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TEC
From Friday January 16 to Sunday January 28, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist hosted its third Teens Encounter Christ (TEC), which is a retreat lead by youth for youth. There were about 40 youth in attendance, approximately equally divided between TECers (youth who had not attended a TEC before) and team members (youth [...]
Congregational Development
Diocesan group to study best ways to communicate
I was driving across the Diocese recently and heard some shocking news on the radio: two major daily newspapers were swamped with financial problems—on shaky ground for sure. Our local Spokane newspaper, the Spokesman-Review, had also announced layoffs, putting a number of people out of work.
The world of communications is changing and shifting. Newspapers are [...]
Bishop's Notes
Do we live ‘by default,’ or with intention?
The first Sunday after the Epiphany we always hear about the Baptism of Jesus; the lectionary assures it and the Gospel tells us of Jesus coming to the river Jordan and being baptized by John. It happened again this year as part of the routine cycle of readings.
However, do notice that Jesus’ coming to John [...]
