Diocese of the Rio Grande

Bishop Hunn's Weekly
Update
​ May 16, 2021
DRG Women's Ministries Upcoming Opportunities
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The Diocese of the Rio Grande, lay and ordained, you are invited to participate in one or both of two exciting opportunities to gather together from across the diocese via Zoom. 

Women's Ministry and the Brotherhood of St. Andrew are sponsoring a 6-month study of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's book, Love is the Way: Holding on to Hope in Troubling Times. We'll read 2 chapters/month and meet on the 4th Thursday at 6:30PM (MT) via Zoom to discuss thoughts and insights. (Series starts April 22)
Cindy Davis interviews Presiding Bishop Curry.
Check out the updated Diocese of the Rio Grande website!
Diocesan Messages
& Other Deanery Meetings
October 29-31
The Budget video, Evensong, and Day 1 of Convention are available on the Diocesan Facebook page.

Day 2 can be seen on Vimeo, there were some technical difficulties.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
​Statement on the violence in the Land of the Holy One
May 13, 2021
Office of Public Affairs
​“One more time we awake to the news of violence. Reports come in, even as you read this, about violence that has caused death, life-changing injury and destruction of property and lives. Violence which is borne of frustration, rooted in injustice and the violation of international law and in truth, the violation of human rights and human decency. In the Name of the God of all creation, the violence must stop, regardless of where it comes from and to whom it is directed. 

One more time The Episcopal Church stands to say that violence is not the way forward.  We say the expansion of Israeli settlements at the expense of Palestinian families must end. We say incitement which encourages violence must end. We say enough is enough.  

One more time The Episcopal Church encourages the government of the United States and others who have influence, who are of goodwill and who genuinely seek peace to be partners in peacemaking, to bring about a negotiated settlement to the long-standing conflict which has consumed both Israelis and Palestinians.  

One more time we find ourselves full of sorrow and sadness. We find ourselves grieving over the loss of life, destruction of homes and the fear that lives in the hearts of tens of thousands of innocent people. We join all people of faith to offer up prayers for healing, wholeness, restoration and reconciliation.  

And we pray God to grant wisdom and courage to all those in authority to seek peace and pursue it without delay, without excuses, without confusion and with only one agenda: a negotiated and equitable agreement for peace between Israelis and Palestinians — once and for all.”  

The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry
Presiding Bishop and Primate
The Episcopal Church
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For People Podcast Continues its 50th Episode Celebration
With Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

In part 2 of this episode, Bishop Wright and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry continue their conversation, sharing how love is the most durable element in this world and how other-centeredness is the antidote for self-centeredness. 

They openly discuss the Church’s response to multiple pandemics and the challenges they faced. Presiding Bishop shares a personal reflection on COVID-19 and the lessons learned from isolation.

Listen NowThis is part 2 of a 2-part special release. If you missed part 1, listen to the episode here – an engaging conversation about Easter and what it means to follow Jesus.
​‘Tell Me Something Good,’ a new web series from The Episcopal Church
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Tell Me Something Good, a new web series from The Episcopal Church, highlights positive stories from around the church through conversations with a variety of guests. New episodes of Tell Me Something Good will be released every two weeks. Episodes 1-6 are available for viewing on The Episcopal Church website here, on Facebook here, and on Instagram TV, @theepiscopalchurch.
From Many, One: Conversations Across Difference“Conversation with others across difference is not just a nice thing to do. It is a spiritual practice of love in action.” 
– Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
“The body is not made up of one part but of many.”
– 1 Corinthians 12:14
What do you love? What have you lost? Where does it hurt? What do you dream? 
“From Many, One: Conversations Across Difference” is a campaign inviting Episcopalians and our neighbors to engage in one-to-one listening and sharing across the many differences that separate us.
Echoing the Latin phrase on the U.S. seal – E Pluribus (“from many”) Unum (“one”) – and following in the footsteps of Jesus, we trust that the spiritual practice of conversation across difference can help to knit us all into a diverse, more perfect union.

Visit From Many, One for more information on how to engage further with with this important campaign.