[Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Amy McCreath awoke in Washington, D.C., to find out that her parish, the Church for the Good Shepherd in Watertown willow log in, ended up being near the epicenter of a unprecedented manhunt for the 2nd of two suspects into the Boston Marathon bombing. She additionally discovered that the Episcopal Church often is actually just a little parish.
Immediately after a call from her bishop, the Rt. Rev. M. Thomas Shaw, SSJE, associated with Diocese of Massachusetts, McCreath’s phone kept ringing. And folks desired for connecting along with her various other methods.
“I’ve heard from a significant few bishops and parishes all around the country–and friends–and i have been simply extremely relocated and surprised by the effectiveness of social networking as well as the connectedness we’ve through the Episcopal Church,” she told Episcopal Information provider.
“Within 30 minutes of getting up this morning, it absolutely was actually clear that there is this cloud that is whole of whom had been praying for us–what a gift that is,” McCreath said in a phone meeting carried out as her spouse, Brian, drove her and kids home after investing springtime break in Washington, D.C. Continue reading “Parish near manhunt epicenter seems wider church connection”