How can death reconcile you with your loved ones, the environment, and God? Bishop Brian Cole interviews Dr. Mallory McDuff, author of “Our Last Best Act” in his latest Reconciling Thought. Transcript Hi, East Tennessee Episcopal friends, I’m here today with a really, really good friend of mine, Mallory McDuff, who teaches at Warren Wilson College. Mallory and I have known each other for well over 20 years, meeting first at Warren Wilson College and lots of
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Transcript East Tennessee Episcopal Friends, I would like to begin my remarks to you today with a prayer. Let us pray. O God of peace, who has taught us that in returning and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and in confidence shall be our strength: By the might of your Spirit lift us, we pray, to your presence, where we may be still and know that you are God; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN. Help
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The Episcopal Church in East Tennessee is excited to present this year’s Absalom Jones service. Join us at Church of the Good Samaritan at 5:00 pm on Sunday, March 6 to hear The Rev. Chris Battle, pastor of the Underground Collective, Knoxville. Offering donations for this event will go to the East Tennessee Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians and the East Tennessee Freedom School. We are thankful to the people and clergy of the Church of the Good
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With the removal of Maus from McMinn Co., Tennessee, schools, people from across the nation are sending copies of this book to community partners in the area, including St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Athens. With the high volume of books expected, Mtr. Claire Brown encourages folks to support other avenues of community literacy and learning, particularly the E.G. Fisher Public Library in Athens (fisherlibrary.org) and Let’s Read 20 Athens (www.facebook.com/ColorfulBus). These are organizations that support children and youth education apart from the
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Bishop Brian Cole offers a sampling of his essay on the phrase “consider the birds of the air” from “Saving Words: 20 Redemptive Words Worth Rescuing.” Transcript Hi, I’m Bishop Brian. There’s a new book out called Saving Words: 20 Redemptive Words Worth Rescuing. It’s edited by the Reverend Joseph Pagano and the Reverend Amy Richter, who also happened to be married to each other and has 20 essays on words or phrases from the Christian tradition that
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January 11, 2022 Dear East Tennessee Friends, I write to you with news regarding our plans for the Committal of Ashes for The Right Rev. William Sanders. After hearing from the Sanders family, we all came to a mutual decision to postpone plans for a January 22nd public liturgy at St. John’s Cathedral. A large public liturgy with people traveling to Knoxville from all across the Southeast while Covid Omicron numbers surge is not wise right now. Once the
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Spiritual Direction is a spiritual practice involving intentional conversations for the purpose of cultivating greater depths of relationship with the Divine, other people, all of creation, and the self. Learn how to receive and hold the sacred stories of our daily lives. Watch an informative video here. This two-year program includes six themed intensives: Integrative Practices I, The Practice of Spiritual Direction I, Sacred Story, Integrative Practices Part II, The Practice of Spiritual Direction Part II, and Co-Creativity with God. In addition, the
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In following the Episcopal School of Knoxville’s winter weather closures, the Diocesan office is closed today, Friday, January 7, due to winter weather. You may call the office at 865-966-2110 to leave a voicemail. Staff email addresses and phone extensions are available at www.dioet.org/office-of-the-bishop-staff. We pray for your safety and warmth!
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Transcript Hi, I’m Bishop Brian, I want to tell you a story about my seventh grade Christmas break. So, seventh grade Christmas break, wonderful, time, time with family time where we traveled. Came back to school. Seventh grade locker. Completely forgot my combination. First time in my life where I realized there was something I did every day, but then I stopped doing it for a couple of weeks and I was stunned. I could not get my locker open.
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The Diocesan office is closed today, January 3, 2022, due to winter weather. You may call the office at 865-966-2110 to leave a voicemail in the general box or a specific staff member’s box. Staff email addresses and phone extensions are available here.
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