Coronavirus

In a time when many of us are more aware than ever of air quality inside our buildings, I’d like to share an inexpensive solution that works for our parish. Like many older church buildings, our [...]

As our renewed diocesan commitment to antiracism reaches the one-year mark, Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe reminds us that the work of responding to dehumanization is the work of the Gospel, the work [...]

Beginning Saturday, June 19, 2021, each parish will have local discretion to establish COVID-19 response guidelines within the restrictions established by New York State and in line with [...]

Trinity Memorial Church in Binghamton, like most of our older churches, has a steam heating system, no air conditioning, and few options for air flow. This presents a formidable challenge as we [...]

St. Margaret’s Ecumenical & Retreat Center has been awarded a Ministry Grant through the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York that will afford free three day/two night stays to thirty clergy or [...]

This spring, many of our church buildings are seeing in-person congregations for the first time in over a year. Two local reporters tell the story of how the pandemic is changing our prayer and [...]

Slowing the spread of COVID-19 means suspending in-person meetings. Here's resources for parishes looking to have their annual parish meetings safely online.

As infection rates rise in our region and around the U.S., Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe has announced updates to the diocesan COVID-19 response. Indoor in-person gatherings will be suspended [...]

When diocesan churches suspended in-person worship, we entered a new phase of trying to provide parishioners an online Eucharist or Morning Prayer as close to the real thing as possible. I am the [...]