Spring Convocation Meetings – May 13 through May 29
Bishop Kevin will be traveling the diocese to participate in open and in-person meetings of every Convocation in the diocese.
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Diocesan House Sold to New Bethany
New Bethany, a nonprofit founded in the 1980s by the Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem in partnership with the City of Bethlehem and Nativity Cathedral, seeks “to build a community of hope and support for those who seek help and for those who desire to make a difference...
Reunification Update – April 2025
On January 1, 2026, the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania and the Diocese of Bethlehem will reunify to become the Diocese of the Susquehanna. As we approach this milestone, leaders from both dioceses are working diligently to plan how our ministries will merge and...
Racial Justice & Reconciliation
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about The Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem’s
Racial Justice & Reconciliation Task Force.
Juneteenth Celebration 2024 – June 15, 2024 – St. Barnabas Center, Kutztown
Absalom Jones & Black History Month Celebration 2024 – February 24, 2024 – St. Stephen’s Pro-Cathedral, Wilkes-Barre
If you’d like to view more from this day, be sure to catch the live-stream recordings of the Rev. Hawthorne’s keynote address (click here) and the Eucharist service (click here).