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Message from the Bishop
Message from the Bishop
We try to meet the special needs of both members and visitors through equipping our facility with a hearing loop system, an ADA restroom and a restroom with changing table, access with no stairs to both worship and fellowship space, and accessible parking.
Message from the Bishop
Message from the Bishop
Message from the Bishop
Message from the Bishop of Wisconsin, The Rt. Rev. Matthew Gunter, on the actions by federal Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota
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We know these people. Having them spoken of with disdain is offensive. Some of them are members of our congregations. Some are our neighbors. Others are people our congregations minister to – through Episcopal Migration Ministries, World Relief, or through one of our many feeding, clothing, and housing ministries. They are the very ones Jesus explicitly commanded us to care for. Episcopalians in Wisconsin will continue to care for the needy and vulnerable. We will advocate for them. In some circumstances, we might be called upon to protect them.
At our diocesan convention last October, I said we are called to be lightning on the horizon. As Christians, we have no choice but to stand with the poor and the vulnerable, to stand for mercy and compassion, for peace against violence, for truth against falsehood. We must do so with humility, ready to repent when we get things wrong and hold ourselves accountable. Not everyone is called to do the same thing. But I call on you to do something.
- Pray.
- Join peaceful demonstrations in your communities. Do it boldly – but in the way of Jesus – peacefully, with love toward those whose actions you are protesting.
- Consider donating to World Relief or ministries in your community that offer aid to those in need.
- Contact your legislators.
- If you disagree with what I have written here, I still urge you to pray.
Remember that we are resurrection people who trust that God is indeed working all things for good. Truth and love will prevail in the end because our Lord is Truth and Love.
The complete text can be downloaded here.
Book Club News
Message from the Bishop
Book Club News
Our next read is “With Head and Heart: The Autobiography of Howard Thurman”. We will meet at 12:30 on Tuesday, March 3 in the Canterbury Room and/or via Zoom. If those with laptops that normally do Zoom from the Canterbury Room, the CR for us will not be there so we may need to just do Zoom from home and not meet at church.
Howard Thurman was a unique man: a black minister, author, philosopher, and educator whose vitality and vision touched the lives of countless people of all races, faiths, and cultures. Thurman's theology of radical nonviolence influenced and shaped a generation of civil rights activists, and he was a key mentor to leaders within the civil rights movement, including Martin Luther King Jr.
Thurman served as dean of Rankin Chapel at Howard University from 1932 to 1944 and as dean of Marsh Chapel at Boston University from 1953 to 1965. In 1944, he co-founded, along with Alfred Fisk, the first major interracial, interdenominational church in the United States.
If you wish to join the book club contact Karen Schwatz or Betsy Rogers.
NEWS AND EVENTS
Calendar of parish and community events
List of worship services, fellowship gatherings, forums and presentations, learning opportunities, ministry meetings, and selected community events. Check it out here.
