Bulletin Insert: All Saints’ Day – November 3, 2024
Nourishment, Proper 18 (B) – 2024
[RCL] Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146; James 2:1-10, [11-13], 14-17; Mark 7:24-37 Note: During the 2024 Season after Pentecost, Sermons That Work will use Track 2 readings for sermons and Bible studies. Please consult our archives for many additional Track 1 resources from prior years. It’s a story so common that it could almost be passed […]
GC81 Daily Update: Thursday, June 27
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, the site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which runs through June 28 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. These daily updates from the Office of Public Affairs include news, events, and resources related to GC81.
Toward GC81: Preachers, presiders named for General Convention daily worship
Episcopalians registered to attend the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky, are invited to daily worship services that seek to embody the church’s “beautiful mosaic of diversity.” Three Eucharist services—including one entirely in Spanish—and three Morning Prayer services will be offered June 23-28 and livestreamed.
What does General Convention 2024 mean to me?
A General Convention Primer What is the General Convention? The General Convention is the governing body of The Episcopal Church. Every three years it meets as a bicameral legislature that includes the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops, composed of deputies and bishops from each diocese. Why is this coming General Convention, the 81st, important? This General […]
Bulletin Insert: Pentecost – May 19, 2024
Bulletin Insert: Ascension Day – May 12, 2024
The Paradox of Judas, Wednesday in Holy Week – 2024
[RCL] Isaiah 50:4-9a; Psalm 70; Hebrews 12:1-3; John 13:21-32 The Paradox of Judas: ultimate betrayer or player in the cosmic drama of salvation? Today’s gospel passage begins, “After saying this Jesus was troubled in spirit, and declared ‘Very truly, I tell you, one of you will betray me.’” Looking back to what Jesus has just […]
Summary of General Convention Resolutions on Abortion and Women's Reproductive Health
Originally published 17 May, 2019; updated 23 February, 2024 Clergy throughout The Episcopal Church counsel those in their care who struggle with issues relating to infertility, family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, and adoption. Our ordained and lay leaders walk alongside Episcopalians and others who struggle with this intimate and sacred aspect of human life. Over the […]
Past Cases
Past Cases Involving Bishops Click a title below for more information. You have the options to click the link to open a PDF version, download the PDF, and view the text.
Born From Above, Lent 4 (B) – 2024
[RCL] Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 Our Gospel passage today is the end of a conversation Jesus had with the Pharisee Nicodemus. Some might hear that Nicodemus is a Pharisee and immediately cast him in a negative light. For that reason, a hearer could be tempted to imagine his conversation with […]
Bulletin Insert: Life Transformed – Week 1 – February 18, 2024
The Episcopal Church
Loving, Liberating, and Life-Giving. Apply for an Episcopal Service Year Apply for a United Thank Offering Grant Listen to The Listening Post Podcast This Sunday’s Liturgical Resources Immigration Action Toolkit In our ongoing support of migrants, and those living in our communities who face uncertain futures, obtaining and sharing accurate information is critical. Announcements View […]
Bulletin Insert: The Feast of the Presentation – January 28, 2024
December 9 – A Sign for You: A Word
Two Worlds: A reflection on COP28
By the Rt. Rev. Marc Andrus, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of California We no longer see anyone from a worldly point of view…So, if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; look, new things have come into being! 2 Corinthians 5:16a,17, NRSV There are always multiple worlds […]
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Loving, Liberating, and Life-Giving. Meet Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Young Adult & Campus Ministry grants available Support The Episcopal Church’s Bless Appeal Apply for a UTO Grant Resources for the conflict in the Holy Land The following is an ongoing list on Episcopal Church resources relating to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. It will be […]