September 11, 2021 marks the 20th anniversary of a day that cannot be forgotten in American history. That horrible day has become unlike any other day in our shared history. The neat lines that demarcate days on the calendar dissolve, and the meaning of 9/11 now spill into an era that I believe we are still wrestling to understand fully.
My name is Robert Hirschfeld. I am Bishop of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire.
In my role as Bishop, I serve as President, ex officio, of the Boards of both the White Mountain
School and the Holderness School. Each of these are pr ivate schools with a long relationship
with the Episcopal Church. Each school was founded by one of my predecessors to provide
quality education to children of “more modest means” than those who were attending other
independent schools in the Granite State such as Phillips Exeter Academy and St. Paul’s School.
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Bishop Hirschfeld’s Christmas Message can be found HERE.
Behold, I am doing a new thing,
do you not perceive it?
I will make a way in the wilderness
and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19
Recently, Polly and I joined the many in our country who have immediate family members in the military. Our oldest son is now a Captain in the U.S. Army, serving as a doctor at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.. … HERE
Dear friends,
Grace and Peace be with you in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
I want to speak about the re-emergence of the COVID 19 virus in our state. There are new facts and trends of the coronavirus that now confront us. And there is troubling news in the short-term, even if we have been given real hope of an effective vaccine on its way in the coming months.
O Jesus of Nazareth in Galilee, I’m just beginning to see how little I have known you.
Bishop Rob has just published a new meditation and prayer companion for those who struggle with depression, With Sighs Too Deep For Words.
The stigma around mental illness in our culture has had a damaging effect on those who suffer from its grip. As a priest and bishop, Bishop Rob has quietly been in treatment for depression for decades. In his book, he now shares his own experience publicly. The Bishop offers short meditations, prayers, and suggestions about how one can follow and call upon Jesus for strength and peace during times of emotional upheaval. For more,
As the state of New Hampshire announces its “Safer at Home Advisory” and continues on the path of re-opening for business, employment, and services, Bishop Rob shares this “3.0” document to provide continued guidance regarding how we may go about regathering in our churches.
