Ecumenical and Inter-religious Relations
Registration Open for 2023 National Workshop on Christian Unity
The 2023 National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) will be held at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center on May 8-11. Please visit the NWCU website for additional information on this year’s workshop, themed, “Do good; seek justice” (Isaiah 1:17). Reservations can be made by calling (414) 271-7250. Please mention 2023 NWCU conference rate to receive the group […]
What This Work Means to Me
[A version of this was presented to Executive Council on Feb. 10, 2023. A shortened, edited version is presented here.] In December of 2019, bracing for my final semester of college, I began asking around about church-related internships. Eventually, I found myself at 815 Second Avenue in The Rev. Margaret’s office talking about ecumenical and […]
Past Reckoning: Exploring the Racial History of the Moravian and Episcopal Churches
This three-part exploration of the racial history of the Moravian and Episcopal churches is based on a webinar series, “Past Reckoning,” which aired in the winter of 2023. The series was created by the Racial Reconciliation Working Group of the Moravian-Episcopal Coordinating Committee. The 90-minute webinars have been reduced to roughly 40-minute segments to be […]
Save the Date: National Workshop on Christian Unity 2023
The annual National Workshop on Christian Unity (NWCU) will take place in Milwaukee on May 8-11 with the theme “Do good; seek justice.” The NWCU brings together diocesan officers and ecumenical practitioners from Episcopal, Roman Catholic, United Methodist, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Evangelical, Christian Scientist, and other church traditions for a concentrated period of learning and formation. […]
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity is Almost Here
The annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU) takes place on Jan. 18 to 25. Next year’s texts and materials were developed by the Minnesota Council of Churches with the theme “Do good; seek justice” (Isaiah 1:17). Complete worship and background devotional materials are available on the World Council of Churches website. The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity […]
ELCA Publishes New Guidelines: ‘For Ministry in a Multi-Religious World’
Amid a growing awareness of the need to think about love of neighbor in increasingly multi-religious contexts, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and The Episcopal Church serve on a number of interreligious dialogues. In this work, guidelines and frameworks are more valuable than ever. We are grateful to learn from and share the […]
From the Rev. Margaret Rose: Fall 2022
“Don’t let them take it away!” has been a common refrain in political ads this election season. Whatever the concrete issue, social media often focuses more on what will be lost if the opponent wins, rather than what the candidate will do to find solutions to our common problems. In these admittedly troubling times—COVID, inflation, […]
ARC-USA Explores Environmental, Racial, and Sacramental Reconciliation
The 87th session of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Theological Consultation in the United States (ARCUSA) met at the Ecumenical Institute of St. Mary’s Seminary, Baltimore, Oct. 5-7. It was the first in-person meeting since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ARCUSA website with a roster, list of statements, links, commentary, and other resources, is at http://arcusa.church. […]
Episcopal Church-Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Dialogue Explores Shared Ministries
The Episcopal Church-Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Dialogue met virtually on Sept. 27-28. This was the second meeting this year, offering updates on the General Convention’s commendation for study of the Episcopal-Presbyterian Agreement on Local Sharing of Ministries produced by the dialogue in 2019 and 2020. The agreement is available online here. The dialogue received updates on fundraising […]
The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches
The 11th Assembly of the World Council of Churches (WCC) convened in Karlsruhe, Germany, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 8. The assembly sought to address many of the unique challenges and crises facing churches in the 21st century, “with hopes for ‘a new beginning’.” The 352 Protestant and Orthodox member churches sent delegates, which included […]
