Trigger Warning Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Upper Midwest Diocese, On Monday a judge sentenced Mark Rivera to 15 years in prison on three of the five counts for which he was found guilty on December 15, 2022. Mark will receive credit of three years and one...
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Upper Midwest Diocese, Blessed Epiphany-tide! Right before Christmas, I shared with you the news that on December 19, 2022, our Diocesan Assembly ratified our revised constitution by a two-thirds majority vote. Moreover, the Assembly was a critical time for us as a...
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Upper Midwest Diocese, This morning a judge found Mark Rivera guilty of two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under 13 and three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim under 13. His bond was revoked...
Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Upper Midwest Diocese, Please watch my two-minute video greeting here before reading my letter below. [embed]https://vimeo.com/776769559[/embed] A Top Priority One of my top priorities since my return to active ministry has been working on improving our diocesan governance structures. When our Diocese was formed...
Dear Upper Midwest Diocese, Due to the judge’s unavailability today, the hearing to announce the verdict on Mark Rivera’s criminal bench trial was continued. It was rescheduled for Thursday, December 15 at 11 a.m., in-person in courtroom 319. Mark was first arrested in 2019 for nine counts...
Dearest Upper Midwest Diocese: As I mentioned in my statement last week, Bishop Martyn Minns has been appointed by the Archbishop to work with me as I return to active ministry in the Diocese. I am honored to learn from Bishop Minns, and I know you will warmly welcome...
Beloved Upper Midwest Diocese: I am writing to give you an update on the ongoing independent investigation that I announced to you in this pastoral letter several weeks ago about a heartbreaking situation in one of our former congregations in Big Rock, Illinois. As some of you...
On Sunday, June 27, we are celebrating GAFCON Sunday, 13 years of faithful Gospel ministry since the first Global Anglican Future Conference was held in Jerusalem. We invite you to celebrate GAFCON Sunday with your congregations by praising God for his faithfulness to our Anglican fellowship...
This Lent I believe the Lord is calling us from a refuge to readiness, for a great harvest. In my sermon this Sunday, I gave a message on doing “Lent Together” for our whole diocese. It’s based on Jesus’ call, “Follow me, and I will...
Twelve months ago, Archbishop Foley Beach asked me to chair a taskforce to develop a pastoral statement on same sex attraction and identity, with a focus on the theological language that might be employed within our provincial ministries regarding this attraction. The spiritual and theological battle regarding Christian...
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