by Andrew Morehead | May 6, 2020 | Message from the Bishop
“The darkness deepens, Lord, with me abide When other helpers fail and comforts flee Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me…” Abide with Me, Henry Francis Lyte Dear East Tennessee Friends, I am writing to you on the Wednesday after the fourth...
by Andrew Morehead | Apr 22, 2020 | Message from the Bishop
April 22, 2020 “When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear…Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you.’” -John 20:19 Dear East Tennessee...
by Andrew Morehead | Apr 18, 2020 | Message from the Bishop
On Friday, April 17, we visited with a small group of clergy and lay leaders from our parish churches in Chattanooga and Cleveland who were most impacted by the tornadoes of Easter Sunday night/Monday morning. We met at St. Francis Ooltewah, fewer than 10 of...
by Andrew Morehead | Apr 12, 2020 | Message from the Bishop
Transcript Hello. I’m Bishop Brian, and I wanted to bring Easter greetings to you today. This Easter, 2020, will be unlike any Easter we have ever experienced in our lifetime. A typical Easter Sunday morning, the church is filled with people, the church is...
by Andrew Morehead | Apr 11, 2020 | Message from the Bishop
Collect for Holy Saturday O God, Creator of Heaven and earth: Grant that, as the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb and rested on this holy Sabbath, so we may await with him the coming of the third day, and rise with him to newness of life; who now...
by Andrew Morehead | Apr 10, 2020 | Message from the Bishop
Collect for Good Friday Almighty God, we pray you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was willing to be betrayed, and given into the hands of sinners, and to suffer death upon the cross; who now lives and reigns with you and the Holy...
