The Ministry of Vergers

On a given Sunday at Holy Cross Cathedral, you may find Brandon Wycoff organizing bulletins, setting out water bottles for guest clergy, gathering worship ministers for prayer before the procession, or even heading to a closet for a mop bucket. “I’ve heard it...

What is a Standing Committee and What Do They Do?

When we gather for the Mission Matters Conference & Synod during the first weekend in November, the diocesan Standing Committee will have its last meeting before some members rotate off, and new members are voted on by local parish delegates. But just what is the...

St. Patrick’s Helps Puerto Ricans Rebuild

The people of Puerto Rico are continuing to recover from what is considered to be the worst natural disaster to ever hit the island – Hurricane Maria. When Maria made landfall last September as a Category 4 storm, it decimated the country’s infrastructure and left...