A Statement from St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chattanooga, Tennessee Friday, March 13, 2020 Father Brad Whitaker, rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, has this afternoon been diagnosed with COVID-19. Last week, Fr. Brad sent a letter to the members of the church sharing that he began to feel ill shortly after returning from the annual conference of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes in Louisville in February. He was diagnosed and treated for pneumonia, which included a long period

This past Sunday, the new Goulding & Wood pipe organ was dedicated and blessed at St. John’s Cathedral. I preached at the service, reflecting on Jesus’ healing of the deaf and mute man. In healing the man who could not hear, Jesus began with touch. When we gather to worship, we work with symbols and signs, we work with images and instruments, we work with things both longstanding and solid, with things ephemeral and unseen. Our desire is to worship

Sermon of The Renewal of Ordination Vows and the Chrism Mass 2020 Church of the Resurrection, Loudon, TN The Right Rev Brian L. Cole John 10:11-18 Words. We work with words. First, there is the Word, like in the beginning was the Word. Also, the words of the scriptures are central to our work. And liturgy, the words of the Book of Common Prayer and the prayers of the Church, both ancient and contemporary, along with hymns and sacred songs,

  Sermon at Diocesan Convention/Bishop’s Address Matthew 18:15-20 St. Paul’s Chattanooga TN February 7, 2020 The Rt. Rev. Brian L. Cole Two weeks ago, I was in Rome. Italy, not Georgia. Someday, I hope to visit Rome, Georgia. I was in Rome, Italy, as a guest of my friend, Austin Rios, who is the Rector of St. Paul’s Within the Walls Episcopal Church. It is the center of all Episcopal work in Rome. Along with a parish church and all