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A Night of Comfort and Joy

By Guy+ Delcambre, Director of Pastoral Care, Formation and the Arts at All Saints Dallas Here, in the final waning days of the season of Epiphany, nearly 40 days removed from the Nativity of Christ, it is helpful to remember again the cause for joy and celebration. When we once again began the liturgical cycle at Advent, perhaps our hearts were weary and tired and in need of reminder. Thomas Merton aptly described Advent as “the sacrament of the presence…

One Starry Night

By Percy Strickland, Assistant Rector at The Abbey, Pawleys Island, SC Welcome to Bethlehem! A cacophony of voices ranging from parking attendants to robe-clad census guides invite the droves of people arriving at the campus of The Abbey on a brisk December evening in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. They have shown up to be counted and to experience firsthand the incredible story of the incarnation of Jesus Christ. Groups of 40-50 travelers are checked in and exchange their foreign currency…

The Anglican Mission in America, a Three-Stream Missionary Society

By Mike Blanchat, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of AMiA I recently had the opportunity to go through the Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) archives of the last 25 years as part of a process of receiving gifts and grants to our society. As I read and looked through our founding documents, statements and actions, I was struck by three things: 1) the prophetic insights of our founders—both lay and ordained—for the AMiA as a missionary society, 2)…

Praying for Pets and Their People at the Blessing of the Animals

By Caleb+ Miller, Rector of Immanuel Anglican Church in Destin, Florida Many of us love our pets, but how many of us regularly pray for them? It’s an interesting question. Now, of course, animals are not made in the image of God, but they are God’s creatures, and we recognize them as part of his creative artistry. Caring for, watching over and responsibly using God’s creation has been a part of humanity’s responsibility, given by God, since the earliest pages…

Re-Forming Faith Series

How can the ancient teachings of Jesus be understood in the modern world? All Saints Dallas will be exploring this challenging question through a six-week course starting October 9th. Re-Forming Faith is designed for those giving the Christian faith another try.  Over a meal and non-judgmental conversation, participants will engage those topics that initially led them away from the church, from church-abuse to sex to politics. * Session 1: Post-Post-Christian: What does faith look like after a season of deconstruction?…

Rest, Receive, Restore: Creating Space for Those Who Serve at the Abbey

“No one was there more than an hour, but it seemed like it had been hours.” That’s how Bob+ Grant, Assistant Pastor at the Abbey at Pawley’s Island, recalls the church’s recent Night of Rest. The event gave those who serve in the church a time to receive and be restored, and it was thoughtfully designed “to create a space and a place where people could come in and just relax and receive.” Bob+, who is well into his sixth…

Growing in Grace Ministry

By Rev. Dr. Tony Davis, Associate Priest, St. Andrew’s Church, Little Rock If one were to walk into St. Andrew’s narthex at 5:45 p.m. on a Wednesday evening (except for Christmas and New Year’s) you would walk into a motley hive of fellowship, breaking bread, prayer, worship and praise. Bill Carpenter, the steward of this Wednesday night ministry, prays a blessing over the food that is prepared. Then the roughly 100 people gathered enjoy a meal, sing along with Michael…

“I was in prison, and you came to visit me.”

By AMiA Communications As followers of Christ, we are stirred to action by his words and by other admonitions in Scripture. Two churches within the Anglican Mission in America (AMiA) have taken up the call from Hebrews to: “Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison” and are actively partnering with prison ministries. In Little Rock, Arkansas, Gil Gilbert heads up the prison outreach for St. Andrew’s Church. Serving through Kairos, a volunteer, lay-led,…

Networking Mental Health Professionals Within the Church

By Dr. Nathaniel R. Strenger, All Saints Dallas When certain members of All Saints Anglican Church in Dallas discovered that the congregation was home to many licensed and trained mental health practitioners (that is psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, social workers and chaplains), they invited these professionals to coalesce around a series of introductory committee meetings. The questions were posed: How can we offer our skill sets to All Saints? What does the church need from us? And ideas abounded. All while…

Live the Mission 2024: Our Call to Gospel Hope

From February 22-24, 150 clergy and lay leaders, including some of our international partners, gathered for Live the Mission 2024 at St. Andrew’s in Little Rock. What a blessing it was to be together to learn, listen and fellowship as we focused on “A Call to Gospel Hope”! Check out the videos and gallery below for highlights of our time together! Opening Worship As our Lead Bishop, Philip Jones, shared in his opening message, we never hope in vain. Amid…