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Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Military Strike on Iran
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church, here in the United States, we awoke this morning with alarm to the news that the United States and Israel have launched a large military strike on Iran. This violent attack comes despite weeks of negotiations that many of us had hoped would prevent armed conflict in this fragile region, which is home to so many religious traditions and faithful people.
Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris
… The work before us today may seem merely procedural. But friends, it is also spiritual. Governance in this church is one of the ways we bear public witness.
Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe
… At today’s meeting, we will review the early work we have done on the strategic plan and in that context, hear some important updates from our chief financial officer and our chief legal officer about the context for ministry in these times and how we are adjusting.
Ash Wednesday letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: When God told Moses to lead the ancient Israelites out of slavery in the land of Egypt, Pharaoh stood in his way. Pharaoh wanted power and control over God’s people, and Exodus tells us that the more serious the situation got, the more hardened his heart became. Despite locusts and frogs and all manner of chaos in the land of Egypt, Pharaoh remained trapped by his view of the world, which had himself and his power at the center. He could not see that God’s imagination was far bigger and more expansive than his. He could not imagine liberation for God’s people—or for himself.
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe: Invest in young leaders through the Absalom Jones Fund
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: Last year, I had the honor to preach at the historic African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas on the Feast of Absalom Jones. That occasion gave me the opportunity to revisit the work that the Honorable Byron Rushing and Mr. Arthur Sudler have done to enlarge and correct our understanding of Blessed Absalom’s legacy and gave me renewed appreciation for the way in which the pastoral and the prophetic were intertwined in his ministry.
Letter to Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe from Anglican Church of Canada Archbishop Shane Parker
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: This past Friday, I received this generous letter from Archbishop Shane Parker of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Media Advisory: Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet Feb. 20
The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will convene a virtual meeting Feb. 20.
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe: Support emergency migration ministry
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: As the situation in the United States grows more fraught, The Episcopal Church is working to find new ways to care for God’s people in our immigrant communities. Many of you have asked how you can help.
From Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe: Death and despair do not have the last word
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: Like Jesus, we live in frightening times. His earthly ministry began, as we heard in today’s Gospel reading, when John the Baptist was imprisoned by authorities who wanted to silence his preaching and prophesying.
Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles receives consents for Bishop-elect Antonio José Gallardo Lucena
The standing committees and bishops exercising jurisdiction have given the required majority of consents to the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles for its Nov. 8 election of the Rev. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena as bishop. His consecration and ordination service is scheduled for July 11.
