The Creation Care Committee invites you to submit your creation care project idea for funding consideration. The Committee anticipates funding about 10 projects at about $500 each for 2026. Individual projects may receive more or less funding depending on need, and a...
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church, Here in the United States, we awoke this morning with alarm to the news that the United States and Israel have launched a large military strike on Iran. This violent attack comes despite weeks of negotiations that many of us had hoped would prevent armed conflict in this fragile region, which is home to so many religious traditions and faithful people.
Dear Members of the Episcopal Diocese of the Susquehanna, Grace and peace in the name of Jesus. Today we begin the season of Lent — a period of prayer and fasting, self-examination, repentance and self-denial — a spiritual wilderness of sorts that invites our focused attention and discipline.
Lent invites us into a time of reflection, repentance, and renewal. Beginning on Ash Wednesday and lasting 40 days, Lent mirrors Jesus’ time in the wilderness and calls us to slow down, take stock, and prepare spiritually for the joy of Easter.
Exciting news! The Diocese of the Susquehanna will welcome a pastoral visit from the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church, the Most Reverend Sean W. Rowe, on October 16-17, 2026.
Dear Members of the Episcopal Diocese of the Susquehanna, In recent days the brightness of the Epiphany light has been obscured as division and discord in our nation has turned to deadly violence in our streets.
In 2022, the General Convention established that the third Sunday after the Epiphany would be celebrated as “Religious Life Sunday” to promote awareness about Religious Orders and Christian Communities in the Episcopal Church. This year it falls on January 25.
After years of discernment, planning, and preparation, the legacy dioceses of Bethlehem and Central Pennsylvania have officially reunified to become The Episcopal Diocese of the Susquehanna.
Come February, the new Episcopal Diocese of the Susquehanna will establish its Harrisburg Office in the same building as St. Paul’s Episcopal Church at 248 Seneca Street. The Bethlehem Office of the diocese will remain at 321 Wyandotte Street in Bethlehem.
Forma — the Network for Christian Formation for the Episcopal Church and beyond — will hold its annual professional conference for both lay and ordained formation leaders on Jan. 26-29 in Denver, CO.
The Rev. Ginger Bennett, Associate Rector of St. Andrew’s, Shippensburg, has worked with military veterans for many years, serving in a variety of chaplaincy roles.
On November 14-15, 2025, individuals from the dioceses of Central Pennsylvania and Bethlehem learned, reflected, and grew together as they heard from indigenous and settler-descended leaders about the history of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School and the Episcopal Church’s participation in it.
Members of the Saving Lives: Ending Gun Violence ministry team held a Safe Disposal Event where fifteen guns were dismantled to be turned into garden tools, jewelry, and art.
Christ Episcopal Church in Reading marked 200 years in its historic building by opening an 1863 time capsule and looking ahead to its ongoing mission in the city.
Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” John 11:44b Dear people of God: Grace and peace to you in Jesus Christ our Lord. The bishops of The Episcopal Church gathered from March 17-24 at Camp Allen Conference Center in Navasota, Texas.
They said they would speak with one voice at the state Capitol in calling on Pennsylvania lawmakers to act now. Clergy and faith leaders gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to call for stronger gun violence prevention laws.
As a Christian who practices in the Episcopal tradition, there is great emphasis on how we understand community. We come together in community to worship, and we support each other in community as we strive for justice and peace in the world.
Dreary weather matched the mood Friday evening as hundreds in Bethlehem mourned a woman killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis this week. Local residents filled the sanctuary at Cathedral Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem.
Pennsylvania has one of the highest recidivism rates in the United States: on average, more than 50% of formerly incarcerated people will be rearrested or reincarcerated. The congregation at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown Scranton is hoping to reduce that percentage by launching the nonprofit Cypress House Bakery, a 6-month job training program that will teach formerly incarcerated people baking and culinary skills.
A long-standing organist at a local church is celebrating a major milestone the best way he knows how. Mark Laubach is marking his 40th anniversary as organist and choirmaster at Saint Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral Episcopal Church in Wilkes-Barre.
