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Bishop Marc’s statement on the Oakland shooting
We arise today with heavy hearts and troubled spirits in the wake of yesterday’s shooting rampage at Rudsdale Newcomer High School, part of the King Estate complex of schools in East Oakland. Six adults were injured, and news reports indicate that two of those souls...
Bishop Marc’s Statement on the Death of Queen Elizabeth II
Dear friends in Christ, Like so many people around the globe, Sheila I are deeply saddened by the news of Queen Elizabeth II’s death at the age of 96. Throughout her 70-year reign, she held fast to her deep Christian faith — a faith which, I believe, helped bolster...
Conclusion of Lambeth 2022
“The greatest Call is the call to relationship.” Archbishop Justin Welby As with most absolutizing statements, the above statement by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in his closing keynote address this morning, may overstate the reality, but it is largely true. The...
Bishop Marc Update from Lambeth: The Global Church is the Local Church
Perhaps you’ve seen the Episcopal News Service coverage of the LGBTQ+ solidarity march by University of Kent staff and students during the Lambeth Conference. Sheila and I were among a number of Lambeth Conference attendees to take part. Why were the Kent folks...
Remembering and honoring Bishop Peter Lee: a message from Bishop Marc
Early tomorrow, Sheila and I will be in the U.K. to take part in Lambeth 2022, the global gathering of Anglican bishops that takes place every decade or so at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Since Bishop Lee’s death on July 2, he and his wife, Kristy,...
The “Lambeth Calls” document: a statement from Bishop Marc
I join with many Episcopal Church bishops, the bishops of the Scottish Episcopal Church, and, in the days to come, I’m sure with many other bishops of the Communion in expressing my dismay at the “Lambeth Calls” document that was abruptly distributed to Anglican...