KC PrideFest is this weekend, and we are joining with other Episcopal churches in KC to both march in the parade and work a booth in Theis Park. On Saturday there will be a Pride Mass before the parade at St. Paul’s at 9…
The Cathedral Staff and I met with the Diocesan Staff in a retreat yesterday. This was the fourth year that we’ve joined together to pray, play, and plan. Bishop Diane started these retreats in 2022 in order for the staffs to get to know…
I am so grateful for our youth and children at the Cathedral and so enjoyed our Youth Sunday last week. Many thanks to Clare and all those who participated in the service. There was such an energy and spirit present during the whole service,…
I’m looking forward to Youth Sunday at our 10:30 a.m. service this week. We will celebrate all the young people at our Cathedral and, especially, all those who will be graduating from any school this year (young and young at heart alike!). Thank you…
I bring you greetings from the 70th Annual North American Deans Conference at Trinity Cathedral, Omaha, Nebraska. The Conference is made up of current and retired Cathedral Deans and their spouses/partners from the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. We began yesterday evening with…
My sister, the people have chosen you and have affirmed their trust in you by acclaiming your election. A bishop in God’s holy Church is called to be one with the apostles in proclaiming Christ’s resurrection and interpreting the Gospel, and to testify to…
Alleluia, Christ is Risen! It was truly wonderful to be with all of you who came to worship during Holy Week and Easter. I cannot thank everyone enough for all your time and effort at making Holy Week and Easter a great success! Special…
“We adore you, O Christ, and we bless you, because by your holy cross you have redeemed the world.” (BCP, p. 281) This is one of the anthems recited during the Veneration of the Cross in our Good Friday liturgy. We are “half-way” through…
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 lives and reigns for ever and ever….
We are getting ready to enter the week of the Fifth Sunday in Lent. This means that Holy Week will soon be here and, with it, all of our usual services and offerings as we draw closer to Easter. The schedule for all Holy…
I have always thought of Lent as a time of self-evaluation in preparation for Easter. We give things up or take things on as part of our Lenten discipline. The idea of “slowing down” always comes to mind but, in reality, it seems to…
Happy second day of spring! Well, happy second day of astronomical spring, that is. Meteorological spring began March 1. Growing up, I never knew there was a difference between astronomical and meteorological seasons. Seasons started on the equinox or solstice (astronomical), even though we…
The Vestry, clergy, and I had a great retreat last week. We focused on parish growth, connecting new members to ministry and service, congregational development and vitality, and ways to strengthen our connections with one another and the community at large. Part of our…
This past Wednesday we were invited to begin our observance of a holy Lent. Some of the ways we are invited to do this is through self-examination, repentance, prayer, fasting, self-denial, and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word. How you do these…
Another EPN Conference has come and gone. We had a great few days here in Kansas City and a wonderful closing Eucharist last night at the Cathedral. Our theme this year was “Together in Hope: Leading with Purpose,” and we had many workshops and…
