Be renewed in the Spirit
Bishop Andrew Asbil
February 26, 2025
This is the College of Bishops’ pastoral letter to vestries, to be read or circulated on the Sunday of the parish’s annual vestry meeting.
This is the College of Bishops’ pastoral letter to vestries, to be read or circulated on the Sunday of the parish’s annual vestry meeting.
This is the College of Bishops’ pastoral letter to vestries, to be read or circulated on the Sunday of the parish’s annual vestry meeting.
O God, take our lips and speak through them. Take our minds and think through them. Take our hearts and fill them with love for
The following is the College of Bishops’ pastoral letter to vestries, to be read or circulated on the Sunday of the parish’s annual vestry meeting.
O God, take our lips and speak through them. Take our minds and think through them. Take our hearts and fill them with love for
O God, take our lips and speak through them. Take our minds and think through them. Take our hearts and fill them with love for
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