Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference
I have been asked to speak about the American military bases here in Okinawa, and what role our respective churches have to play in regard to those bases. So that we might all begin with a shared understanding of these realities, I will begin with a broad outline of the history behind the present situation […]
Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori presents keynote address at Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference
In her keynote presentation at the Second Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference in Okinawa, Japan, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori addressed The question of US military bases in Okinawa – The role of Anglican-Episcopal Church. “I want to challenge us all to consider similar situations around the world, and the roles that our respective […]
Opening Eucharist of the Meeting of the House of Bishops
Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy was a priest of the Church of England who volunteered to serve as an army chaplain in the First World War. He was a notable and skilled poet, not unlike his predecessors George Herbert and John Donne, well rooted in the glory of God’s created order as well as the labors of […]
Presiding Bishop, President of the House of Deputies open inaugural meeting of Structure Task Force
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings opened the inaugural meeting of the Episcopal Church Task Force for Church Structural Reform on February 14 with overviews of the church and their task. The Task Force is meeting through February 16 at the Maritime Institute in […]
Bible Study: Epiphany 3 (C) – 2013
Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Ezra the priest and Nehemiah the governor were the leaders of the Jewish community in the post-exilic period, after the return of the Jewish people to Jerusalem from exile in Babylonia. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are a narrative of the restoration of the Jewish people to their homeland after […]
Bible Study: Advent 3 (C) – 2012
Zephaniah 3:14-20 Zephaniah’s prophetic work came at a time of bankrupt religious and political leadership in Israel’s history: idolatry is rampant, national identity is waning, social and economic violence are commonplace, and priests are profaning the sacred. God is not in any way pleased with the trajectory Israel has chosen for itself. I was surprised […]
Bible Study: Proper 21 (B) – 2012
Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29 Today’s reading from the book of Numbers interweaves three themes – the peoples’ frustration with their situation of wandering in the desert with little to eat, Moses’ frustration with the heavy responsibilities he has been given, and the independence of the prophetic office from priestly control. The vacillation of both the […]
The Episcopal Church's opportunity: A Church for the 21st Century
Who are we, and who is here? I would invite you to reflect for a moment and remember what God has been saying to you for a very long time: you are my beloved, and in you I am well pleased. That is our primary identity – beloved siblings, created in the image of God, […]
Media Hub, social networks, Episcopal News Service Bring General Convention 2012 to audiences everywhere
A look at the astounding numbers from the Episcopal Church Media Hub, Facebook, Twitter, and Episcopal News Service illustrates not only the high level of interest in the recent General Convention, but also shows that viewers were engaging with the actions of General Convention, whether in Indianapolis or elsewhere. Media Hub The Media Hub […]
General Convention July 8 Sermon: Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
[1] An Episcopal priest as well, he’s been a prophetic force in the search for peace in Sudan. [2] “We have met the enemy, and he is us.” Walt Kelly, cf. The Pogo Papers, 1953. http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Walt_Kelly
General Convention July 3 Sermon: Bonnie Anderson
House of Deputies chaplains, musician announced
Cornelia Eaton, a deputy from the Episcopal Church in Navajoland, will serve as chaplain to the House of Deputies during the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, July 5-12, in Indianapolis, IN, Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies announced. Eaton will lead the house in daily prayer, and Dr. Jenny Te Paa, principal […]
Episcopal Church sponsors Eco-Justice leadership and advocacy training for young adults
Applications are being accepted for an innovative leadership and advocacy training initiative, the Eco-Justice Immersion Experience, a part of the Episcopal Leadership Institute for Young Adults, slated for August 25 – August 30 in Seattle, WA Sponsored by the Episcopal Church Offices of Economic and Environmental Affairs and Young Adult and Campus Ministries, this event […]
Amy Richter
The Rev. Dr. Amy Richter is an Episcopal priest and serves as dean of the School for Ministry of the Episcopal Church of New Hampshire, a role she shares with her husband, the Rev. Dr. Joseph Pagano. She is the author and editor of several books, including “Common Prayer: Reflections on Episcopal Worship” and “Saving […]
Long Island churches focus on being OF the community, not just IN the community
Bob Cottrell, the junior warden at St. James Episcopal Church in Long Beach, N.Y., in the Diocese of Long Island, already had a vision of what his parish might do to better serve the needs of the recovery community, which is quite large in Long Beach. But it certainly never involved sponsoring mental health talks […]
One Driver Sticks…, Lent 3 (B) – 2009
One driver sticks post-it notes all over the dashboard of her car to make sure she remembers each errand. Kitchen calendars fill up with family appointments. Many cell phones now include calendars so their owners can have instant access to appointments that are too numerous to remember. Chronic stress accompanies an increasing number of Americans […]
What Does Our Culture…, Proper 10 (B) – 2009
What does our culture, our society, tell us about dancing? Does it celebrate it? Does it embrace and expand upon it, helping it to infuse our movements through the world? Does it teach us to inhabit the expressive potential of our bodies, coordinated and rhythmic? Or does it narrow it, relegate it to the back […]
Days of Optional Observance
Days in the calendar of the church year for which a liturgical observance is allowed but not required (BCP, pp. 17-18). Sundays, principal feasts, and other holy days always take precedence over any optional days or festivals. Days of optional observance include the various commemorations in the calendar (that is, the “lesser feasts”), other commemorations-not […]
Merbecke or Marbeck, John
(c. 1510-c. 1585). English composer and theologian. He is best known as the composer of The booke of Common praier noted (1550) in which he set Prayer Book services to plainsong-like melodies in strict acknowledgment of Archbishop Cranmer's admonition, “for every syllable a note” (see The Hymnal 1982, S 67, S 90, S 113, S […]