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Diocesan Dean Reports for Convention 89

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Diocesan Dean for Liturgy and Formation, Annual Report Fr. Billy Daniel

The role of the Diocesan Dean for Liturgy and Formation is to nurture leadership and facilitate growth in the areas of liturgical practice and spiritual formation, with particular attention to Diocesan-wide liturgies and formation for children, youth and young adults.

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You're invited!

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Dear saints,

I invite you to join us for this year’s Diocesan Ash Wednesday service online when we will celebrate Absalom Jones, February 17, from 7 to 8 PM! Our Preacher will be Rev. Nita Byrd, Chaplain and Dean for Spiritual Engagement at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. The music and liturgy will glorify God in celebration of Blessed Absalom. I promise you; it will be worth gathering around your computer with your loved ones for hope, joy, and inspiration as we prepare for a holy Lent. This will be the first all diocesan liturgy of 2021.

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You're invited - Book Study / Unsettling Truths

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Dear friends,

Many of you attended the October 24th diocesan presentation of "Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery" with authors Mark Charles and Soong- Chan Rah. The presentation allowed for a little bit of Q & A in the chat room, but some of us are looking for more in- depth conversation about the book.

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Bishop's Message / Enews January 2021

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Dear saints,

Yesterday was the Inauguration of our 46th President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris! What a historic moment, when this wonderful and imperfect country took yet another step to live into its promise! The oldest man ever to be inaugurated as President and the first African and Southasian-American woman Vice President took the reigns of government! The cabinet around this Presidency promises to be the most diverse in the history of our nation. We pray for their success and our healing, reconciliation and spirit of hope in the days and months ahead. 

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You're invited! An Ordination to the Sacred Order of Priests

Thursday, January 14, 2021

You're invited to watch the Ordination of Gregory John Kremer to the Sacred Order of Priests.

Saturday, January 23rd, at 11:00am.

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A conversation with State Senator Jeremy Cooney

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Jeremy Cooney is a parishioner at Christ Church, Rochester and has recently been elected to represent the New York 56th Senate District.  

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