THE FOURTH EPISCOPAL DISTRICT

“The Goal of Discipleship”“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Sonand of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am withyou always, to the very end of the age.”-Matthew 28:18-20Greetings in the Holy Name of our Crucified and Resurrected Lord, Jesus Christ!Greetings in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! How blessed we feel being returned as the Episcopal Team forthe great Fourth Episcopal District for a second quadrennial. We are excited to roll up our sleeves as we move forward tosee what new and marvelous things that God has in store for us. This quadrennial, we as a denomination will be dealingwith issues around Discipleship. This annual conference year, our theme is “The Goal of Discipleship”. I am so pleased toreport that in each of the annual conferences, souls were saved. Let me take this opportunity to thank our host pastors andchurches for a wonderful series of annual conferences. The spirit of loving hospitality has been overwhelming.At this Planning Meeting, our stakeholder groups will lay out to the district their ministry plans for this ensuing year.Let’s pray together that all of these experiences will glorify our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Let us keep each otherlifted in prayer as we move forward and let us be thankful for the new addition which constitutes the sixth conference ofthe Fourth District, the India Annual Conference. It is our prayer that the Lord will bless and keep you by His grace.Peace, Power and Love,Bishop John and Rev. C.