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Bishop's Writing / Enews September 2024

Thursday, September 19, 2024

I was heading north after a wonderful visit to Christ Church, Hornell, and lunch with the Rev. Shanna Hawks. I was going slightly out of my way to pick up an antique (?!?) vase, perfect for the niche in our new stairway, that John had found on Facebook marketplace. I wound my way through Naples when suddenly before me opened a great valley, and what I now know to be the West River and the south end of Canandaigua Lake. Wow!

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Bishop's Writing / Enews August 2024

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

 

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Bishop's Writing / Enews July 2024

Thursday, July 25, 2024

A good bishop “is not the master of your faith, but the servant of your joy.” (anonymous)
This quote arrived with a funny card depicting ancient sculptures of saints in various states of
torture, ecstatic joy, and labor and was hand-labeled: “some days as bishop,” “occasional days as
bishop,” and “most days as bishop.” That this is hard work is not surprising, but the quote
immediately spoke to me. I feel called not to direct your faith or correct your ways but to witness

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Bishop's Writing / Enews June 2024

Thursday, July 25, 2024

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