by John Harvey Taylor | May 25, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
Almighty God, who has enriched your church with the learning and holiness of your servant Bede: Grant us to find in Scripture and disciplined prayer the image of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and to fashion our lives according to his likeness, to the glory of your...
by John Harvey Taylor | May 24, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
O God, who sent your son Jesus Christ to preach peace to those who are far off and to those who are near: Grant that we, like your servant Jackson Kemper, may proclaim the Gospel in our own day, with courage, vision, and perseverance; through the same Jesus Christ our...
by John Harvey Taylor | May 23, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
When the Beatles recorded the album containing “Twist And Shout” at Abbey Road studios in London in February 1963, John Lennon had just come off the road with a wicked cold. At the end of a 12-hour session, though he’d been lashing it with milk all day, his voice was...
by John Harvey Taylor | May 23, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
Almighty God, in giving us dominion over things on earth, you made us fellow workers in your creation: Give us wisdom and reverence so to use the resources of nature, that no one may suffer from our abuse of them, and that generations yet to come may continue to...
by John Harvey Taylor | May 22, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
Most Merciful God, who blessed your servant Helena with such grace and devotion to you that she venerated the very footsteps of our Savior; Grant unto us the same grace that, aided by her prayers and example, we also may always behold your glory in the cross of your...
by John Harvey Taylor | May 22, 2024 | The Bishop's Blog
At our upbeat annual meeting Tuesday evening at St. Paul’s Commons, Echo Park, members were reminded that we can always bank on the Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union. Bank on, and bank at. These days, at the heartiest little church credit union in town,...