The post The CCSR Story appeared first on The Episcopal Church.

By: The Reverend Marissa S. Rohrbach, Episcopal Church in Connecticut (Province I)

Throughout these last days serving as one of the Presiding Bishop’s Delegates to UNCSW66, I have been mindful of the work before us: to represent the Presiding Bishop, to represent General Convention, to speak for our church. In some ways as a Priest, that’s always a part of my job; to speak love into broken spaces and places in the name of the church, and ultimately in the name of Jesus. It’s been an exquisite privilege to be part of this effort at UNCSW66 and to advocate for the health, happiness, and well being of women and girls in all their diversity.

As I’ve listened to the stories of women and girls, to representatives of member states, to the leaders of NGOs, I’ve been struck both by the incredible hope of these stories and by the great distance we still have to go. What a gift it is to hear stories of success and change from so many different voices, in so many different languages and dialects, representing so many different parts of the world. How beautiful a thing it is to know that there are people advocating all over the world for a better life for women and girls. I give thanks to God for the generations of faithful people who have done this work. And I know and have heard so much this week about the work there is still to be done. Part of that work, I think, is about being willing to name it, and to look at it with the eyes of our faith.

We know that our earth is experiencing a climate emergency, that natural disasters are happening more and more often because of the stress we are creating on our island home. We know that women are disproportionately affected by the damage done to our earth and by these disasters. We know also that women of color and indigenous women bear more of the burden than those of us who are white. We know, too, that all over the world there are women who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ population who face death and abuse simply because of who God created them to be. And that women and girls all over the world face violence and abuse in ways too numerous to name.

As so many in civil society look at these problems and try to work through them, our lens as Episcopalians is unique. We can bring into the room that deep certainty that God created all people to be beloved, and that we are called to help build a world where each person is treated that way. This is why it’s such a powerful thing for our church to have a voice in these spaces, to be a part of these conversations. We bring Jesus into the room with us, so we can speak with authority on behalf of the Presiding Bishop and this church. We know that we serve a God who wants every little girl to chase after her wildest, fiercest dreams. For me, that’s what these two weeks have been about. Our presence in the room, our voice at that table, on behalf of the church is a reminder of God’s dream.

A reminder that, with God’s help, we can build a world where every woman and girl has the chance to discover God’s dream for them. I’m so grateful for the chance to have been even a small part of this work, to have learned from so many people in these last days, and to have served on behalf of our church.

About the author: The Reverend Marissa S. Rohrbach, Episcopal Church in Connecticut (Province I) serves as Rector of St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Wilton, Connecticut. She has served the Church in a variety of ways, including as the Chair of the Commission on Ministry and as a consultant. She is currently serving on the Bishop Transition Committee for the Episcopal Church in Connecticut. She is honored to serve as one of the Presiding Bishop’s Delegates to CSW66, to advocate for all women and girls and the fierce, wild dreams that God has for them. Marissa lives in Wilton with her wife and daughter. She loves Jesus, French literature, and to feed people good food. Marissa+ serves as a delegate on the Presiding Bishop’s UNCSW 66 delegation.

The post #CSW66: Hope through the Lens of our Faith at UNCSW66 appeared first on The Episcopal Church.

A medida que continuamos navegando por los desafíos de una crisis de salud global, somos más conscientes de la “pandemia” de la violencia contra las mujeres, que se ha exacerbado y expuesto aún más durante el COVID-19. Reconociendo que este tema es vital para nuestra fe de acurdo al evangelio, los Representantes de la Comunión de Iglesias Más Allá de las Fronteras pidieron que las devociones de este año se centraran en la violencia de género, teniendo en cuenta tanto la conciencia como a la curación.  

Este folleto contiene 16 devociones, sincronizadas e inspiradas en la campaña anual de las Naciones Unidas, 16 días de activismo contra la violencia de género. La campaña se extiende del 25 de noviembre (Día Internacional de la No Violencia contra la Mujer) hasta el 10 de diciembre (Día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos). Le invitamos a utilizar estas devociones no solo durante los 16 días de noviembre y diciembre, de Adviento, sino también durante todo el año, siempre que el Canto de María lo llame a usted y a sus congregaciones.

The post Iglesias más allá de las fronteras: devociones conjuntas 2021   appeared first on The Episcopal Church.

The post An invitation to Episcopalians to join in an interfaith remembrance of all who have lost their lives to COVID-19 appeared first on The Episcopal Church.

How to Download this Video

Video content on episcopalchurch.org can be downloaded from the share icon on the video player highlighted above. Clicking the share icon will display several options including the ↓ download icon. Clicking on the download icon will download the video.

How to Embed this Video on a Webpage

Video content from episcopalchurch.org can be embedded from the share icon on the video player highlighted above.

Option one: Clicking the share icon will display several options including the < > embed icon. Clicking on the embed icon will copy the embed code in the form of an <iframe> to your device. You can then paste the <iframe> code to the source code of your page. The width and height of the video player are set by default and can be adjusted.

Option two: This video is available on our YouTube channel.

Click the “share” icon. Select the < > option. Clicking copy will copy the embed code in the form of an <iframe> to your device. You can then paste the <iframe> code to the source code of your page. The width and height of the video player are set by default and can be adjusted.

Note: Many web editing systems like WordPress allow embedding media like video by simply pasting a link from YouTube directly onto a post while editing eliminating the need for embed code entirely. Systems vary.

The standard Lorem Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s

“Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.”

Section 1.10.32 of “de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum”, written by Cicero in 45 BC

“Sed ut perspiciatis unde omnis iste natus error sit voluptatem accusantium doloremque laudantium, totam rem aperiam, eaque ipsa quae ab illo inventore veritatis et quasi architecto beatae vitae dicta sunt explicabo. Nemo enim ipsam voluptatem quia voluptas sit aspernatur aut odit aut fugit, sed quia consequuntur magni dolores eos qui ratione voluptatem sequi nesciunt. Neque porro quisquam est, qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit, sed quia non numquam eius modi tempora incidunt ut labore et dolore magnam aliquam quaerat voluptatem. Ut enim ad minima veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur? Quis autem vel eum iure reprehenderit qui in ea voluptate velit esse quam nihil molestiae consequatur, vel illum qui dolorem eum fugiat quo voluptas nulla pariatur?”

1914 translation by H. Rackham

“But I must explain to you how all this mistaken idea of denouncing pleasure and praising pain was born and I will give you a complete account of the system, and expound the actual teachings of the great explorer of the truth, the master-builder of human happiness. No one rejects, dislikes, or avoids pleasure itself, because it is pleasure, but because those who do not know how to pursue pleasure rationally encounter consequences that are extremely painful. Nor again is there anyone who loves or pursues or desires to obtain pain of itself, because it is pain, but because occasionally circumstances occur in which toil and pain can procure him some great pleasure. To take a trivial example, which of us ever undertakes laborious physical exercise, except to obtain some advantage from it? But who has any right to find fault with a man who chooses to enjoy a pleasure that has no annoying consequences, or one who avoids a pain that produces no resultant pleasure?”

Contact
Amanda Skofstad

Public Affairs Officer

Click here

Visit us on Social Media

• https://www.facebook.com/episcopalian
• https://twitter.com/episcopalchurch
• https://www.instagram.com/theepiscopalchurch/

The post Test blog appeared first on The Episcopal Church.