by Daniel Beaudoin | Jun 9, 2026 | Bishop's Writings, News
Dear Friends in Christ, “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Mar 18, 2026 | Bishop's Writings, News
Bishop's Message - March 18th, 2026 During the first week of March, the Conference of Bishops gathered in Chicago for our Spring meeting. The theme for the week was, “Connected in Christ, Called to Community”. Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry’s focus in 2026 is for the...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Jan 28, 2026 | Bishop's Writings, News
Bishop's Message - Jan 28th, 2026 This week, Presiding Bishop Yehiel Curry and the six ELCA bishops from Minnesota, have come together with one voice to share a message that reflects the reality of life in their communities— and our country— in these days of...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Oct 30, 2025 | Bishop's Writings, News
Bishop's Message - October 30th, 2025 The reality of recent cuts to food assistance programs—including a pause on SNAP benefits (food stamps), while other programs such as the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program and free/reduced school meals near the end of...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Mar 4, 2025 | Bishop's Writings, News
On Ash Wednesday (March 5), many of us will hear the words of Jesus recorded in the Gospel of Matthew, calling us to the three traditional disciplines of Lent: almsgiving, prayer, and fasting (Matthew 6:1-21). This call to intentional faith practices is nestled in the...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Nov 4, 2024 | Bishop's Writings
In Ephesians 4:1-6, St. Paul writes: “I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to maintain...
