When I became a bishop in the Episcopal Church, I did not foresee the day when the president of the United States would be urging people to attend Easter services and I would be urging them to stay home. But here we are. On Tuesday, President Donald Trump told Bill Hemmer of Fox News that he hopes to see “packed churches all over the country” on Easter Sunday. I, on the other hand, am
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The proceeds from the Joseph and Mary Musical Fundraiser have been delivered to the following: $1,100 to the North Buffalo Food Pantry $1,100 to the Grand Island Neighbors Foundation $1,000 to the St. Martin's Rector's Discretionary Fund for Future Outreach Thank you all for supporting St. Martin's and giving us the opportunity to donate these proceeds to such important outreach programs!
Copy and paste this link to listen to a video message from Father Tom from 3/25: https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=onHzTRVx564
On Sunday, March 29 at 10 a.m., Bishop Sean and other leaders from across the partnership dioceses will lead worship via the Zoom platform. Anyone can join the service by clicking this link: https://zoom.us/j/951752578. To join by phone instead of video, call 646-876-9923 and use code 951752578#. Last week, Bishop Sean announced that the suspension of in-person worship will extend at
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