Discernment Weekend
Take a step in exploring how God may be calling you Have you ever felt a nagging deep inside, wondering about whether you may be called to ordained ministry? Have you been fighting that feeling? Have others in your life told you you should consider becoming a deacon or priest? Are you interested in exploring […]
Behind Bishop Singh’s Vestments
Excerpted from a message from Colleen Hintz, designer and creator of Bishop Singh’s new vestments. The vestments were a gift from the Episcopal Bishops of African Descent, replacing vestments lost in a house fire last year and marking Bishop Singh’s new start with our dioceses. I wanted to share at least part of what was […]
Report and Policy Changes Around the Eucharist
Dear Friends, In mid-February this year, we invited and appointed a task force to help us engage two things concerning the Eucharist. To enhance our organic wisdom by offering theological reflections on the eucharist. To recommend guidelines for engaging the wine/common cup during and after this exhausting season. In response to our rather unrealistic invitation […]
Statement from Bishop Singh Concerning Roe v. Wade
Dear Saints, Earlier this week, our nation received news about a likely decision forthcoming from the United States Supreme Court. This impending decision to overturn Roe v. Wade after nearly 50 years will have painful repercussions across our country – for the people forced to carry unplanned and dangerous pregnancies against their will, for those […]
LARC is now ECM
On Sunday, June 18, 2000 (one week after Pentecost), four bishops in Michigan signeda covenant. The Rt. Rev. Edward L. Lee, Jr. (of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan); The Rt. Rev. Edwin Leidel (of the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan); The Rt. Rev.Gary Hansen (of the N/W Lower Michigan Synod); and The Most Rev. […]
Bishop Singh’s 2022 Easter Message
https://youtu.be/G5x_ue7KkqY Greetings beloved friends, We are gathering for Easter in the midst of so much loss. Two years of this pandemic has drained so much of our energy, individually and collectively. Globally, we have lost more than six million people. We are living in the midst of many wars including the war in Ukraine, where […]
LOBBY DAY WITH END GUN VIOLENCE MICHIGAN
April 13, 2022 in Lansing (and virtually) Following the shooting at Oxford High School last November, community organizers and faith leaders came together and launched End Gun Violence Michigan, an advocacy and exploratory committee aimed at enacting common-sense gun reform in our state, whether through advocacy with our legislators or through a ballot initiative in […]
A Word on the Violence in Ukraine
Dear Saints, History teaches us that violent takeovers and coercion are not gospel values — though Christians have been complicit with such expressions. Our prayers and intentional thoughts surround the people and all creation in Ukraine as this manifest plague of coercion debilitates the life and safety of many. Let us pray: Oh gracious, God […]
BUILDING BRIDGES: AFFINITY GROUP CONVERSATIONS
BI-DIOCESAN AFFINITY GROUP CONVERSATIONS At its roots, the Building Bridges process is about our two dioceses exploring ways to collaborate. Collaboration is relational, it involves knowing one another. So the Building Bridges Steering Committee is inviting you to participate in a conversation with other people from across our two dioceses who are involved in a […]
The Rev. Tracie Little Appointed Canon to the Ordinary
It brings us immense joy to announce the appointment of the Rev. Tracie Little as Canon to the Ordinary serving the Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Michigan. While the Standing Committee originally planned to appoint a person to this role in an interim capacity following the departure of our outgoing Canon, the Rev. Canon Michael Spencer, they discovered […]
