February 11: World Mission Sunday
World Mission Sunday
The Episcopal Church works hand in hand with neighbors around the world and down the block, praying for partner congregations and dioceses, and offering relief to our brothers and sisters during times of crisis. Episcopal missionaries around the world serve as the church’s eyes, ears, hands, and feet on the ground. The last Sunday […]
Names, Holy Name Day – 2018
Names can tell us a lot about people’s characters and the roles they play in a story. One of the pleasures of reading literature is discovering the meaning of characters’ names. Authors will often give their characters names that tell us something important about who they are and about what they will do in the […]
Frequently Asked Questions: Episcopal Church and United Methodist Church Dialogue
Why now? We long to be together not scattered and alone but gathered from the ends of the earth to God’s table, seeking healing from our brokenness and joy in our service. All Christians share in a ministry of reconciliation from God through Christ in which something entirely new comes into being (2 Cor 5:17-19). […]
Presiding Bishop joins denominational leaders on Amicus Brief concerning Supreme Court case
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry has joined the leaders of other major religious groups in signing an Amicus Brief in support of the Colorado Civil Rights Commission in the United States Supreme Court Case Masterpiece Cakeshop vs. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. The well-known and much-watched Supreme Court case focuses on a […]
Bible Study: Proper 24 (A) – 2017
Exodus 33:12-23 The context of this passage is the sin of the golden calf and Moses’ responding intercession on behalf of the Israelites. That act had granted a tentative reprieve, but Moses here reengages God with a frantic, bulldog-like quality that recalls Abraham’s interaction with God over Sodom (Genesis 18). Moses thus has the courage […]
Celebrating Baptism
The sacrament of baptism is an opportunity for joy, power, and a deep connection with tradition. This series follows the Gregory family as they navigate the process of preparing their young daughter, Anna, for baptism. Watch as they discover the beautiful reason why we baptize, create lifelong relationships with the community of believers on this […]
Task Force on the Study of Marriage Reports Progress
The Episcopal Church Task Force on the Study of Marriage has issued the following progress report: The Task Force on the Study of Marriage, meeting August 28-30 in Salt Lake City, UT, continued its work as directed by the 2015 General Convention. The Task Force reviewed the work completed to date, made decisions for completing […]
Stones, Wheat, and Weeds, Proper 11 (A) – 2017
Today’s readings offer us a wonderful opportunity to focus on stories. The stories we tell both illuminate and teach the virtues that our communities respect. Stories transmit culture, values, and ethics. Stories often include images and actions that raise questions and confirm values. In our church communities, we tell concrete stories that illustrate our beliefs, […]
Ecumenical Acronyms
ACC Anglican Consultative Council ACC Anglican Church of Canada ACNA Anglican Church in North America ACO Anglican Communion Office AIC African Initiated Churches ALERC Anglican-Lutheran European Regional Commission ALIC Anglican Lutheran International Commission ALICC Anglican-Lutheran International Coordinating Committee ALJWG Anglican-Lutheran Joint Working Group AME African Methodist Episcopal AMEZ African Methodist Episcopal Zion AOJDC Anglican-Orthodox Joint […]
EPPN LENTEN SERIES: For the Human Family
“And as you go, preach, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’” -Matthew 10:7 For the Human Family, The Book of Common Prayer O God, you made us in your own image and redeemed us through Jesus your Son: Look with compassion on the whole human family; take away the arrogance and hatred which infect our hearts; break down […]
Transformation, Last Sunday in Epiphany (A) – 2017
It had been a long, multi-year mission with not much to show for it except threats from the rulers of occupied Israel and the religious authorities. Despite countless healings of the sick, large crowds coming out to hear him, miracles of feeding the hungry, they were still a small band of disciples. They surely wondered […]
I ask President Trump to continue the powerful work of our refugee resettlement program without interruption
Mark 12:31: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Leviticus 19:34: “The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt.” Numbers 15:15: One ordinance shall be both for you of the congregation, and […]
Episcopal Presiding Bishop: “I ask President Trump to continue the powerful work of our refugee resettlement program without interruption”
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry has released the following statement: Mark 12:31: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Leviticus 19:34: “The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land […]
Executive Council: Presiding Bishop’s opening remarks
Allow me to talk about the vision of the Jesus Movement on the practical churchwide level and what that really begins to look like and how embracing that has obvious implications for budget and structure and engagement. This is the result of work by the officers and canons who have been working together, and by […]
Bible Study: Epiphany 1 (A) – 2017
Isaiah 42:1-9 In this passage we read one of the four servant songs of Isaiah. Israel is portrayed as the servant, whom God loves, and through whom God will bless all the nations. God is described as the powerful creator of the heaven and the earth, who is worthy of glory and praise. Yet this […]
Here’s How Much I Love You, Christmas Day (III) – 2016
In the movie “Cool Hand Luke,” Paul Newman plays Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp, who refuses to conform to prison life. In a famous scene, Luke tries to escape, but he is caught and dragged back in shackles and brought to the captain of the prison. In order to make a lesson […]
Empowering Episcopalians and the next generation to care for creation
Students from Campbell Hall and St. Margaret’s Episcopal Schools observe elephant seals during mating season on the coast of Big Sur, California. From birth to death and everything in between, the full cycle of life was on display. Photo: Diocese of Los Angeles [Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians old and young often turn to the phrase […]