All are welcome to attend a memorial mass for The Rev. Gloria Taylor. Deacon Gloria, who passed away on May 5, 2020, was the first female deacon ordained in the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana. Her ministry included serving as deacon at Trinity Episcopal Church in Michigan City and St. Paul Episcopal Church (Munster), then in Hammond. She was also the former chair of the Episcopal AIDS Ministry of Northern Indiana.
The service will be at St. Paul Episcopal Church (Munster) on Saturday, September 25 at 1 p.m. (CDT). The Rt. Rev. Dr. Douglas E. Sparks, the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, will preside and The Very Rev. Brian G. Grantz, Dean of the Cathedral of Saint James, will deliver the homily. Masks are required to be worn.