Episcopal Diocese of Rochester
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Bishop's Writings

Coverage in regional media about Zion House

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Dear saints,

You may have noticed some coverage in regional media about Zion House, a ministry run by Zion Episcopal Church in Avon. They state that Zion House is closing at the end of May, which is not yet determined.

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Diocese Sees "Mustard Seed" of Growth in 2016

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

First Numerical Growth in ASA in More Than 20 Years

Dear saints,

In the year 2016 — when North Korea launched a long-range rocket, when we had the Zika virus outbreak, when Brexit began, when NASA’s Juno entered Jupiter’s orbit, when Brazil hosted the Summer Olympics, and when Donald Trump was elected President of the United States — a small needle shift occurred in the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester. By the grace of Almighty God, we grew in the total number of people who worshipped in our churches for the first time in at least two decades! More about that later.

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To follow this paradoxical Christ is to learn to be bridge builders

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Dear saints,

I write to you as I head to Kanuga, a retreat spot in Hendersonville, North Carolina, for the spring House of Bishops meeting.

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