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The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost
Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ you have revealed your glory among the nations: Preserve the works of your mercy, that your Church throughout the world may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives...
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
Lord, we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us, that we may continually be given to good works; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Service Bulletin Parish Notes
The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things...
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Episcopal bishop shares how churches are working to restore and protect oceans at UN biodiversity conference
October 30, 2026
[Anglican Communion News Service] During a reception at the United Nations’ biennial Conference of the Parties on the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Rt. Rev. Cathleen Bascom, The Episcopal Church’s eco-region networks coordinator and former bishop of Kansas, shared how churches are working to restore and protect oceans. Bascom highlighted how the eco-region networks address region-specific biodiversity and climate issues, including aiming to “save the prairie and the Chesapeake Bay … restore oyster beds and to contain urban runoff in the Gulf Coast.” “Our network is preserving the continuum of habitats from the headwaters to the deltas in the Caribbean basin,” Bascom said. “They are focusing on coral reefs, to name just a few.” The 17th biodiversity conference, or COP17, is taking place Oct. 19-30 in Yerevan, Armenia. Bascom is there representing Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe as part of a five-person Anglican delegation. Read the full article here.
