Author Archives: Gregory+

I am a 50 something Priest and Pastor of a great little church in upstate NY. I have been married for 31 years to the love of my life, and we have 2 grown children. For fun I love to cook, mostly because I love to eat.

Report from the March for Life 2008

Monday
Today yielded very interesting events and experiences. To begin the day, the CEC youth joined the Stand True ministry and other members of the CEC and other denominations around the country, to pray outside of an abortion clinic. Brian Kemper, the leader and founder of Stand True, then gathered everyone who was there together [...]

CECHome Photo Album

From the CECHome Photo Album
Thanks to all who have been sending us your news! We especially enjoy seeing your photos with the news. Sometimes we are sent more photos than we can use with a story, so we have set up a photo album on Flickr so we can post more of the photos [...]

Patriarch’s Message from the March for Life

We are light because He is the Light
I just returned from a gathering with the young adults of the American Church in Washington, D.C. On Tuesday, January 22nd we gathered at the Supreme Court to pray for the souls of the hundreds of thousands of babies who have died in the greatest holocaust known [...]

CEC Chaplain Celebrated Mass in the oldest chapel on the Island of Oahu,HI

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Chaplain (LTC) John C. Molina held a Christmas Mass in the oldest chapel in the Island of Oahu,HI (and of all the military intallations on the Islands). The chapel was donated by the Queen to the Army and is a historic landmark.
Chaplian Molina said, “It needs a lot [...]

March for Life begins with CEC Youth Rally

On Sunday January 20th, youth from around the CEC met together for a rally of praise and worship. The rally was started with the introduction of the priests and bishops who gathered in Washington D.C. to be with us and to participate in the March for Life on Tuesday the 22. Among the bishops [...]

Oops – Daily Office Bookmarks Recalled!

Ok – maybe “recalled” is a little strong, after all it is not an Oldsmoblie with bad brakes.
However Dcn Prager has informed us that the readings on the bookmarks did not account for Lent beginning on Feb 6th. They are now corrected and may be downloaded here (the original post). In the 2 days the [...]

Girls of Grace simulcast

The Cathedral Church of the Intercessor will be carrying the
Girls of Grace simulcast Saturday February 23, 10 am-4pm

Location: The Cathedral Church of the Intercessor
50 St Thomas Place
Malverne, NY 11565
Open to all young ladies from 7th grade to 25 years old
Cost $20 including lunch see www.ccn.tv/girlsofgrace for more info.
Call Jamie LeGrand @ 516-385-3994 to register or [...]

Daily Office Lectionary Bookmarks for February 2008

My name is Deacon Kevin Prager, and I serve at Christ Jesus Victor CEC in Brunswick, Maine under the leadership of Father Peter Donatelli. A few years ago, Bishop Bates asked me to be the chairperson for a diocesan working group on prayer. It has been a great honor to serve in this capacity. Since [...]

Statement From Archbishop Jones

My wife, Olivia, and I have known Bishop Craig and Cathy Bates for many years and consider them family. Bishop Bates is a man of integrity with a passion to see the Kingdom advanced and a particular burden for the least, the lost and the lonely. He is a Spirit-filled man with a deep love [...]

Abortions down, births up ­ what could be wrong with that?

Some people will find those trends depressing,
but they’re not going with the flow.
by Michael Harmon
January 18, 2008
Copyright © 2008 Blethen Maine Newspapers
I suppose you can’t blame a pro-life activist organization for considering it “stunning” that the number of abortions in the United States in 2005 had dropped 8 percent in the previous five years — [...]