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December 15, 2016

Today on Thursdays at 2: Presiding Bishop’s Christmas Message 2016

December 15, 2016

On Thursday, December 15, Thursdays at 2 will feature Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Christmas Message 2016. “This child came to show us how to change the world,” Presiding Bishop Curry said in his Christmas Message 2016. “So this Christmas, make room for Him to change us. This Christmas help us change the world.” […]

Application deadline nears for 2017-2018 Young Adult Service Corps placements

December 14, 2016

The application deadline nears for young adults (21-30 years old) for 2017-2018 placements in the Young Adult Service Corps, commonly known as YASC. Through YASC, young adults have an opportunity to transform their own lives while engaging in mission and ministry in the Anglican Communion. The application for a 2017-2018 placement with additional information and […]

Presiding Bishop Curry’s Christmas Message 2016

December 12, 2016

Today on Thursdays at 2: A young adult missionary in Africa

December 8, 2016

On Thursday, December 8, Thursdays at 2 will feature Andy Russell, an Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps volunteer as he shared his experiences in the African country of Tanzania. The video is available here and is also available closed-captioned. Andy Russell from the Diocese of Southern Virginia has served as a Young Adult Service Corps […]

Applications accepted for Director of Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation

December 7, 2016

Applications are being accepted for a new position, the Director of the Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. The Reconciliation, Justice and Stewardship of Creation department includes staff who facilitate and lead churchwide ministry in relation to the Racial Reconciliation and Justice, Domestic Poverty, Stewardship of Creation, and […]

Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to present options on possible prayer book revision

December 6, 2016

The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) plans to present the 2018 General Convention with four options regarding the possible revision of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, said the Rev. Devon Anderson, commission chair. The options, discussed in detail on the SCLM’s blog, are: Revision of the prayer book beginning after the 2018 […]

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on news from Standing Rock: This morning, the sun ascended over the Great Plains of our nation and hope truly dawned anew.

December 5, 2016

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry has issued the following statement on the news concerning the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation:   This morning, the sun ascended over the Great Plains of our nation, and hope truly dawned anew. After months of courageously and peacefully working to prevent the laying of the Dakota Access […]

2017 United Thank Offering grant applications now accepted

December 5, 2016

Applications accepted for Episcopal Church Partnership Officer for Asia and the Pacific

December 2, 2016

The Episcopal Church is accepting applications for the position of Partnership Officer for Asia and the Pacific, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. In this full-time position, the Partnership Officer for Asia and the Pacific nurtures Episcopal Church relationships with Anglican Communion partners in the region and works with the Episcopal Church’s office for […]

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