We're Taking A Break For A Few Weeks This Winter

Speaking Of Faith is taking a brief two-week break while Bishop DeDe travels to the Holy Land on pilgrimage. During this pause, we invite you to continue reflecting on the hopes, dreams, and intentionality discussed in our recent New Year’s episode and to carry forward the commitments of the Baptismal Covenant we’ve just completed exploring together.

While in the Holy Land, Bishop DeDe will meet with the Archbishop of Jerusalem, listen to stories, and be present with those who are suffering—carrying the prayers and support of this community. She looks forward to returning with stories and reflections so the conversation can continue.

Make sure to send in your questions and comments during the break to help Speaking Of Faith continue to be a living conversation rooted in curiosity and hope.

Be blessed, be a blessing, and Happy New Year!

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Transcript

Bishop DeDe (00:01.976)
Hey friends! Speaking Of Faith is taking a break, but that doesn't mean you're not gonna be speaking of your faith. I hope in this time the next two weeks, that you will take opportunities and make opportunities to talk about your faith with others, and to talk about our last episode. We talked about our New Year's hopes and dreams, about our intentionality, so to be speaking about that, to continue talking. 

We wrapped up our session on the Baptismal Covenant, so we'll be moving into new topics. And I will be away for two weeks. I'm going to the Holy Land. I've been, I'm really grateful to go with a group of bishops to see the Archbishop of Jerusalem and together to hear stories and to be present to people who are suffering and people who want to know and need to know they're not alone. So I will be bringing our well wishes and to let them know that we're praying for them.

And then I'll be coming back with stories. And so Speaking Of Faith, we can continue the conversation. In this break, I invite you to be sending your questions and your comments so that together we can make this podcast a living embodiment of what it means to speak our faith with one another: with curiosity and with hope. 

So in this time, be blessed and be a blessing. And I look forward to sharing with you about my pilgrimage to the Holy Land when we get back. Take good care and Happy New Year!