Canon Tim Nunez opened the discussion and gave some background on the new assessments to start in 2019. “In order to be a parish, you must give 10 percent to the diocese,” he said. “In 2019, you must give 15 percent to the wider church.” The panel consisted of Bishop Greg Brewer, Nunez, and Earl…

Lent is a season of preparation to celebrate the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. This year, it begins on Ash Wednesday, February 10, and lasts 40 days (not counting Sundays), and ends on March 24. Lent is a time of deliberate self-examination and repentance; prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and reading and meditating on God’s…

Young adults rarely carry much cash. Few of them carry checkbooks or even use checks. If your church has not set up methods for offering monthly drafts for pledges and electronic giving from a smartphone, then it’s past time to get serious about this subject. Giving is a vital aspect of our faith and blesses the…

On behalf of Bishop Brewer, we are sad to report that the Rev. Terry Jackson died on Saturday, December 26. Terry was rector at St. James in Leesburg from 1973 to 2004. His daughter Shelley Ryan was just ordained a priest in January in Kentucky. Your sympathies and condolences may be sent to his widow,…

“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.” —Mark Twain I kept thinking about that quote when I was composing my response to the recent meeting of the archbishops at Canterbury. I was hesitant; I knew it would be…