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Media Advisory: EYE17 – 2017 Episcopal Youth Event – brings thousands of youth, leaders, speakers to Oklahoma City July 10-14

July 5, 2017

EYE17 – the 2017 Episcopal Youth Event — will welcome more than 1300 youth, adult mentors, workshop leaders, speakers and volunteers from across the Episcopal Church to Oklahoma City, OK. Bronwyn Clark Skov, Director for Formation, Youth, and Young Adult Ministries, explained that EYE 2017 is geared for youth in grades 9-12 during the 2016-2017 […]

Douglas K. Anning, Esq. named Episcopal Church Acting Chief Legal Officer

July 5, 2017

Douglas K. Anning Esq. of Kansas City, MO, has been named Episcopal Church Acting Chief Legal Officer, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. The appointment was made by the Episcopal Church Executive Council following the joint nomination by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings. […]

Presiding Bishop places Partial Restriction on Bishop Bruno

June 29, 2017

Today, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate, the Most Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, has placed a “Partial Restriction on the Ministry of a Bishop” on the Rt. Rev. Jon Bruno of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Signed by the Presiding Bishop, the Partial Restriction is effective immediately and is a temporary measure only, to protect […]

Applications accepted for United Thank Offering internship

June 29, 2017

Applications are being accepted for the 2017-2018 United Thank Offering internship. The purpose of the internship is to support the work of the United Thank Offering in addition to participating in the work of a local ministry. More information, applications and instructions are available here The 2017-2018 internship is offered in conjunction with MVNG, Inc. […]

Haiti Partnership Committee offers report, looks to the future

June 28, 2017

At its recent meeting in June in Port-au-Prince, the Haiti Partnership Committee took steps that enables progress on three projects: Holy Trinity Cathedral Complex, St. Barnabas Agricultural College, and St. Vincent’s Center for Handicapped Children.  The Haiti Partnership Committee was established in 2016 through a memorandum of understanding between the Episcopal Church and the Diocese […]

Diocese of San Joaquin notified of successful canonical consent process

June 22, 2017

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry and Registrar of General Convention, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, have notified the Diocese of San Joaquin that Bishop David Rice has received the required consents, from both bishops with jurisdiction and standing committees of the Episcopal Church, to become Bishop Diocesan.  Under Canon III.11.3 (b), […]

Applications accepted for Stewardship of Creation grants

June 19, 2017

The Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation is accepting applications for grants that focus on local faith-based projects for mitigating climate change and safeguarding the integrity of Creation. This marks the next cycle of grantmaking by the Episcopal Church Advisory Council for the Stewardship of Creation, enabled by Resolution A030,   Create Task […]

Nominations accepted for Diocese of Haiti Bishop Coadjutor

June 15, 2017

Today on Thursdays at 2: Presiding Bishop’s 2017 World Refugee Day Message

June 15, 2017

On Thursday, June 15, Thursdays at 2 features Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry in his 2017 World Refugee Day Message. “In the name of Mary, Joseph and the Lord Jesus, aid all refugees today, for most of the refugees like the Holy Family themselves, are families, and most are children,” the […]

Observing World Refugee Day on June 20

June 15, 2017

“In the name of Mary, Joseph and the Lord Jesus, aid all refugees today, for most of the refugees like the Holy Family themselves, are families, and most are children,” commented Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry in his 2017 World Refugee Day Message. “I invite you to observe June 20 as […]

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