Information and Prayer For Our New Diocesan Bishop

The Standing Committee Announces Nominees for the 14th Bishop of Maryland.

The Very Rev. Peter Eaton
The Rev. Jane Soyster Gould
The Rev. Dr. John C. N. Hall
The Rev. Canon Eugene Taylor Sutton

In an effort to allow people throughout the Diocese to meet the Diocesan Bishop nominees, four sites have been selected for meet-and-greet sessions commonly known as Walk-Abouts. The specifics have yet to be finalized; however, the anticipated format is small-group question-and-answer sessions. The amount of time with each nominee is estimated at 20 minutes. The tentative dates are as follows:

March 4 6:30 – 9 p.m., All Saints’ Parish, Frederick
March 5 6:30 – 9 p.m., Emmanuel Church, Cumberland
March 7 6:30 – 9 p.m., Our parish hall
March 8 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 3 - 5:30 p.m., Trinity, Towson

In addition, there is a web site at http://www.ang-md.org/bishopsearch.php for more information.

Please pray this prayer for our new Diocesan Bishop:

"Almighty God, whose gentle hands shaped the shores of the Chesapeake and molded the hills of the Alleghenies: guide and direct your people as we seek a chief pastor for the Diocese of Maryland. Give us clear eyes and wise minds to see beyond our desires so that we might choose a bishop who loves and serves you. Support those who hear your call to discernment and surround their families with your care. Lead us by your grace to a greater understanding of your mission and ministry so that together we might grow more and more into Christ-likeness; through Him who died and rose for us and who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, for ever and ever. Amen."