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TEC Executive Council MessageFebruary 23, 2010 The Executive Council was exhorted to humility and patience, inspired to action in the cause of justice, and reminded of the importance of the seemingly mundane during the course of our four-day meeting in snowy Omaha, Nebraska, February 19-22, 2010. Meeting in the beginning of Lent we were constantly reminded of the Power of God in Jesus Christ to redeem and save, in the moment and for all time.Read more... |
Archbishop of Canterbury at Diocesan ProgramsJanuary 28, 2010 
In a fanfare-free visit to the diocese, the Archbishop of Canterbury, accompanied by Bishop Sisk, visited St. Ann's in the Bronx Jan 27, where he met with the rector, the Rev. Martha Overall, members of the vestry and other parishioners. A full report in Episcopal Life Online, by former ENY editor Lynette Wilson is available here. Read more... |
Diocese launches Facebook PageJanuary 27, 2010 The new diocesan Facebook page is now up and running. Click on the button to reach it. |
Video: Where is God in the Haitian Earthquake?January 15, 2010 |
Report from Canon Oge Beauvoir in HaitiJanuary 15, 2010 
Canon Oge Beauvoir called the Trinity Grants Program today by cell phone. Canon Beauvoir reported that he and his wife are safe and staying in a displacement camp organized by the Bishop of Haiti. Canon Beauvoir is providing leadership at the camp, which is holding roughly 1,000 people. The Sisters of St. Margaret are also there helping people.
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Haiti EarthquakeJanuary 14, 2010 Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Robert Radtke, President of Episcopal Relief & Development discuss the situation in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in a video, viewable below or here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/mission.htm
The Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church issued the following statement today: The people of Haiti have suffered a devastating earthquake, and it is already clear that many have died and many more are injured. Even under “normal” circumstances, Haiti struggles to care for her 9 million people. The nation is the poorest in the western hemisphere, and this latest disaster will set back many recent efforts at development. I urge your prayers for those who have died, been injured, and are searching for loved ones – and I urge your concrete and immediate prayers in the form of contributions to Episcopal Relief & Development, who are already working with the Diocese of Haiti to send aid where it is most needed.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE Episcopal Relief & Development is actively gathering information on the earthquake in Haiti and how best to respond and assist the Diocese of Haiti. |
Episcopal, Methodist, Lutheran Bishops Unite to Call for Passage of Health ReformJanuary 14, 2010 In a letter sent to New York senators and congressmen January 13th Bishop Sisk and the bishops of the United Methodist and Lutheran Churches in New York called on them to work to achieve healthcare reform. The text of the letter is below: Read more... |
Bishop Urges Donations, Prayers for HaitiJanuary 13, 2010 In a statement issued today, Bishop Sisk called on the people of the Diocese of New York to pray for the people of Haiti and to donate to the relief effort. “The scale of the tragedy in Haiti would move anyone," he said, "but if such a thing is possible it touches Episcopalians and others in New York even more, because we have so many Haitian neighbors, most of whom have relatives back home. Not only do we have a Haitian Episcopal congregation—Bon Samaritain in the Bronx—but we have many Haitian members in our other congregations, and connections throughout the greater Haitian community.” The full text of his statement follows: Read more... |
Bishop Sisk's Christmas SermonDecember 25, 2009 Virtues such as justice are not manufactured, says Bishop Sisk in his Christmas sermon, but are part of the fundamental structure of creation itself. When a person does justice, they do something enduring, and "when justice is violated, the very Being of God is offended." Read more... |
Bp Sisk on Ugandan Homosexuality LawsDecember 22, 2009 Bishop Sisk issued the following statement December 22, 2009:
The Ugandan government's proposal to intensify the sanctions provided in its contemptible laws criminalizing homosexuality has rightly drawn condemnation from those who love justice and respect human dignity. I write now, very briefly, simply to join my voice with those that have been raised in opposition to this affront. To put the matter bluntly: for a Christian, no matter how many carefully culled Bible passages might be cited, no matter how lofty the spokesperson, there are no circumstances whatsoever that justify such oppression. Such tyranny is an offense to God. Happily the Anglican Communion is clearly on record supporting this view. Among others, I make reference to the actions of several Lambeth Conferences as well as to statements from the Primates Meetings, most recently their Dromantine Communiqué of 2005. I do understand that in some places, Uganda being one of them, homosexuality is considered either a sin or a sickness (it could not be both); never-the-less neither understanding remotely justifies these terrible laws. I urge all Christian communities in Uganda to join together with a single voice in opposition to this outrage. Further I urge that each and all of us examine and reexamine our own lives and repent of those injustices of which we are witting and unwitting participants.
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