Today (3 November) the church remembers Richard Hooker, a 16th century priest & an influential theologian of the (first) Elizabethan age. Hooker’s magnus opus, The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, included in Book Five, a massive defense of the #BCP against Puritan detractors (which we might do well to revisit today). Where Hooker has, perhaps, lost the #EpiscopalChurch lies with his view that the Church & the State were inseparable aspects of a single commonwealth. Despite this his perspective on the Eucharist reflects that of many modern #Episcopalians “Let it therefore be sufficient for me presenting myself at the Lord’s table to know what there I receive from him, without searching or inquiring of the manner how Christ performeth his promise, […] what these elements are in themselves it skilleth not, it is enough that to me which take them they are the body & blood of Christ.”
#Episcopalians
The 3 #Christian Tribes currently in the #US:
1. The #Christofascists: Christian Nationalists and #MAGA #Evangelicals
2. The Humble Christians: #Catholics, #Episcopalians, #Unitarians
3. The #Populists: non-MAGA #Baptists, #Methodists, #Presbyterians, #Lutherans, #Mormons.
It follows that the militant klans and tribes will engage in religious gang violence among themselves they are each others' biggest threats to power.
#MayoPete has not fooled me for a moment into thinking he's #Progressive but he talks a great game & represents #Episcopalians in a mostly good light. I put him in the same folder as #GavinNewsom : #BloombergDems
“We did not seek this predicament, but God calls us to place the most vulnerable & marginalized at the center of our common life, and we must follow that command regardless of the dictates of any political party or earthly power. We are now being faced with a series of choices between the demands of the federal government and the teachings of Jesus, and that is no choice at all.”
#EpiscopalChurch #Episcopalians #PresidingBishop #Resistance #LoveYourNeighbor #WayOfLove
#Episcopalians are renowned for the elegant finger foods that populate our coffee hour
I like to bring a yummy (only incidentally vegan) dip for the veggies to offset the omnipresence of ranch dressing
Edamame guacamole, anyone?
Several parishes in my area are coming together for a #Pride in the Park #Pentecost Potluck this Sunday, June 8. We’ll begin by celebrating a #Eucharist together at 4:30 then enjoy a potluck meal (attendees are asked to bring a side or desert to share) and some social time.
I’m looking forward to getting to know some of my fellow #DioNeb #Episcopalians and hope that this will be the first of many joint events. We could all use more face to face community opportunities not to mention letting our light shine in public spaces where folks might not otherwise realize the #EpiscopalChurch is. All are welcome!
#politics #immigrants #southafricans #episcopalians #religion #morality
Aaron Parnas Perspective 5/13/2025
“The Episcopal Church’s migration agency is rejecting a federal directive to assist in resettling white South African refugees, citing its commitment to racial justice and reconciliation. Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe said the church will end its longtime partnership with the government rather than comply, just as a group of 59 South Africans arrived in the U.S. on a chartered flight.”
Nunc dimittis means “now you are dismissing” in Latin & is often used in referring to today’s scripture reading: Luke 2:27-32 in #TheDisciplesWay Along with the reflection by Rev. Tyler Richards it calls readers to consider how faith & religious tradition are communicated & shared through generations. It is important to share our faith with others, however, it is not something many of us, especially #Episcopalians are comfortable doing. This week, #HolyWeek will see an influx of people into our churches, some of whom we only see this week, at Christmas, & maybe a wedding, baptism, or funeral. We celebrate their presence. What we don’t seem to do is really give them any reason to remain among us. This week is the heavy lifting of #Christianity culminating in Jesus’ resurrection on #Easter. And yet, I can’t help comparing regular church-goers to the disciples who fall asleep while Jesus struggles with his fate in the garden. We are not dismissed but called to share the wait with others.
The #SacredGround groups at my church have started a book club rather appropriately called #RBG which, in our case, stands for #ReconciliationBookGroup (as well as honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg). In April we are #reading the #FalseWhiteGospel by #JimWallis which is a troubling chronicle of American #Christianity as well as a (wake up) call to action for many Midwestern #Episcopalians who still don’t understand the threat #ChristianNationalism poses to our faith, our communities, & our #Democracy If you are a person of faith or just someone who wants to understand what’s at stake & why the #theocracy model of the current regime is a bad idea for everyone, please read this book. https://bookshop.org/a/13969/9781250291899 (yes, this is an affiliate link, by using it you help support #IndependentBookStores & my reading habit. Thanks in advance!)
Asking all #Episcopalians to contact their Senators, Congresspersons, other elected officials, members of the administration, media & anyone/everyone else about the removal of Pauli Murray, the #Episcopal Church’s first AFAB #lesbian African American priest from the National Park Service website https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/03/10/pauli-murray-center-denounces-removal-of-the-priests-biography-from-national-park-service-website/ #PauliMurray #TEC #TheEpiscopalChurch #NationalParkService #women #BIPOC
@knittingknots2 I am so tired of the media perpetuating the myth that: "It's not surprising," Penny Edgell, professor in the sociology department at the University of Minnesota, tells Axios.
"If you're more progressive, you might look at religion and say that the mainstream religious institutions don't reflect my values," particularly when it comes to topics like LGBTQ+ inclusion, she says.” Perpetuating this false narrative is doing as much damage to inclusive mainstream denominations striving to live the Way of Jesus as the white-Christian nationalist churches are. Maybe more, since it’s often left leaning, liberal, progressive media with significant LGBTQ+ & minority audiences that are pushing it. Let me be clear: the #EpiscopalChurch welcomes everyone. #BishopBudde in her marvelous homily the day after the inauguration did indeed speak the beliefs & values & actions of #Episcopalians across the nation. I encourage everyone to visit us & see for themselves. #christian
Today, for some reason, I find myself reflecting on how really awful #Episcopalians are at talking about ourselves/our denomination/our faith. If Bishop Budde’s homily last month accomplished nothing else, it should have demonstrated to all of us that there is a significant appetite in the world for the kind of faith practiced, preached, and embodied by the #Episcopal branch of the Jesus movement. We seriously need to get over ourselves and our hesitancy to talk about our faith publicly. It’s not just about growing, or even surviving, as a denomination. It’s about sharing the Good News, creating and holding space for everyone striving to live life following Jesus’ example, and helping others by not hiding our light. We need to stand up, speak out, pray, and be counted. Above all, however, we need to invite others to join us. The meditation for Lauds during Epiphany is: “How will I invite God’s love to shine through me today?” (Daily Prayer for All Seasons) What’s your answer?
@CptSuperlative Gotta love the #Episcopalians!
Today #Episcopalians celebrate the life & witness of Smaragdus of Alexandria, a 5th c #Trans monk & spiritual director
The Collect prayer of the feast asks God to enable parents & children "to see one another as they truly are and as [God] has called them to be"
Let those who write off all of #Christianity take note, & let anyone seeking a spiritual home where who they are is Seen & Beloved consider checking out the #EpiscopalChurch
#AllAreWelcome #Solidarity
🙏🏽🕊:af: :iww: :better_pride:
@BigAngBlack @blackmastodon @blackvoices
The #Episcopalians commemorated Rev Crummell yesterday
He's a good saint to remember! 🙆🏽♀️🙏🏽
@farooqkz #Episcopalians are almost as rare 😉
Solidarity from Tacoma
:BLM: :af: :iww: :better_pride:
<<He pointed to how a lot of issues are “packaged in terms of existential threat,” leading to the belief among everyone, not just evangelical Christians, that “desperate times call for desperate measures.”>>
How #Fascism messages. In #Nazi Germany they had to co-opt the Lutheran church. The response was the Barmen Declaration & the #ConfessingChurch
Today, there is the #Episcopalians & the Way of Love #AllAreWelcome
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ_lUoloW4M
@jeffowski
Like most #Episcopalians I am not a *sola scriptura* literalist.
We use a different hermeneutic, that doesn't get so much press but is actually older than #fundamentalism
I don't blame any nonChristian for not grokking internecine nuance, but I do wish you'd be more careful about kicking allies in the teeth
There's a great book about this by the guy who taught me Greek & NT Studies in school, in case you want to sound smarter
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/955793.Biblical_Authority_or_Biblical_Tyranny_
