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October 31st, 2006 - This week, Bishop Bill Love is receiving instruction by his bishop mentor...

October 30th, 2006 - Bishop Dan Herzog and Bishop Dave Bena advised that they each intend to retire in early 2007...

October 24th, 2006 - Bishop Love is at Nashotah House in Wisconsin this week, where he has recently been named a Trustee...

October 18th, 2006 - It is hard to believe that it has already been a month since my consecration as Bishop Coadjutor...

October 17th, 2006 - Bishop Love will be sending you all his first Update tomorrow. Meanwhile, let me give you some details...

October 10th, 2006 - I hope you enjoyed preaching (and listening) to the Gospel lesson last Sunday...

October 3rd, 2006 - As I write this Update, Bishops Dan and Bill are in flight across the Atlantic...

September 26th, 2006 - Blessed Lancelot Andrewes [Ten days have elapsed since Bishop Bill's consecration...]

September 14th, 2006 - Feast of the Holy Cross [Today Christians are reminded of the Cross...]

September 1st, 2006 - Wednesday we had a lovely gathering of the retired clergy, spouses, and widow(er)s...

August 28th, 2006 - Saint Augustine of Hippo [The Christian Ed Conference Saturday was outstanding...]

August 21st, 2006 - Church School Alert: This coming Saturday, Aug 26, is the kick off equipping day...

August 18th, 2006 - Hardly seems possible that Father Bill's consecration is just 4 weeks from tomorrow...

August 7th, 2006 - Blessed John Mason Neale [Today is the feast of Blessed John Mason Neale. He was a vigorous renewer...]

July 26th, 2006 - Feast of St James [This will be my last Update for awhile. Bishop Dan comes back...]

July 17th, 2006 - Hot enough for ya? Reminds me of the church sign that says "You think it's hot here?!"...

July 12th, 2006 - Bishop Dan is having a much needed vacation this month, so I am sending out a weekly Update...

July 5th, 2006 - Last Sunday, Mary Ellen and I worshiped with the faithful at St. Matthew's, Unadilla...

June 22nd, 2006 - Saint Alban, First Martyr of Britain [The media has focused on decisions of the General Convention...]

June 5th, 2006 - Saint Boniface [The Day of Pentecost arrived fresh on last week's act of arson...]

May 19th, 2006 - Saint Dunstan of Canterbury [Last night returned from Nashotah House...]

May 9th, 2006 - Gregory of Nazianzus, Bishop of Constantinople [Last weekend, we had the Clergy Wives Retreat...]

May 1st, 2006 - This past Fri-Sun was our first Men's Retreat at Christ the King...

April 13th, 2006 - Maundy Thursday [The Mass of the Chrism this year in each of its 3 locations...]

April 6th, 2006 - In the Eastern churches, tomorrow is celebrated as Lazarus Saturday...

March 29th, 2006 - Blessed John Keble [The Lenten observance was probably violated joyfully...]

March 15th, 2006 - Lots of activity the past several days...

March 8th, 2006 - Saturday brought 350 clergy and laity to Christ the King...

March 3rd, 2006 - The FORUM for Nominees for Bishop—coadjutor will be tomorrow...

February 28th, 2006 - Shrove Tuesday [Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, a day specified by the Prayer Book...]

February 19th, 2006 - The Seventh Sunday After Epiphany [Two vibrant saints of the diocese...]

February 15th, 2006 - Message from the Standing Committee about the Bishop Coadjutor Election

February 14th, 2006 - Saints Cyril, Methodius, and Valentine [I ask your prayers for Marty Small...]

February 14th, 2006 - Response to the Times Union article

February 10th, 2006 - Another week has slipped by fast...

January 31st, 2006 - This resumes my Updates...

January 19th, 2006 - Late Breaking News from Bishops Dan and Dave

January 17th, 2006 - Please be in prayer for the Herzogs...

December 27th, 2005 - Merry Christmas! I hope your Christmas Season is going well, with much prayer, joy, and peace...

December 21st, 2005 - Saint Thomas the Apostle [Bishop Dan is having a spiritual, educational Sabbatical...]

December 11th, 2005 - Below is news of an attack and abduction in the Sudan...]

December 8th, 2005 - CHRISTMAS - it's all in the word

December 7th, 2005 - The new Rector of St. Eustace, Lake Placid has arrived...

November 30th, 2005 - Saint Andrew the Apostle [Since Bishop Dan will be on a Working Sabbatical for the next month...]

November 9th, 2005 - Mission News

November 8th, 2005 - A dear friend of many in the diocese, Barbary Letteney, has taken up residence...

October 28th, 2005 - Saint Simon and Saint Jude [Bishop Dave reports that last Sunday, St Paul's, Bloomville was overfilled...]

October 19th, 2005 - Daughters of the King Retreat begins Friday at Christ the King SLC...

October 13th, 2005 - Yesterday at Christ the King, I was pleasantly surprised to see a busload of disciples...

October 6th, 2005 - Lots of great stuff in the past couple of weeks...

September 21st, 2005 - Feast of St Matthew, Autumn Ember Day [The 50 Diocesan Leaders who met last Saturday...]

September 16th, 2005 - Saint Ninian [Last weekend was the Postulants and Candidates Retreat...]

September 14th, 2005 - Albany Diocese Hurricane Relief Success Story

September 9th, 2005 - Feast of St Constance and her Companions, The Martyrs of Memphis [The fall Retreat...]

September 6th, 2005 - The lovely warm days of upstate New York summer contrast dramatically with...

August 25th, 2005 - St Bartholomew, Apostle [Last weekend Carol and I enjoyed the Summer Retreat...]

August 18th, 2005 - Friday was the final wrap up for the new Beaver Cross...

July 16th, 2005 - I sit here in shock!!! On the web is news of Bishop Andrew Smith...

July 8th, 2005 - Ed McNamara, churchwarden of Trinity, Potsdam has accepted the role...

July 6th, 2005 - Yesterday had the joy of celebrating Eucharist with our campers...

June 29th, 2005 - St Peter and Saint Paul, Apostles [Today marks the feast of the two great apostles...]

June 22nd, 2005 - Christ the King SLC is completing Phase I of construction

June 8th, 2005 - The truck with Convention materials left early this afternoon from the diocesan offices...

June 3th, 2005 - The Martyrs of Uganda [As a quite full week comes to an end, here's a recap...]

May 31st, 2005 - The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Today's prayerbook feast of the Visitation...]

May 25th, 2005 - The Venerable Bede [Last night was the fourth pre-convention area meeting...]

May 20th, 2005 - St. Alucin [A latest addition to the array of Anglican luminaries brightening Convention 2005...]

May 13th, 2005 - Yesterday Bishop Dave and I used our day off to drive to Groton, Ct...

May 11th, 2005 - The Spring Christian Ed Conference will be held on Saturday...

May 9th, 2005 - Carol and I returned late Saturday night after the successful delivery...

May 4th, 2005 - Eve of the Ascension [The Rev'd Norman Seime died this morning...]

April 29th, 2005 - The Clergy Wives Conference begins tonight at Christ the King SLC...

April 18th, 2005 - This weekend the Cursillo Community sponsored a leadership gathering...

April 13th, 2005 - As we continue to mark Jesus' mighty resurrection, our eyes turn to His call...

April 5th, 2005 - Statement from Bishop Herzog On the Death of Pope John Paul

March 24th, 2005 - Maundy Thursday [As we enter tonight into the heart of our redemption...]

March 17th, 2005 - Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Now if I could just find something green to wear...

March 9th, 2005 - Bishop Dave here again, to give you the latest. The Herzog's are now at Oxford...

March 2nd, 2005 - This is Bishop Dave doing the weekly Update...

February 21st, 2005 - From our joint Albany-CMS Ireland Team in the Sudan

February 16th, 2005 - Last night the initial 2005 Diocesan Lenten Service of Healing was held...

February 14th, 2005 - Valentine's Day provokes many reactions, most positive, but some sad...

February 7th, 2005 - Shrove Monday [Saturday over 300 Leaders in the diocese, lay and clergy...]

February 3rd, 2005 - Saturday, Feb 5, is our final Parish Leadership Conference...

January 28th, 2005 - Last week's Parish Leadership Conference in fact drew over 150...

January 26th, 2005 - Youth Mission to Honduras 2005

January 24th, 2005 - Frigid temps and blowing snow were irrelevant to the 140 who filled the 1st Parish Leadership Conference...

January 19th, 2005 - Wulfstan, Bishop of Worcester [Even as the bitter winter winds howl down...]

January 10th, 2005 - Blessed William Laud, Archbishop and Martyr [Amazing how a little virus can change the best plans...]

December 29th, 2004 - The Fifth Day of Christmas, Holy Innocents [The Indian Ocean tragedy reminds us...]

December 17th, 2004 - Ember Friday [Three close birthdays since the last Update on the 6th...]

December 6th, 2004 - Saint Nicholas [Today is the feast of St Nicholas, transformed into Santa Claus in most lives and malls...]

November 24th, 2004 - A brief pre-Thanksgiving update...

November 15th, 2004 - Yesterday afternoon was the induction of Father Paul Hartt as Rector...

November 12th, 2004 - Blessed Charles Simeon [The last three weeks have been filled with ventures...]

October 27th, 2004 - I am asking your personal prayer for each of our missionary outposts...

October 21st, 2004 - This week was full, for the Anglican Communion at large and for our own diocese...

October 20th, 2004 - The Windsor Report

October 4th, 2004 - Bishop Dan asked me to share with you a great Sunday...

September 27th, 2004 - Saturday was the Joint Leadership Day at the Christ the King Spiritual Life Center...

September 23rd, 2004 - The DaVinci Code continues to roll off bookshelves and soon...

September 15th, 2004 - Last weekend was our Annual Retreat for Postulants and Candidates...

September 9th, 2004 - Constance, Nun, and her Companions [Back in the saddle after a never heretofore experienced...]

August 31st, 2004 - "Sin crouches at the door"...

August 24th, 2004 - WOW! August is almost over! I talked with Bishop Dan last night...

August 18th, 2004 - This has been a sweet/bitter week for us...

August 10th, 2004 - Hope you all are doing well. I have been on the phone with Bishop Dan...

August 4th, 2004 - This is Bishop Dave writing to you. Bishop Dan is on a much needed vacation...

July 30th, 2004 - Blessed William Wilberforce [Last Saturday was a wonderful day with the priestly ordination...]

July 21st, 2004 - Celebrated the Noon Mass at the Cathedral Tuesday...

July 19th, 2004 - Friday I had the pleasure of celebrating the Eucharist at Beaver Cross...

July 13th, 2004 - Torre Bissell heads up our diocesan Ministry of Intercession...

July 1st, 2004 - The three weeks following the Diocesan Convention have been a blur of activity...

February 6th, 2004 - On Tuesday night over a hundred braved a raging snowstorm...

February 2nd, 2004 - The Presentation of our Lord Jesus Christ [Nigel Mumford has accepted the invitation...]

November 26th, 2003 - On the eve of Thanksgiving we have much to thank our heavenly Father for...

May 23rd, 2003 - Last Monday and Tuesday I took off for a couple of days of prayer...

March 2nd, 2003 - Lenten Message 2003

February 15th, 2003 - This morning I met with the Cursillo Secretariat to review plans...

February 12th, 2003 - A full weekend. Drove north on Friday, the 7th, and enjoyed lunch in Plattsburgh...

February 5th, 2003 - The Martyrs of Japan [Saturday, Feb 8, is the Parish Leadership Conference...]

February 2nd, 2003 - Over 200 leaders, lay and ordained took part in the first two Parish Leadership Conferences...

January 27th, 2003 - Parish Leadership Conferences

January 23rd, 2003 - Blessed Philip Brooks [We welcome to the ranks of the ordained ministry two new vocational Deacons...]

January 10th, 2003 - Blessed William Laud [Earlier this week, Bp Dave and I joined 8 clergy at SEAD...]

November 12th, 2002 - Tuesday through Friday of last week we priests were blessed in retreat...

November 4th, 2002 - Tomorrow the Priests' Retreat begins under the direction of Bishop Ed Little...

October 2nd, 2002 - Alpha registrations are coming in now. Individuals can register on-line...

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Feature Articles

March 29th, 2006 - Some Reflections offered to the House of Bishops of ECUSA

March 5th, 2006 - Frequently Asked Questions About the Election

March 4th, 2006 - Mission: Possible!, by Deacon Laurie M. Garramone-Rohr

March 4th, 2006 - Mission Outside the Box, by the Rev. Patti Hanson-Foss

March 3rd, 2006 - The Fruit of the Resurrection, by The Rev. Nigel Mumford

March 3rd, 2006 - Questions Asked of Nominees

March 2nd, 2006 - The Category Is "Your Most Unusual Easter" by Bishop David Bena

March 1st, 2006 - "The election of the 9th Bishop of Albany…" by Bishop Dan Herzog

December 22nd, 2005 - "Calculating Christmas" by William J. Tighe

December 5th, 2005 - "A Cathedral Christmas" by The Very Reverend Marshall J. Vang

December 5th, 2005 - "CHRISTMAS - it's all in the word" by Bishop Dan Herzog

October 14th, 2005 - Current Deacon Formation Program booklist

September 29th, 2005 - "How Many Loaves Have You?" by The Rev'd Nigel Mumford

September 26th, 2005 - "Grow the Vision" by Canon Kay C. Hotaling

September 9th, 2005 - "Can We Dispense With The Cross?" by the Rev'd Christopher A. Brown

September 8th, 2005 - "Francis, Go! Rebuild My Church" by the Reverend Ellen Neufeld

September 6th, 2005 - "20 Things I've Learned in 20 Years" by the Rev'd Canon David H. Roseberry, Rector, Christ Church – Plano, TX

September 4th, 2005 - "To Whom Do You Play?" by Bishop Bena

September 3rd, 2005 - "Summer 2005 Special Moments" by Bishop Dan Herzog

August 26th, 2005 - "Life Is Fragile - Handle With Prayer" by Bishop Dave Bena

August 26th, 2005 - "The "Working Theology" of the Church Today: Inclusion or Salvation?" by the Rev'd Dr. Philip Turner

July 8th, 2005 - Albany Convention 2005

July 6th, 2005 - "How mealtime chatter strengthens family-and church-relationships" by Nate Adams, Christianity Today

June 6th, 2005 - Ecumenical document from the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission

May 26th, 2005 - Prayer for the Ordinands

May 19th, 2005 - "An English Woman of Faith…" by Deacon Nigel Mumford

May 18th, 2005 - "Mainline Turnaround?" by the Rev. Kevin Martin

May 13th, 2005 - "Collecting the Thoughts of out Hearts" by Deacon Laurie M. Garramone-Rohr

March 22nd, 2005 - "How About Giving Up Your Sins For Lent?" by Deacon Laurie Garramone-Rohr

March 22nd, 2005 - "The Logic of Lent" by the Rev. Richard B. Lehmann

March 22nd, 2005 - "To Bear or Not to Bear the Cross: A Meditation on Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of the Christ'" by the Reverend Tory K. Baucum

March 22nd, 2005 - "Why Do We Anoint With Oil?" by The Rev. Dr. Christopher Brown

February 21st, 2005 - Welcoming Windsor speech for General Synod, by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N T Wright

December 3rd, 2004 - "Why Christmas?" by The Rev. Dr. Christopher A. Brown

December 3rd, 2004 - Christ the King Spiritual Life Center Becoming a Long-Awaited Reality.

December 3rd, 2004 - "The Three Who Came Bearing Gifts" by Cn. George J. Marshall

December 2nd, 2004 - "Christian Education - A Lifetime of Adventure" by The Reverend Michael Neufeld

December 2nd, 2004 - "Dealing With the Holiday Blues" by Peter Minucci, Jr. M.Ed., LCSW, BCD

December 2nd, 2004 - "Christ the King Spiritual Life Center: How the heck are we gonna pay for the thing?" by Bishop Dave Bena

November 26th, 2003 - "A Mind That Grasped Both Heaven and Hell" by Joseph Loconte

"House of Bishops Tries to Dig Out From the Penalty Box" by Bishop Dave Bena

"Primates Accept the Windsor Report" by Bishop Dave Bena

"Chapel of Christ the King Holds Its First Public Service" by Cn. George J. Marshall

"So We've Read the Windsor Report...Now What???" by The Rt. Rev. David J. Bena

"Holy Simplicity" by the Reverend Paul Hartt

"A Priest-Craftsman Discusses the Presence of Jesus at the Eucharist" by The Rev'd Michael Gorchov

"The New Gnosticism and the "Scandal of Particularity" " by The Rev. Dr. Christopher Brown

"How Do You Use Your Vestry?" by The Rev. Canon Neal Michell

"House of Bishops Responds: Is Half a Loaf Better Than None?" by Bishop Dave Bena

CHARTER for the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes

"The Case For Developing A Seeker Mentality" by Dennis F. Crimi, Lay Director of Evangelism

"Change? Are You Nuts?" by Bishop Dave Bena

"Can You Hang In There?" by Bishop Dave Bena

"Diocesan Convention - What Happened to us?" by Bishop Dave Bena

"Keeping the Focus" by the Right Reverend Daniel W. Herzog

"Are The Bishops Lying to You?" by Bishop Dave Bena

Bishop Dan Herzog's Address to the Special Meeting of the Convention

"The Best of Times and the Worst of Times" by Bishop Dave Bena

Homily Preached at the Special Meeting of the Diocesan Convention, by The Rt. Rev. David J. Bena

"7 Words Episcopalians Fear" by Canon George J. Marshall

"Are We An Inclusive Church?" by Bishop Dave Bena

"Back in the Groove" by Bishop Dave Bena

134th Diocesan Convention

"All Present Or Accounted For?" by The Right Reverend David Bena

"Mission to Argentina" by Gus Calvo

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