Bishop’s Journal

March 2026

1  |  Visitation, St. Pierre’s, Gautier

Preached, confirmed 5, received 1, reaffirmed 2

Sunday’s visitation at St. Pierre’s

Church, Gautier was joyful and spirit-filled! Welcome to the newly confirmed, received and reaffirming! So very grateful for beautiful worship and such gracious hospitality! And definitely looking forward to working with this delightful parish family as they discern God’s plans for their future!

Meeting with Vestry, St. John’s Church, Pascagoula

2  |  Chapel, Coast Episcopal School

In addition to Sunday’s visitation at St. Pierre’s, the past few days have been filled with meetings, fellowship and a school visit here on the Coast. (I did manage to take a couple of fabulous LONG sunset beach walks!) Grateful to our Coast churches and Coast Episcopal School for always extending such warm hospitality!!

Meeting with Coast Episcopal School

Lunch with Clergyperson

3  |  Province IV Bishops Call

Travel to Jackson

Meetings with Staff Members

Financial Review with Forvis Mazars

4  |  Meeting with Trustees of All Saints School

5  |  Finance Committee Meeting

6  |  Meet with Diocese of Louisiana pilgrimage group

Happening #100 – Spiritual Director

7  |  Happening #100 – Spiritual Director

8  |  Visitation, St. Peter’s by the Lake, Brandon

Preached 8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., confirmed 6 and received 2.

This morning’s visitation was at St. Peter’s by-the-Lake, where during beautiful worship we welcomed the newly confirmed and received, and enjoyed a lovely time of fellowship after.

Happening #100 – preached Closing Eucharist

What a wonderful weekend! Friday evening, I had the privilege of spending time with Bishop Shannon Rogers Duckworth and folks from The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana on pilgrimage in Mississippi, to help set some historical context. Then it was off to Happening #100 at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral – to share much of the weekend with an amazing group of Happeners and staff as these young people grew in their relationship with God and each other.

9  |  Bishop’s sabbath

Spiritual Direction

10  |  Staff Meeting

Meetings with Staff Members

Meetings with Clergy

11  |  Becoming Beloved Community

Steering Committee

Forward Movement – Webinar Speaker

12  |  Executive Committee Meeting

13  |  Travel to Coast

14  |  St. Pierre’s, Gautier vestry Retreat

15  |  Visitation, St. Patrick’s, Long Beach

Preached, confirmed 5 and reaffirmed 2.

Another full and wonderful weekend! On Saturday, we had a Spirit-filled Vestry retreat with Saint Pierre’s Episcopal Church, Gautier! Sunday’s visitation was the patronal feast day at St. Patrick’s Episcopal Church, Long Beach – with beautiful worship and lovely fellowship (Thank you to the Rev. Jane Bearden for the delicious Shepherd’s Pie!). Welcome to the confirmands and those reaffirming their faith! Then it was off to a vestry meeting at St John’s Episcopal Church, Pascagoula – and a meeting of the vestry and search committee at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Biloxi. Grateful for fruitful time with these worshipping communities! (We have churches in clergy transition here on the Mississippi Gulf Coast! I’d love to tell you all about them!)

Meeting with Vestry

16  |  Travel to Jackson; bishop’s sabbath

17-24  |  Spring House of Bishops,  Camp Allen, Texas

Enjoying a great week with colleagues, at the Spring House of Bishops meeting—and grateful for the hospitality of the Diocese of Texas and Camp Allen!

25  |  Secularization of Gray Conference Center Chapel

26  |  Trustees Meeting

27  |  Meeting of Commission on Ministry

Call with Church Warden

Meeting with Clergyperson

29  |  Travel to Lexington

Palm Sunday visitation with St. Mary’s Church, Lexington! Always wonderful to visit with this worshipping community!

Preached.

30  |  Bishop’s sabbath; spiritual direction

31  |  Staff Meeting

Meetings with Staff Members

Standing Committee meeting