Tuesday, August 15, 2023

Graduation 2023 Grace Theological and Ekklesia Epignostika

 


New York, New York 


Graduation 2023 was a celebration of students from Grace Theological Seminary and Ekklesia Epignostika Seminary. The graduation was hosted and sponsored by Grace Theological with Bishop Sophia Linda Jarvis and Bishop Sophia Angela DeBry presiding. 

Graduating Class of 2023


ORDINATION TO THE DIACONATE
 THOMAS CRAEMER 
ANAMARIE MEDINA 
La TICIA CHANEL THOMPSON
 MICHELLE TURNER

ORDINATION TO THE PASTORATE
 GYMNETTA FLUDD

 ORDINATION TO THE ORDER OF THE SACRED PRIESTHOOD
 FRANCIS VINCENT JARVIS ARDOVINO
 ROBERT MITCHELL

Please enjoy the wonderful video provided by Chris Fig Productions. 

The Celebration of the Nativity of St John the Baptist & Ordination 2023


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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

August 2023 Multifaith Calendar

 

Picture by Mark DeBry


August 1.

Baha’i – Kamal

Wicca – Lammas

Full Moon - Supermoon

August 6.

Western Christianity – Transfiguration Day

International – Day of Forgiveness

International – Interfaith Awareness

August 7.

Canada – Civic Holiday

August 8.

Zarathustrianism – Fravardeghan Days begin

August 9.

UN – International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples

August 12.

UN – International Youth Day

August 15.

Christianity – Assumption (W, E)

August 16.

New Moon

August 17.

Zoroastrianism – Fravardeghan Days end

August 18.

Zoroastrianism – Nowruz (Shensai)

August 19.

Eastern Christianity – Transfiguration Day

UN – World Humanitarian Day

August 20.

Baha’i – Asma’

August 24.

Zoroastrianism – Birth of the Prophet Zarathustra (Shensai)

August 26.

Buddhism – Festival of Ksitigarbha (Jizo) Bodhisattva

USA – Women’s Equality Day

August 30.

Hinduism – Raksha Bandhan

August 31.

Full Moon – Supermoon, Blue Moon

 

Reverend Sandy Clark, D.D., a mentor and friend sent me the multifaith calendar every year. She left the earth plane and to honor her Spirit I am now ordering my own and using excerpts of it for our monthly updates. This organization does such a terrific job. I recommend them highly. www.multifaithcalendar.org produced by the Multifaith Action Society.

 One of my favorite quotes is by Ram Dass “We are all just walking each other home.” When we learn about other cultures, religions, and nations we become fellow humans on this beautiful planet called earth.

 


Most Reverend DeBry

Ekklesia Epignostika 

 www.theseminary.org

bishopangela@theseminary.org

 



Wednesday, July 5, 2023

July 2023 Multifaith Calendar

 

Picture taken by Bishop DeBry

 July 1.

Canada Day

July 3.

Buddhism – Asalha Puja

Buddhism – Vassa begins

Jainism – Guru Purnima

Jainism – Chaturmas begins

Zoroastrianism – Ghambar Maidyoshem ends

Canada Day observed

Full Moon - Supermoon

July 4.

US – Independence Day

July 6.

Buddhism – Birth of H.H. Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

July 10.

Baha’i – Martyrdom of the Bab

July 11.

UN – World Population Day

July 13.

Baha’i – Kalimat

July 15.

Canada – Parks Day

July 17.

New Moon

July 18.

UN – Nelson Mandela International Day

July 19.

Islam – First of Muharram

July 23.

USA – Parent’s Day

July 26.

Judaism – Eve of Tisha B’Av (begins at sundown)

USA – Americans with Disabilities Act (ABDA)

July 27.

Judaism – Tisha B’AV

July 28.

Islam - Ashura

July 30.

Shintoism – Oh-harai-taisai

UN – International Day of Friendship

International Bog Day

 

Reverend Sandy Clark, D.D., a mentor and friend sent me the multifaith calendar every year. She left the earth plane and to honor her Spirit I am now ordering my own and using excerpts of it for our monthly updates. This organization does such a terrific job. I recommend them highly. www.multifaithcalendar.org produced by the Multifaith Action Society.

 One of my favorite quotes is by Ram Dass “We are all just walking each other home.” When we learn about other cultures, religions, and nations we become fellow humans on this beautiful planet called earth.

 


Most Reverend DeBry

Ekklesia Epignostika 

 www.theseminary.org

bishopangela@theseminary.org

 



Friday, June 2, 2023

June 2023 Multifaith Calendar

 

Photograph by Reverend Steve Waites

June 3.

Buddhism - Poson

June 4.

Eastern Christianity - Pentecost

Western Christianity – Trinity Sunday

Full Moon

June 5.

Baha’i – Nur

UN – World Environment Day

June 8.

UN – World Oceans Day

June 11.

Eastern Christianity – All Saints Day

June 12.

UN – World Day Against Child Labor

June 14.

USA – Flag Day

June 16.

Sikhism – Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev ji

June 18.

Buddhism – Jamyang Khyentse Chokyi Lodro Anniversary

Canada/USA/UK – Father’s Day

New Moon

June 19.

USA - Juneteenth

June 20.

UN – World Refugee Day

June 21.

Wicca – Litha

Canada – Indigenous People’s Day

June Solstice

June 23.

UN – Public Service Day

June 24.

Baha’i – Rahmat

Quebec – St. Jean Baptiste Day

June 26.

UN – International Day against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking

UN – International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

 June 27.

Canada – Multiculturalism Day

June 28.

Islam – Day of Hajj

June 29.

Zoroastrianism – Ghambar Maidyoshem begins

Islam – Id al-adh’a

Reverend Sandy Clark, D.D., a mentor and friend sent me the multifaith calendar every year. She left the earth plane and to honor her Spirit I am now ordering my own and using excerpts of it for our monthly updates. This organization does such a terrific job. I recommend them highly. www.multifaithcalendar.org produced by the Multifaith Action Society.

 One of my favorite quotes is by Ram Dass “We are all just walking each other home.” When we learn about other cultures, religions, and nations we become fellow humans on this beautiful planet called earth.

 


Most Reverend DeBry

Ekklesia Epignostika 

 www.theseminary.org

bishopangela@theseminary.org

 

Monday, May 1, 2023

May 2023 Multifaith Calendar


 

May 1.

Wicca - Beltane

May 2.

Baha’i – Twelfth Cay of Ridv’an

May 3.

UN – World Press Freedom Day

May 4.

Zoroastrianism – Ghambar Maidyozarem ends

USA – National Day of Prayer

May 5.

Buddhism – Wesak

Supplemental – Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Full Moon

May 8.

Judaism – Eve of Lag Ba’Omer (begins at sundown)

World Red Cross Day

UN – Days of Remembrance and Reconciliation

May 9.

Judaism – Lag Ba’Omer

Scientology – Dianetics Day

UN – Days of Remembrance and Reconciliation

May 9.

Western Christianity – Easter

Baha’i – Jal’al

Eastern Christianity – Palm Sunday

May 13.

UN – World Migratory Day

May 14.

Canada/USA – Mother’s Day

May 15.

UN – International Day of Families

May 17.

Baha’i – ‘Azamat

UNDP – International Day Against Homophobia

UN – World Information Society Day

May 18.

Western Christianity - Ascension

May 19.

New Moon

May 20.

Shintoism – Sanja Matsuri (Three Shrine Festival)

May 22.

UN – International Day for Biological Diversity

Canada – Victoria Day

May 23.

Aboriginal/Canada – Indigenous Awareness Week

May 24.

Baha’i – Declaration of the B’ab

May 25.

Judaism – Eve of Shavuot (begins at sundown)

Eastern Christianity – Ascension

Canada/USA – National Missing Children’s Day

May 26.

Judaism – Shavuot (First Day)

May 27.

Judaism – Shavuot (Second Day)

May 28.

Western Christianity – Pentecost

May 29.

Baha’i – Ascension of Bah’a’u’ll’ah

UN – International Day of UN Peacekeepers

USA – Memorial Day

May 31.

WHO – World No Tobacco Day

 

Reverend Sandy Clark, D.D., a mentor and friend sent me the multifaith calendar every year. She left the earth plane and to honor her Spirit I am now ordering my own and using excerpts of it for our monthly updates. This organization does such a terrific job. I recommend them highly. www.multifaithcalendar.org produced by the Multifaith Action Society.

 One of my favorite quotes is by Ram Dass “We are all just walking each other home.” When we learn about other cultures, religions, and nations we become fellow humans on this beautiful planet called earth.

 


Most Reverend DeBry

Ekklesia Epignostika 

 www.theseminary.org

bishopangela@theseminary.org

 


Saturday, April 1, 2023

April 2023 Multifaith Calendar

 


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April 2.

Western Christianity – Palm Sunday

Western Christianity – Holy Week Begins

UN – World Autism Awareness Day

April 4.

Jainism – Majavira-jayanti

Canada – Refugee Rights Day

April 5.

Judaism – Eve of Pesach (begins at sundown)

International Golden Rule Day

April 6.

Judaism – First Day of Pesach

Buddhism – Theravada New Year

Western Christianity Holy (Maundy) Thursday

Hinduism – Hanuman Jayanti

Full Moon

April 7.

Western Christianity – Good Friday

Judaism – Second Day of Pesach

WHO – World Health Day

April 8.

Buddhism – Birth of Buddha

Western Christianity – Holy Saturday

Eastern Christianity – Lazarus Saturday

April 9.

Western Christianity – Easter

Baha’i – Jal’al

Eastern Christianity – Palm Sunday

April 10.

Eastern Christianity – Holy Week Begins

Western Christianity – Easter Monday

April 11.

Jainism – Shrimad Rajchandra Dehvilay

April 12.

Judaism – Seventh Day of Pesach

International Pink Day

April 13.

Eastern Christianity – Holy Thursday

Judaism – Eighth Day of Pesach

April 14.

Sikhism - Vaisakha

Eastern Christianity – Holy Friday

Islam – Jum’at al-Wada

Hinduism - Vaisakhi

April 15.

Eastern Christianity – Holy Saturday

April 16.

Eastern Christianity – Pascha Orthodox Easter

Islam – Laylat al-Qadr

Canada/USA – National Volunteer Week

April 17.

Judaism – Eve of Yom HaShoah (begins at sundown)

Eastern Christianity – Easter Monday

April 18.

Judaism – Yom HaShoah

April 20.

Hybrid Solar Eclipse

New Moon

April 21.

Baha’i – First day of the Festival of Ridvan

April 22.

Earth Day

April 23.

Jainism – Akshayatritiya

UNESCO – World Book Day

April 24.

UK – St. George’s Day

April 28.

Baha’i – Jam’al

Buddhism – Nichiren Foundation Day

International Workers Memorial Day

April 29.

Baha’i – Ninth Day of Ridvan

April 30.

Zoroastrianism – Ghambar Maidyozarem begins

 

Reverend Sandy Clark, D.D., a mentor and friend sent me the multifaith calendar every year. She left the earth plane and to honor her Spirit I am now ordering my own and using excerpts of it for our monthly updates. This organization does such a terrific job. I recommend them highly. www.multifaithcalendar.org produced by the Multifaith Action Society.

 One of my favorite quotes is by Ram Dass “We are all just walking each other home.” When we learn about other cultures, religions and nations we become fellow humans on this beautiful planet called earth.

 


Most Reverend DeBry

Ekklesia Epignostika 

 www.theseminary.org

bishopangela@theseminary.org


Wednesday, February 22, 2023

March 2023 Multifaith Calendar

 

Mount Shasta, California

March 1.

Christian – St. David’s Day

UN – Zero Discrimination Day

March 2.

Baha’i – ‘Ala’

Baha’i – 19 Day Fast (begins)

March 3.

Christianity – World Prayer Day

UN – World Wildlife Day

March 6.

Judaism – Eve of Purim (begins at sunset)

Islam – Laylat al Bara’at

March 7.

Hinduism – Holi

Judaism – Purim

Full Moon

March 8.

Sikhism – Hola Mohalla

UN – International Women’s Day

March 12.

UK – Interfaith Services for Commonwealth Day

Canada/USA – Daylight Savings Time

March 13.

Scientology – Birth of L. Ron Hubbard

International – Commonwealth Day

March 14.

Sikhism – New Year’s Day

Buddhism – Memorial of Shan-tao/Zendo Daishi

March 16.

Zoroastrianism – Ghambar Hamaspathmaedem (begins)

March 17.

Buddhism – Festival Higan-e (begins)

Christian – St. Patrick’s Day

March 19.

UK/Europe – Mothering Day

March 20.

Baha’i – 19 Day Fast (ends)

Shintoism – Shunbun-no-hi

Zoroastrianism – Ghambar Hamaspathmaedem (ends)

Wiccan – Ostara

Vernal Equinox

March 21.

Baha’i – Bah’a

Baha’i – Naw-Ruz

Zoroastrianism – Now-Ruz

UN – International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

World Down Syndrome Day

New Moon

March 22.

Hinduism – Ramayana Week (begins)

Hinduism – Navvarsha (Hindi New Year)

UN – World Water Day

March 23.

Islam – First Day of Ramadan

UN – World Meteorological Day

March 25.

Earth Hour

March 26.

Zoroastrianism – Birth of Prophet Zarathustra

March 28.

Jainism – Aymbil Ori (First Half begins)

March 30.

Hinduism – Ramanavani

 

Reverend Sandy Clark, D.D., a mentor and friend sent me the multifaith calendar every year. She left the earth plane and to honor her Spirit I am now ordering my own and using excerpts of it for our monthly updates. This organization does such a terrific job. I recommend them highly. www.multifaithcalendar.org produced by the Multifaith Action Society.

 One of my favorite quotes is by Ram Dass “We are all just walking each other home.” When we learn about other cultures, religions and nations we become fellow humans on this beautiful planet called earth.

 


Most Reverend DeBry

Ekklesia Epignostika 

 www.theseminary.org

bishopangela@theseminary.org