Earlier today, Bishop Sean announced to a meeting of clergy that the Northwestern Pennsylvania diocesan summer camp, which typically takes place in June at Camp Nazareth, will not take place in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The bishop and his staff are monitoring the public health situation and will make a determination later this spring about whether it will be possible to hold the Western New York summer camp, which typically takes place in August.

Earlier today, Bishop Sean announced to a meeting of clergy that the Northwestern Pennsylvania diocesan summer camp, which typically takes place in June at Camp Nazareth, will not take place in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The bishop and his staff are monitoring the public health situation and will make a determination later this spring about whether it will be possible to hold the Western New York summer camp, which typically takes place in August.

Earlier today, Bishop Sean announced to a meeting of clergy that the Northwestern Pennsylvania diocesan summer camp, which typically takes place in June at Camp Nazareth, will not take place in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The bishop and his staff are monitoring the public health situation and will make a determination later this spring about whether it will be possible to hold the Western New York summer camp, which typically takes place in August.

Earlier today, Bishop Sean announced to a meeting of clergy that the Northwestern Pennsylvania diocesan summer camp, which typically takes place in June at Camp Nazareth, will not take place in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The bishop and his staff are monitoring the public health situation and will make a determination later this spring about whether it will be possible to hold the Western New York summer camp, which typically takes place in August.

Earlier today, Bishop Sean announced to a meeting of clergy that the Northwestern Pennsylvania diocesan summer camp, which typically takes place in June at Camp Nazareth, will not take place in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The bishop and his staff are monitoring the public health situation and will make a determination later this spring about whether it will be possible to hold the Western New York summer camp, which typically takes place in August.

Dear People of God in Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York: Although the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over, I give thanks that, according to Centers for Disease Control data, our region is now experiencing low case counts. As a result, I believe that we can resume use of the common cup at the Eucharist beginning Palm Sunday, April 10.

The next regional gathering with Bishop Sean takes place on January 11 at Our Saviour, DuBois. Doors open at 6 p.m., and the Eucharist begins at 6:30. Bishop Sean will preach and preside, and the service will be followed by an opportunity for fellowship and conversation with the bishop. Future gatherings, all of which begin at 6 p.m., are listed here.

Leaders across the Episcopal Church are responding with prayer, advocacy and educational efforts after 18 people were killed in two mass shootings six days apart. Bishops United Against Gun Violence, a network of more than 100 bishops including Bishop Sean, released a statement in response to the March 16 shooting in Atlanta.

Earlier today, Bishop Sean announced to a meeting of clergy that the Northwestern Pennsylvania diocesan summer camp, which typically takes place in June at Camp Nazareth, will not take place in 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The bishop and his staff are monitoring the public health situation and will make a determination later this spring about whether it will be possible to hold the Western New York summer camp, which typically takes place in August.

Lately, I am aware of a tightness bound inside me. The wintery gray, the drudge of the pandemic, have left me tense, less spontaneous, more wary. As the light grows each day and the promise of spring dawns – and the hope brought by vaccines – this tightness is making itself known, wanting to unfold.

As three Christian leaders committed to racial justice in Erie, we are accustomed to looking for hope in the midst of despair. So far, 2021 has offered us plenty of opportunities to search: the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol that featured strong white supremacist elements, a slow vaccine rollout rife with racial inequities and ever-widening racial disparities among students learning online.

President Jennings has appointed alternate deputy Tim Dyer of the Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania as Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Deputies.