Touched by History
Contributor Peter Koeppel reflects on a visit to Colonial Williamsburg and the need to acknowledge the sins of history as we seek healing. "In the north-east corner of the public market square in [...]
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Watch: The Ordination of Meredith Kadet Sanderson to the Sacred Order of Priests
Watch a recording of the Ordination of Patricia May Kinney to the Sacred Order of Priests on Saturday, May 22 at 10:00 a.m. at Grace & Holy Spirit Church in Cortland. Plus, view photos from the [...]
Meet the Ordinand: Meredith Kadet Sanderson
Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe will ordain Meredith Kadet Sanderson to the Priesthood on Easter Saturday, April 23rd at 10:00 a.m. Please keep Meredith in your prayers, along with all our clergy and [...]
Holy Week and Easter in Central New York
Alleluia! This past week—for the first time since 2019—many parishes in our Diocese observed Holy Week and celebrated Easter with in-person services. Please head over to our Facebook page (no [...]
Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe’s 2022 Easter Message
“We need resurrection now,” says Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York in her Easter 2022 message. "That's why God has called you: with your failings, with your [...]
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s 2022 Easter Message
“Easter is the celebration of the victory of God,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry said in his Easter 2022 message. “The earth, like an egg, has been cracked open, [...]
Diocesan clergy and laity renew baptismal and ordination vows at two services
Clergy and laity renewed their baptismal and (for clergy) ordination vows yesterday at the first in-person Renewal of Vows service held in the Diocese since 2019. Watch a recording and local news [...]
Green Corner: Earth Day
Earth Day is April 22, 2022. Greenfaith fellow and regular Creation Care contributor Kip Coerper takes note of some local opportunities to learn about environmental stewardship and celebrate [...]
Diocese sends $50,000—and counting—for Ukraine Relief
On March 10th, Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe, together with the Diocesan Board and the diocesan Global Mission Committee, initiated a matching gift initiative to encourage contributions for Episcopal [...]
On Boldness
What boldness is required to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels? Peter Koeppel, a regular contributor on the topics of stewardship and creation care, reflects on the lessons found in the [...]