Statement of Bishop William Franklin on Recent Violent Acts
Once again our hearts break. Two more African-American men have been killed by police officers. And now five officers in Dallas have been struck down as they attempted to keep the peace during a rally protesting police violence and honoring those dead black men. Several other people who were part of the peace rally have been…
Statement from Bishop Franklin on Orlando
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Once again our hearts are broken as we heard of the mass shootings in Orlando. This violence appears to be both a hate crime and an act of terror. We pray for those who have died, we pray for those who are injured and traumatized, for their families, for…
Parishes Celebrated Feast of Corpus Christi
The feast of Corpus Christi (Latin for The Body of Christ) is observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. It is a commemoration of and thanksgiving for the Eucharist. It was first observed in Rome in the thirteenth century and spread through the church in Europe through the fourteenth century. St. Thomas Aquinas composed a service…
Two Bishops Receive Award
The New York State Council of Churches recently awarded the first Excellence in Ecumenism award to Bishop R. William Franklin of the Episcopal Diocese of Western New York and Bishop Richard J. Malone of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Buffalo. The Ven. William Parnell, President of the Council said, “In a time when Christian denominations…
Second Acts, Second Chances, Second Comings
Bishop Franklin spent Ascension Day in New York City. The Bishop preached at the chapel of General Theological Seminary and at St. Mary the Virgin Church. In his sermon at General Seminary, the Bishop preached on the topic of second acts, second chances and second comings. The Bishop said, in part: “There are two images…
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