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Standing Committee Update on Reunification Discernment Process
At our last Diocesan Convention, the Reunification Discernment Committee reported on their work in 2023. That work consisted primarily of gathering data within both dioceses as well as speaking with other dioceses also in the process of juncture or reunification....
Bishop Kevin & Bishop Audrey to join celebration of $3+ million medical debt relief
Join Bishop Kevin and Bishop Audrey Scanlan (Diocese of Central Pennsylvania) on March 10, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. to celebrate the relief of more than $3 million of medical debt. This celebration marks the conclusion of the Help, Healing, & Hope campaign, a joint...
Bishop Kevin on Black History Month, Feb. 24 Absalom Jones celebration, and upcoming Kajo Kaji trip
Bishop Kevin shares his welcome to the beginning of Black History Month celebrations in the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem, the February 24 Absalom Jones celebration at St. Stephen's Pro-cathedral (Wilkes-Barre, PA), and details of his upcoming trip to Kajo Keji....
Canon Sandy’s Pilgrimage to Tanzania
Canon Sandy Milien, Canon for Racial Reconciliation and Community Engagement for the Diocese of Bethlehem, recently returned from a pilgrimage to Tanzania as part of a delegation led by Julia Ayala Harris, the president of the House of Deputies for The Episcopal...
Bishop Kevin’s 2023 Advent Message
(Mensaje de Adviento del Obispo Kevin) Advent blessings from Bishop Kevin and his staff! Visit the Diocesan YouTube Channel to hear Bishop Kevin's Advent Message: click here. (¡Bendiciones de Adviento del obispo Kevin y el personal diocesano! Visite el canal diocesano...
2023 Diocesan Convention Summary
Overview The Diocese of Bethlehem’s Diocesan Convention 2023 was held October 13 & 14 in Center Valley, PA. Resolutions The following Resolutions were approved by the Diocesan Convention: 2024 Clergy Salary Schedule Budget of the Diocese of Bethlehem Closing of...
The Report of the Reunification Discernment Committee 2023
“As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace.” (I Peter 4:10) In October of 2022, the diocesan conventions of the Dioceses of Central Pennsylvania and Bethlehem agreed to “enter into a period of...
Message from Bishop Kevin with House of Bishops Updates
Bishop Kevin talks from New Bethany's Souper Day event with news from the most recent House of Bishops meeting, from the changing role of a Bishop to Parochial Report analysis to Disciplinary Processes for Bishops to to the importance of Safeguarding (or "Safe...
LGBT Center of Greater Reading Opens Lebanon Satellite Location at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
LGBT Center of Greater Reading Opens Lebanon Satellite Location at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church LEBANON, PA – The LGBT Center of Greater Reading has opened a Lebanon satellite location at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 22 South 6th Street in Lebanon city. The...
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (Scranton) to receive UTO Grant to respond to the Worldwide Incarceration Crisis
Cypress House Bakery at St. Luke’s was recently awarded a $50,000 grant from the United Thank Offering (UTO), a ministry of The Episcopal Church. The 2023 UTO grant focused on “innovative mission and ministry projects addressing all aspects regarding the worldwide...
Reunification Discernment Committee Update – July 6, 2023
The members of the Reunification Discernment Committee of the Dioceses of Central Pennsylvania and Bethlehem are immersed in the work of exploring the possible reunification of our two dioceses into one. We are busy collating and analyzing information gathered from...
Clergy Transitions – July 13, 2023
Bishop Kevin announces the following Clergy Transitions in the Diocese of Bethlehem. In sharing this news, he stated: “Please join me offering your gratitude for the loving and faithful service of our Clergy leaders. Together, we continue to...