Year: 2013

At the invitation of Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Katharine Jefferts Schori will attend the enthronement celebration on March 21 at Canterbury Cathedral. “I look forward to joining with other primates of the Anglican Communion for the investiture of the next Archbishop of Canterbury,” Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori said….

In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori participated in the Fourth Annual Ash Wednesday Prayer Service at Liberty State Park, which focuses on immigration discrimination and detainees. “We share a dream of peace,” the Presiding Bishop said to the interreligious group of religious leaders,…

Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations Director Alexander Baumgarten and Katie Conway, Immigration and Refugee Policy Analyst, have submitted testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Patrick Leahy from Vermont, for a February 13 hearing on Immigration Reform “Our immigration system must be transformed into a just and humane system that discerns between…

Mockingbird is an innovative spiritual community of Christians mostly in their 20s and 30s that is online, virtual, and thriving.   “Mockingbird is showing how to meet people where they are in a non-threatening way,”   explained Mike Collins, Episcopal Church Manager of Multimedia Services.  “They allow people to explore their faith through pop culture.” According…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has submitted written testimony to the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, chaired by Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, for the hearing on “Proposals to reduce gun violence: protecting our communities while respecting the Second Amendment.” “I urge lawmakers to press…

The Episcopal Church Task Force for Church Structural Reform will conduct its inaugural meeting February 14-16 at the Maritime Institute in Baltimore, MD. Media are invited to attend the opening prayers and remarks from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings on February 14 at…

Resources, meditations and study guides for experiencing a reflective Lenten season are available from the Episcopal Church. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori’s video Lent Message 2013 is here  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/presiding-bishop The text of the Presiding Bishop’s Lent Message is here and in Spanish here   Daily Lenten Offerings from young adults are here http://www.episcopalchurch.org/lent2013   Episcopal Relief & Development…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will host an hour-long exploration into the church’s work in Human Trafficking on Wednesday, March 6. Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation will originate from the Chapel of Christ the Lord in the Church Center in New York City beginning at 2 pm Eastern, 1 pm Central, noon Mountain,…

February 10 is World Mission Sunday in the Episcopal Church. “The last Sunday of Epiphany is recognized every year as World Mission Sunday around the Episcopal Church,” notes the Rev. David Copley, Episcopal Church Officer for Mission Personnel. “The word ‘mission’ comes from the Latin verb mittere ‘to be sent out’; mission is about being…

The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will meet February 25-27 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD (Diocese of Maryland). Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer, at publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with phone access for media not able…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued the following statement. _____________________________________________________________   The United States has witnessed far too many public shootings in recent months and years. Far too many lives have been cut short or maimed by both random and targeted acts of gun violence. The school shooting in Newtown was horrific,…

The popular Lesson Plans That Work, an online resource from the Episcopal Church, has been updated and revised, now with three distinct tracts for younger and older children, and adults. Lesson Plans that work are available here: https://lessonplansthatwork.org/, part of the growing Episcopal Digital Network. “Lesson Plans That Work is utilized by many throughout the…