, 2023 | 
episcopalnewsservice.org | Lynette Wilson |Trinity Cathedral
[Episcopal News Service] On the first Sunday of Advent, backpacks were piled at the foot of the altar and stacked on a table in the front of the sanctuary of the Cathedral Church of Holy Trinity, better known as the American Cathedral in Paris. During the second half of the Dec. 3 service, right before Holy Communion, the Very Rev. James R. blessed the backpacks along with knitted hats, scarves and gloves, also meant for distribution to people in need.
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Oct 18, 2023 | 
episcopalnewsservice.org | Lynette Wilson |Orbis Books
[Episcopal News Service] Lack of affordable housing has long dominated the conversation at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Anaheim, California, and has figured into the pastoral care provided by the Rev. Juan Jimenez in the 23 years he’s served the congregation as vicar. “These are poor people who mostly work in the service industry, in hotels, and they need a place to live,” he told Episcopal News Service during a late-summer conversation in his office.
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Aug 21, 2023 | 
sojo.net | Lynette Wilson
When the gas- and electric-powered HVAC unit responsible for heating the sanctuary of St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Davis, Calif., failed in the winter of 2016-2017, rather than prioritize comfort and rush to a fix, members layered sweaters, vests, and outerwear against the cold during Sunday worship services. When the heat went out, so did the reluctance to put an end to the parish’s dependence on fossil fuels.
