The following statement was read by The Rt. Rev. Mariann Budde, Bishop of Washington, on behalf of the three bishops of Tennessee for the Moral Monday event at McKendree United Methodist Church, Nashville. A livestream is available from the organizers, Repairers of the Breach. From the Three Episcopal Bishops of Tennessee Thus says the LORD of hosts: Old men and old women shall again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with staff in hand because of their great age.
Read MoreEast Tennessee Organist Awarded Inaugural James Litton Grant for Choral Training
Norwalk, Connecticut, April 2023 — The Association of Anglican Musicians is pleased to award the inaugural James Litton Grant for Choral Training to Nick Andrews, Organist/Choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Johnson City, Tennessee. Mr. Andrews will use the grant to study with well-known organist and choral director, Frank Boles. In addition to the mentorship with Mr. Boles, Andrews will attend one of Royal School of Church Music America’s Summer Choral Residencies, as well as site visits to other
Read MoreResurrection is a Movement: A Reconciling Thought from Bishop Brian Cole
Bishop Brian Cole invites the people of the Episcopal Church in East Tennessee to view resurrection as a movement as we enter the Easter season. We are in a time of deep pain in Tennessee. The resurrection calls us to a time of movement. Hi, I’m Bishop Brian. On Easter Sunday morning, as I mentioned in my Easter message to you, I was at Church of the Resurrection in Loudon. This Easter Sunday morning past, we had several options
Read MoreAt A Place Called Resurrection: Bishop Brian Cole’s 2023 Easter Message
How might we all arrive at resurrection on Easter? Bishop Brian Cole reflects on the journey of Holy Week with his travels across East Tennessee and his arrival at Resurrection, Loudon, for Easter. We invite you to join us at any of our communities in East Tennessee for Holy Week and Easter services. Transcript Hi, I’m Bishop Brian. My oldest brother Keith and I talk on the phone a great deal and almost every phone call at some point
Read MoreAs We Begin Holy Week: A Message from Bishop Brian Cole
March 31, 2023 “Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the way of the cross, may find it none other than the way of life and peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.” This weekend, during Palm Sunday processions, we will pause and pray the Collect above. Even as we parade together, with palm branches raised,
Read MoreGrace Point 2023 Annual Campaign
Dear Friends of Grace Point, We are ramping up for Camp at Grace Point in 2023! 2022 was a wonderful year at Grace Point Camp & Retreat Center as we welcomed many children, youth and adults who experienced this wonderful resource of the Diocese of East Tennessee. Isn’t it a wonderful reality that every member of our diocese is part owner of lake front property? If you haven’t been to this beautiful and well-maintained place of respite and renewal, please
Read MoreBBC Adult Resources April 2023
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Adults, April 2023 prepared by Alvin R. Blount Diocese of East Tennessee Talking through the Door: An Anthology of Contemporary Middle Eastern American Writing -Susan Atefat-Peckham -Kindle $12.49 -hardcover $13.15 -272 pages -Syracuse University Press -2014 -description: This anthology includes writers who are descendants of multiple cultural heritages, backgrounds, and diverse socioeconomic and spiritual sensibilities, such as Egyptian, Iranian, Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, and Jewish, Muslim, Christian, and atheist. There are many vital contributions
Read MoreBBC Youth Resources April 2023
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Youth, April 2023 prepared by Alvin R. Blount Diocese of East Tennessee Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood -Ibtisam Barakat -Kindle $9.99 -hardcover $11.89 -paperback $9.99 -208 pages -ages 11-15 -Square Fish -2016 -description: This memoir is set in Ramallah after the Six-Day War in 1967. The author tells what it is like to be a child whose life has been altered by war. We learn about her fear of hearing bombs and
Read MoreBBC Children’s Resources for April 2023
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Children, April 2023 prepared by Alvin R. Blount Diocese of East Tennessee The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story -Aya Khalil -Anait Semirdzhayan, illustrator -Kindle $9.99 -hardcover $17.95 -36 pages -ages 4-6 -Tilbury House Publishers -2020 -description: A young girl wraps herself in a beautiful quilt given to her by her grandmother and she writes a poem about it in Arabic. This leads to a project that includes her entire class and not only
Read MoreThe Work of Contemplation, A Reconciling Thought
Transcript Hi, I’m Bishop Brian. I want to invite you to reading a book together in the Easter season, “The City is My Monastery”-it’s by Richard Carter-on April 11th through May 30th for eight sessions, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.. We will take a look at this great new book reflecting on how you and I together can create intentional community either in person or online, to think about what it looks like to make a contemporary rule of life.
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