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QUOTE OF the Day
“Generosity lies less in giving much than in giving at the right moment.”
Jean de La Bruyère (1645-1696)
UPCOMING: ADVENT 1, Curry’s Meditations, VIRUS LINKS
Nov. 29: Keep Awake
Every Monday: “Habits of Grace”
Every Monday: “Habits of Grace”
This coming Sunday is the First Sunday in Advent, Year B, Track 1, in the Liturgical Calendar.
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Our church has reopened sporadically (but CLOSED this Sunday) with mandatory masks, social distancing and temperature checks — and remember to enter in the front, or bell-tower entrance. If you prefer to stay home, explore the online worship opt
This coming Sunday is the First Sunday in Advent, Year B, Track 1, in the Liturgical Calendar.
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Our church has reopened sporadically (but CLOSED this Sunday) with mandatory masks, social distancing and temperature checks — and remember to enter in the front, or bell-tower entrance. If you prefer to stay home, explore the online worship options, below, under “Great Place to Worship Online.”
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This Sunday’s Gospel reading from Matthew features the well known passages: “Then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory ... But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Beware, keep alert ... for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.” Read more about Advent by clicking HERE.
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IMAGE: Greek icon of the Second Coming, c. 1700.
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The lector this Sunday is Dan and the altar guild is Darlene. See the vestment colors, the altar colors, the Bible readings and the liturgical calendar by clicking HERE and selecting the date. Note that a date’s numeral color is the vestment and altar color for that day.the season
Every Monday: “Habits of Grace”
Every Monday: “Habits of Grace”
Every Monday: “Habits of Grace”
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry recently commented on the need to “social distance” ourselves and suspend church services. Read his letter on the topic HERE.
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Habits of Grace: An Invitation from Presiding Bishop Curry: “As we learn how to adjust our lives given the reality of the Coronavirus and the request to do our part to slow its sprea
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry recently commented on the need to “social distance” ourselves and suspend church services. Read his letter on the topic HERE.
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Habits of Grace: An Invitation from Presiding Bishop Curry: “As we learn how to adjust our lives given the reality of the Coronavirus and the request to do our part to slow its spread by practicing social distancing, I invite you to join me each week to take a moment to cultivate a ‘habit of grace.’ A new meditation will be posted on Mondays through May.” Follow the meditations by clicking HERE.
Useful Links for COVID-19
Every Monday: “Habits of Grace”
Useful Links for COVID-19
The coronavirus is having widespread effects on our society, economy, patience and faith. For the latest information — and inspiration — regarding COVID-19 from our diocese and Mark Van Koevering, our bishop, click HERE. For up-to-date scientific facts and instructions on COVID-19, see the CDC’s coronavirus page HERE and Kentucky’s page H
The coronavirus is having widespread effects on our society, economy, patience and faith. For the latest information — and inspiration — regarding COVID-19 from our diocese and Mark Van Koevering, our bishop, click HERE. For up-to-date scientific facts and instructions on COVID-19, see the CDC’s coronavirus page HERE and Kentucky’s page HERE. For the CDC’s guide for churches, click HERE. For the science behind the virus’s origins, click HERE. For the official Federal Government site, click HERE. To see if you will receive a stimulus check, and the amount, click HERE.
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For articles and resources on dealing with the pandemic-related stress, click HERE, HERE and HERE.
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For resources from St. John’s, Corbin, about Pastoral Care in the Time of Coronavirus, Talking with Kids about Coronavirus, and Tips for Staying Home, written by Tracey Herzer Huston, click HERE.
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For ways to watch or create live-streamed church services, click HERE and HERE.
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Cynthiana has set up a volunteer hotline at (859) 234-5801. Call to ask what volunteers may be needed at this time.
Great PLACES To worship ONLINE
Services from Episcopal Churches Nationwide, Worldwide
For an extensive calendar of live-stream services from across The Episcopal Church, click HERE.
Recommendations from Fr. Paul are as follows (click the names to go to the websites): The National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.; St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue, New York City; and Trinity, Wall Street.
A Spiritual Communion with Homily, by Our Bishop Mark
For a Spiritual Communion with Homily, led by The Rt. Rev. Mark Van Koevering, Bishop of the Diocese of Lexington, click HERE.
From the Diocese’s Standing Committee and the Presiding Bishop
Click HERE for video messages (posted Saturday, March 21) from: 1) The Rev. Amy Dafler Meaux, Danville, Standing Committee President and Mary T. Yeiser, Diocesan Chancellor; 2) The Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church; and 3) The Very Rev. Carol Wade, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington.
Live Streams From Our Diocese and Member Churches
Cartoon by Michael Kountouris / Greece / CagleCartoons.com
In the NEWS: Racial reconciliation
Finding ‘Sacred Ground’: Thousands Connect with Episcopal Church’s Film-Based Series on Racism’s Roots
Finding ‘Sacred Ground’: Thousands Connect with Episcopal Church’s Film-Based Series on Racism’s Roots
Finding ‘Sacred Ground’: Thousands Connect with Episcopal Church’s Film-Based Series on Racism’s Roots
When protests against racial injustice erupted nationwide in late spring, the dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York invited Episcopalians to participate in Sacred Ground, The Episcopal Church’s 10-part, film-based discussion series. The curriculum confronts the historical roots of systemic racism and examines how that
When protests against racial injustice erupted nationwide in late spring, the dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York invited Episcopalians to participate in Sacred Ground, The Episcopal Church’s 10-part, film-based discussion series. The curriculum confronts the historical roots of systemic racism and examines how that history still shapes American institutions and social interactions today.
The response was overwhelming: About 200 people signed up for the dioceses’ discussion circles. Read the full story by clicking HERE.
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IMAGE: Children in 1937 walk along dirt paths connecting farm cabins on land once known as the Pettway Plantation in the isolated central Alabama community of Gee’s Bend. The Black families photographed by the Farm Security Administration were “living under primitive conditions,” and even today many of them, descendants of slaves, still bear the last name of the former plantation owner, Pettway. CREDIT: Arthur Rothstein, via Library of Congress.
Black Leaders Quit Brotherhood of St. Andrew Board, Alleging Racial Reconciliation Failures
Finding ‘Sacred Ground’: Thousands Connect with Episcopal Church’s Film-Based Series on Racism’s Roots
Finding ‘Sacred Ground’: Thousands Connect with Episcopal Church’s Film-Based Series on Racism’s Roots
Three Black members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew resigned this month from the national board of the 137-year-old Episcopal men’s organization in protest of what they criticized as top leaders’ fumbled reaction to the police killing of George Floyd. The sudden board upheaval followed internal disagreements over the wording of an offici
Three Black members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew resigned this month from the national board of the 137-year-old Episcopal men’s organization in protest of what they criticized as top leaders’ fumbled reaction to the police killing of George Floyd. The sudden board upheaval followed internal disagreements over the wording of an official Brotherhood statement, specifically how far that statement should go in blaming systemic racism for Floyd’s May 25 killing in Minneapolis. The organization has yet to issue any statement publicly, and that delay further fueled dissatisfaction among some board members. Read the full story HERE.
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IMAGE: Joe McDaniel, deputy from the Central Gulf Coast, poses a question to members of the Program, Budget and Finance Committee at the 79th General Convention of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew in July 2018. Photo: Mike Patterson/Episcopal News Service.
A Bishop and Priest with Previous Law Enforcement Careers Confront a System in Crisis
Finding ‘Sacred Ground’: Thousands Connect with Episcopal Church’s Film-Based Series on Racism’s Roots
A Bishop and Priest with Previous Law Enforcement Careers Confront a System in Crisis
When Bishop José McLoughlin of Western North Carolina was young, he had his heart set on a career in law enforcement. Informed by his Roman Catholic upbringing, he wanted to pursue organized crime as a prosecutor, maybe get involved in politics, and “change the world” by working for justice. A college professor who had previously served a
When Bishop José McLoughlin of Western North Carolina was young, he had his heart set on a career in law enforcement. Informed by his Roman Catholic upbringing, he wanted to pursue organized crime as a prosecutor, maybe get involved in politics, and “change the world” by working for justice. A college professor who had previously served as a sheriff encouraged McLoughlin first to “put a face on the people that you would serve” by becoming a police officer, and after a ride-along, he was “hooked.” Now 51 and a bishop, McLoughlin gets emotional when he talks about the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Read the full story HERE.
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IMAGE: The Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart during her days in the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, pictured with Assistant Chief Tilmon B. O’Bryant.
BE the CHURCh... Be the Change
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Bishop Mark’s Vision for Our Episcopal Diocese Is Encapsulated as “Be the Church, Be the Change”
Bishop Mark Van Koevering: “Together, we can make this vision a living vision that is shared by all. As promised at Special Convention 2019, a Vision Study Guide has been produced to: 1) Enhance our mutual understanding of our common vision; 2) Enable each faith community to put the vision into context locally; and 3) Strengthen our unity as a Church.” Download the guide by clicking HERE.
What does “Episcopal” mean?
The Episcopal Church is “Protestant, yet Catholic.” Episcopal means “of bishops.” The Episcopal Church traces its bishops (its ministers and clergy) and its origins back to the Apostles (the early followers of Jesus) via holy orders, which are a direct line of succession back to the time of Jesus.
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We have leased space to Community Action Council to provide a daycare. Contact Melissa at (859) 233-4600 x 1208, or see their website by clicking HERE.
News and Views
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Our Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, recently generated new interest in the Episcopal Church at the Royal Wedding. See the story HERE. See Bishop Curry’s sermon HERE. See the “Saturday Night Live” spoof of Curry by clicking HERE.
Advent’s Building, Bell and Organ
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Which Color? Reading? Saint?
Which Color? Reading? Saint?
Our hymnal is online, too. The 1982 version can be found by clicking HERE. It's a beautifully organized site.
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