Racial Reconciliation

"Now friends, we turn our attention to the ministry that is to be. We recommit ourselves and re-engage ourselves knowing that we are called by love. And if we want to feel peace, and hope, and, I [...]

On Sunday, March 14th at 10:00 a.m., Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe led an online worship service for the Diocese of Central New York. One year from the initial impact of the COVID-19 crisis, we [...]

Watch recording: On Thursday, February 11, 2021, Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe joined the Syracuse Police Department’s new Community Engagement Director, Jimmy Oliver, and actress Patrese D. McClain [...]

Forty-nine clergy of the Diocese of Central New York, including Bishop Duncan-Probe, have co-signed an open letter to the mayors and police chiefs of Auburn, Binghamton, Cortland, Elmira, Ithaca, [...]

From the arrival of the first Africans in what would become the United States, the people of this land have wrestled with a preference for white over black. The struggle again is at the forefront [...]

From the beginning of Jesus' life to the end, he taught us what the Kingdom of God is about: embrace of the stranger—not xenophobia, dominion, or genocide; charity and economic fairness toward [...]

Watch below: A message from Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe regarding the events of January 6th at the U.S. Capital. Transcript: Greetings friends, We are the people of God. We know what we are about. [...]

For December 2020, the Diocesan Antiracism Team offers three resources that you and your parish can use to continue the work of listening, learning, and responding to racial injustice, this month [...]

Watch a recording of Sustained in God's Love: Morning Prayer for the 152nd Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York. Featuring Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe's "Bring it!" sermon and [...]

"That’s the insidiousness of systemic racism—everyone does what’s rational for their corner of the world, maybe even proclaiming that they’re not racist, no-one does anything overtly or [...]