Category: Bishop McConnell

Cut to the Heart: A Letter from the Bishop on the Killing of George Floyd

Tuesday after Pentecost June 2, 2020 Dear friends in Christ, On the day of Pentecost, a preacher named Simon Peter gave a sermon to a… Read More

Yellow Means Caution: Reopening Guidelines

May 15, 2020 Dear friends in Christ, Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Late last week we received the news that… Read More

The Gift of Anger with Bishop McConnell

May 1, 2020 Dear friends in Christ, Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Today our Governor, Tom Wolf, is speaking about… Read More

Patience and Care with Bishop McConnell

April 24, 2020 Dear friends in Christ, As I write this, it has been one month since Governor Tom Wolf issued a stay-at-home order for… Read More

Bishop McConnell Adjusts Retirement Date

April 16, 2020 Dear Friends in Christ, Due to the extraordinary circumstances brought on by the pandemic, and after much thought and prayer, I have… Read More

The Gift of Love, an Easter Message from Bishop McConnell

April 12, 2020 Easter Sunday Beloved in Christ, This Easter will be unlike any we have known. We’ll miss the glorious music filling our churches…. Read More

God and the Pandemic: Four Gifts

As we journey through Holy Week, which this year is unlike any other in our lifetime, you are invited to spend a few minutes reflecting… Read More

The Crown of Life: A Holy Week Reflection from Bishop McConnell

Coronam de spinis posuerunt super caput eius… They put a crown of thorns upon his head… (Matthew 27:29) April 4, 2020 Dear Friends in Christ,… Read More

A Letter from Bishop McConnell: Life Together During the Pandemic

March 27, 2020 Beloved in Christ, Though we are more than halfway through the season of Lent, it looks as though we are only at… Read More

From Bishop McConnell: Our Updated Coronavirus Response Will Continue Through Holy Week and Easter

March 18, 2020 Dear friends in Christ, It is with a heavy heart that I am asking the clergy and congregations of this diocese to… Read More