During a global pandemic, creativity is a key. In addition to online and outdoor worship services for Ash Wednesday, many parishes offered “Ashes to Go” for those who were interested [...]

Joy to the world! The Lord is come. In your hearts, in your homes, in your lives, prepare him room. Watch a Christmas message from the Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal [...]

Recently, we asked on the Dio CNY Creates Facebook page for participants to show us their Advent wreaths that they have created at home during the pandemic. We had an overload of beauty, [...]

We missed seeing all of you in person this year for the 152nd Convention, but we were thrilled to receive photos sent to us by some of our participants.  Maybe slightly even more inspiring than [...]

In what seems to be one of the longest and most trying calendar years of our lives, we find ourselves coming upon the season of Advent, a time of hope, joy, and peace. Below, we outline just a [...]

Have you ever shared an idea with a friend and then been inspired to action as your idea takes shape in the dialogue between the two of you? Listening is a powerful tool in drawing out from an [...]

Grab a pumpkin and your carving and decorating tools: let’s share a message of hope, love, and unity with our neighbors this Halloween! Carve or decorate your pumpkins with words or images that [...]

In the video above, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry speaks about A Season of Prayer: For an Election.  With Election Day less than one month away, the world around us is getting more noisy by the [...]

The photo above is courtesy of cottonbro, via pexels.com.  As Christians, we try our best to live our lives in truth. We expect truth in ourselves, and we expect truth from others. Here in the [...]

The following is a Word to the Church from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, and is also the text of his sermon at The Episcopal Church House of Bishops, which met virtually September 16, 2020. A [...]