by Daniel Beaudoin | Feb 12, 2018 | Bishop's Writings
Dear Friends in Christ, “O Lord, let your ear be attentive to the prayer of your servant, and to the prayer of your servants who delight in revering your name” (Nehemiah 1:11a) At the beginning of orientation for new Church Council members, I would often...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Feb 5, 2018 | Bishop's Writings
Dear Friends in Christ, “All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers” (Acts 1:14) In 2018, our synod’s focus is on the spiritual practice of Daily...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Jan 8, 2018 | Bishop's Writings
Dear Friends in Christ, “The words of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah. In the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, while I was in Susa the capital, one of my brothers, Hanani, came with certain men from Judah; and I asked them about the Jews that survived, those...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Jan 2, 2018 | Bishop's Writings
Dear Friends in Christ, A blessed First Sunday of Christmas and a joyful New Year to each of you! 2018 is the Year of Prayer, and my prayer for the new year is that we grow strong in the practice of Daily Prayer. Jesus is the cornerstone of our faith; Prayer and...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Nov 27, 2017 | Bishop's Writings
Dear Friends in Christ, “In him the whole structure is joined together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are built together spiritually into a dwelling place for God” (Ephesians 2:21-22). The Porch Is Finished! Many of you have...
by Daniel Beaudoin | Nov 14, 2017 | Bishop's Writings
Dear Friends in Christ, “I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him,” (Ephesians 1:17) Back in 2014, the Pew Research Center conducted a Religious Landscape...