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Nominating committee presents profile for 28th presiding bishop, calls for names
The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop on May 15 issued the following letter to the church announcing the availability of the “Profile for the Election of the 28th Presiding Bishop” and inviting Episcopalians to submit the names of bishops for the committee to consider as nominees. The deadline is July 15.
Honor LGBTQ+ forced migrants in June through Episcopal Migration Ministries’ Rainbow Initiative
Episcopal congregations seeking ways to observe Pride Month and World Refugee Day in June have a special opportunity to focus on LGBTQ+ and refugee communities through Episcopal Migration Ministries’ new Rainbow Initiative.
Media Advisory: Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet June 12-15
The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will convene June 12-15 in Providence, Rhode Island.
Task force survey seeks to identify language needs across Episcopal Church
The General Convention Task Force on Translation and Interpretation, formed by Resolution A024, has released a survey to help its work of developing recommendations for determining and prioritizing written materials that should be translated and meetings where interpretation should be provided within The Episcopal Church.
Diocese of Maryland notified of successful canonical consent process for next bishop
La Diócesis Episcopal de Maryland recibió la notificación del Obispo Presidente y Primado Michael B. Curry que la Obispa electa Carrie Schofield-Broadbent obtuvo la mayoría requerida de consentimientos en el proceso de consentimiento canónico detallado en el Canon III.11.3. Los consentimientos recibidos fueron certificados por el Revdo. Canónigo Michael Barlowe, Secretario de la Convención General.
The Rev. Ann Ritonia receives successful canonical consent process as bishop suffragan for Armed Forces and Federal Ministries
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry has announced that Bishop-elect Ann Ritonia has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, registrar of the General Convention.
Episcopal Armed Forces and Federal Ministries offers educational resources in ‘Just War Project’
A multiyear collaboration among academic experts and Episcopal leaders and chaplains culminated this spring in a project that explores just war theology and curates resources for both military chaplains and the public.
Diocese of West Texas notified of successful canonical consent process for next bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of West Texas has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that Bishop-elect David G. Read has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, registrar of the General Convention.
Registration open for churchwide ‘It’s All About Love’ festival in July
Episcopalians everywhere are invited to register to join a churchwide festival of worship, learning, community, and action July 9-12 at the Baltimore (Maryland) Convention Center.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry: Easter 2023 Message
“We are here in a world struggling to find its soul, but the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not, cannot, and will not overcome it,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry said in his Easter 2023 message. “Jesus lives. He has been raised from the dead. That is the message of Easter, and that is the good news of great tidings.” The festive day of Easter is Sunday, April 9.
