At the convention in January where representatives from all the Diocese of Washington churches gather to conduct legislative and administrative business, worship is woven throughout our time together. When it came time to say the Lord’s Prayer, Bishop Mariann invited...
Lent comes early this year, barreling at us when some of us are still struggling to figure out what year or month it is. On February 18 we will gather to remember our mortality which was, in my opinion, given to us a gift from our creator. Lent is a complicated season...
When my mom died a couple of years ago, Reverend James Lyons became a big part of my journey of faith. He’s a pastor at Adelphi Bible Baptist Church and one of the chaplains I leaned on during her last difficult months. Reverend Lyons has this huge smile, a...
I see the annual report as a time capsule for those who come after us, so that it is mostly a year in review; but during the Annual Meeting, I try to use it to look forward a little bit—and so here is a summary of what I talked about at our 2025 Annual Meeting. I...
In her All Saints Day sermon, Dr. Arrington of the Bishop Walker School highlighted the importance of inheritance. She reminded St. Luke’s that we are the recipients of all that has come before us, and encouraged us to remember and honor those who have gone before by...
The Episcopal Church, which originated from the Church of England, has a complex and at times harmful history regarding Native American communities, including the Piscataway, an Indigenous nation historically inhabiting the Chesapeake Bay region of Maryland. This...
