Category: Bishop’s Messages

  • Letter from Bishop Jeremiah following political violence

    I am sad that I wasn’t all that surprised.  I wish I was surprised; I wish I was shocked.  But on Saturday, as I drove back from the ordination and consecration of the new Bishop in Rochester, and heard the horrible news about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, I just wasn’t that…

  • Bishop Jeremiah’s Reflection following General Convention

    Salvation history reminds us repeatedly that God has this way of raising up the right people for “such a time as this.” In the Bible we see this, of course, in the story of Esther. But also we recognize that Moses was called to lead the people through the Sea. And Isaiah was given a…

  • Bishop’s Final Service Postponed

    Bishop’s Final Service Postponed

    Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,     It is with great disappointment and sadness, that we must postpone this afternoon’s service at St. George’s, Clifton Park, which was to have been my final service for the Diocese of Albany as your Bishop. For the last few days I have been battling what I thought was a…

  • An Update from Bishop Love

    An Update from Bishop Love

    Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As I near the end of my time as your Bishop, you are all very much on my heart and mind.  While technically I am on sabbatical for the month of January, I find myself busily trying to tie up loose ends before I officially step down on February…

  • Bishop Love’s Address to Convention

    Bishop Love’s Address to Convention

    The 152nd Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of Albany (October 24, 2020) Bishop’s Address By The Right Reverend William H. Love Print Version (pdf)  Opening Prayer and Remarks: Dear Friends in Christ – Welcome! The 152nd Annual Convention of the Diocese of Albany will now come to order. Let us pray: Almighty and ever…