Welcome

Welcome… The Middle Pew is a collection of notes and comment about the Episcopal Church, mostly in Central Pennsylvania. What you read here is not “official” but I started this blog with the encouragement of my friends at the Diocesan Center, with whom I talk frequently.

You will find… mostly items that could be useful to others in our area – both clergy and lay folks – but which would lose their usefulness if they waited for inclusion in other “official” diocesan publications.

… occasional references to things happening or words spoken elsewhere in the Episcopal Church, usually with links to their source, along with notes as to why you might find them interesting. I will also try to include mention of goings on in our companion Diocese of Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Those of you fluent in Portugese will enjoy the links; the rest of us can look at the photos, which frequently speak with equal eloquence.)

You will not find… a lot of discussion about the trials and tribulations of the Anglican Communion and its various members. My friend Jim Naughton does a fine job of that in his blog, which you can find here. I will break this promise only to report those items that affect folks in Central Pennsylvania directly. Besides, there’s a wealth of other, more important topics.

Stop by again soon; I hope you’ll enjoy the journey.