Public Witness Weekly Prayers – October 31
This week, we pray For Families Facing Hunger During the Government Shutdown, For Health Amidst Artificial Intelligence, For a Renewed Commitment to Ending Nuclear Testing
2025 New Episcopal Community Grant Recipients
Leer en español The following projects were awarded grant funding—totaling $442,166—by The Episcopal Church’s Executive Council during its October 2025 meeting. Read more about New Episcopal Community grants. Discernment Grants (up to $5,000 each) Seed Grants (up to $30,000 each) Growth Grants (up to $30,000 each) Harvest Grants (up to $40,000 each) Beneficiarios de las […]
Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris
Following are opening remarks, lightly edited for clarity, by House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris to the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting Oct. 20-21 at Kanuga conference center in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
Nominations to fill Executive Council vacancy accepted till Sept. 30
The Episcopal Church Executive Council is accepting nominations for a clergy member to fill an unexpired term that became vacant when the Ven. J. Stannard Baker died on June 23.
Rejoice in the Finding, Proper 19 (C) – 2025
[RCL] Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28; Psalm 14; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 In these parables, we almost always look at the lost sheep or the lost coin. We imagine ourselves as the one lost and Jesus leaving all the others to find us. Or perhaps we imagine ourselves as part of the obedient flock, the ones […]
Spotlight: Lucinda Mosher
This is the next in a series of articles highlighting one of The Episcopal Church’s diocesan ecumenical and interreligious officers. Part of a national network, these officers are designated by their bishops to encourage wider unity in Christ’s church and collegial relationships with members of other religions. Lucinda Allen Mosher holds a Doctor of Theology […]
Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris
Following are the opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, by House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris to the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting June 23-25 in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
Bible Study: Proper 14 (C) – 2025
RCL: Isaiah 1:1, 10-20; Psalm 50:1-8, 23-24; Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16; Luke 12:32-40 Isaiah 1:1, 10-20 The part of Isaiah that this reading comes from was written before the Babylonian Exile and is part of a series of oracles against Judah and Jerusalem. Judah was the southern part of what was once the united kingdom of […]
Bible Study: Lent 4 (C) – 2025
RCL: Joshua 5:9-12; Psalm 32; 2 Corinthians 5:16-21; Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Joshua 5:9-12 During the wilderness years following the exodus from Egypt, God sustained the Israelites with manna, a miraculous bread from heaven. This experience prepared the people to enter the land God had promised to their ancestors. Now, under the leadership of Joshua, a […]
Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes Receives $1.25 Million Grant to Launch ‘Holy Ground for Whole Communities’ Program
The Episcopal Diocese of the Great Lakes has been awarded a $1.25 million grant from Lilly Endowment to fund Holy Ground for Whole Communities, a first-of-its-kind program in Michigan that will equip and empower Episcopal churches across the state to engage in climate change mitigation on their church properties, connecting faith to environmental action. The […]
Bible Study: Epiphany 6 (C) – 2025
RCL: Jeremiah 17:5-10; Psalm 1; 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 6:17-26 This Bible study is part of a series produced by the Office of Global Partnerships of The Episcopal Church. Jeremiah 17:5-10 “You lied to us. You gave us false hope. You told us that the future was something to look forward to. And the saddest […]
1789 Society
The mission of The Episcopal Church, as stated in the Book of Common Prayer’s catechism, is “to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.” In step with that mission, we follow Jesus into loving, liberating, and life-giving relationships with God, with each other, and with the Earth. Your gift to […]
Finding Purpose and Resilience: My Year as a YASC Volunteer in Sri Lanka
My name is John Buterbaugh and I served as a YASC volunteer in Sri Lanka from 2022 to 2023. Having been a special education teacher at an inner-city middle school, I experienced many of the difficulties that many teachers around the country were feeling. I wanted to take on a new opportunity to explore my […]
Safeguarding Democracy: A Call to Avoid Election Interference and Violence
As we move through another election season, The Episcopal Church urges all citizens to uphold the fundamental principles of our democracy. A cornerstone of our democratic system is the peaceful and orderly transfer of power, which has been a hallmark of American governance for centuries. Election interference and disruption, whether through the spread of misinformation or […]
Planned Giving Is for You!
We make our plans, but God guides our paths
A YASC reflection by Henry M. Bibelheimer (Oklahoma) My name is Henry Bibelheimer and I served as a Young Adult Service Corps (YASC) volunteer in the Episcopal Church in the Philippines from 2018 to 2020. When each new YASC application season begins, I think about where I was in the fall of 2017. I had […]
Apple Picking and Gratitude for Traditions
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer Since my kiddos were big enough, we’ve gone apple picking every September. Apple picking is one of my favorite reminders that fall has arrived here in the United States. I love the phenomenon that is apple picking: It’s clear everyone there has picked out a fall-themed outfit and/or coordinating […]
Summer Updates
By Heather Melton, UTO Staff Officer It is hard to believe it, but the summer is coming to a close for 2024, which means that it’s time for our special summer edition of the newsletter. The day this newsletter goes out is the first day of school in my community, so “fall,” in the ways […]
3rd Annual UTO Virtual Training Day Rescheduled: June 8, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Eastern
By UTO Executive Committee Due to our staff person needing to have surgery last month, we have moved the training day to June. The training will be recorded for those who cannot make the new date; and for those who can now make it, please register. Register hereRegister by Wednesday, May 30, at 9 a.m. […]
