So it’s Lent. And what is Lent, anyway? We might perhaps think of it as that annual morose and mopey time of year, marked by giving up some treasured food or habit, that engenders a sense of holy deprivation which is supposed to be good for us. But neither moping nor deprivation is the point, nor the true value.
As a follow up to Bishop Alex's recent blog series on daily prayer, we asked him how he recommends creating space in our busy lives to pray each day and what to do when our devotion time starts to feel like a burden. Watch on our YouTube channel below.
Deo volente, the Rt. Rev. Alex Cameron, bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, will institute the Rev. Jay Slocum as rector of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Gibsonia, PA, on Sunday, April 2, 2023. Your prayers and presence are requested.
Beloved in Christ,
As many of you will already know, earlier this week a severe earthquake struck southeast Turkey, killing thousands of people and devastating a large portion of Turkey and northern Syria. This earthquake was followed by a second earthquake nine hours later, and several aftershocks.
The other day I was praying Morning Prayer and came to the recitation of the Apostles’ Creed. As is often the case with those regular and well-known words, something jumped out at me: “I believe… in the forgiveness of sins.”
But do I? So many of us assent to this verbally but live something very different practically.
A couple of weeks ago I encouraged us to approach this new year with the attitude, “Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.” That all sounds great, you might think, but how do I listen? How do I hear from the Lord? For that, there is a central source and a necessary attitude or habit.
This institution was rescheduled due to illness.
Deo volente, the Rt. Rev. Alex Cameron, Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh, will institute the Rev. Andrew DeFusco as rector of Church of the Redeemer in Nashville, TN, on May 3, 2023. Your prayers and presence are requested.
And the Lord called Samuel again the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli perceived that the Lord was calling the boy. Therefore Eli said to Samuel, “Go, lie down, and if he calls you, you shall say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.
I Samuel 3:8-9, ESV
Deo volente, the Rt. Rev. Alex Cameron will ordain the Rev. Dn. Jessica Lynne Bennett and the Rev. Dn. Joshua Raymond Bennett to the sacred order of priests on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Church of the Ascension, where they currently serve as Fellows.
Your prayers and presence are requested.
