By Luke V.
Bishop Gladstone B. “Skip” Adams is the current Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York. Bishop Adams is the tenth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central New York and was consecrated in October of 2001. On Thursday May 27, Bishop Adams came to visit The Family Foundation School to talk with the student body for a few minutes as well as enjoy lunch with several Episcopal students.
The message the Bishop had for the student body was inspirational. Back in January of this year the devastating earthquake struck Haiti, with over 200,000 causalities and millions others being affected by the destruction. Bishop Jean Zache Duracin is the Episcopal Bishop of Haiti and after the earthquake he declared an early end to lent and ushered in the Easter season early. A man that often played the trumpet in the cathedral was notable to Bishop Adams because he only had one arm. When Bishop Adams reached the Bishop of Haiti by phone shortly after the earthquake he inquired if the trumpet player had lived through the earthquake. The bishop reported that the man had taken the Bishop’s call to celebrate Easter seriously and had begun walking through the streets of Haiti playing “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” on a trumpet. Through all the destruction the Good News of the Resurrection of Jesus was still pronounced in the suffering country of Haiti.
Bishop Adams also spent time with several of the Episcopal students of The Family Foundation School. Father Liz Groskoph, Deacon Barbara as well as the Bishop joined the students for lunch. This is not the first visit to FFS for Bishop. He has visited every so often to continue spreading the Good News to the students of The Family Foundation School. We need to ask ourselves, how are we spreading God’s Good News today? Are we helping out another person? Are we thanking God for the wonders he has given us? Are we telling others the Good News?
