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Installation of the 27th Presiding Bishop – Details and info: 10-31 UBE event; 11-1 Installation; live webcasts; materials available; media credentials
The following provides details and information for the two events of the Installation of the next Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, Bishop Michael Bruce Curry. The Rt. Rev. Michael Bruce Curry, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, was elected and confirmed to be the next Presiding Bishop and Primate of […]
Episcopal Relief & Development beneficiary of General Convention Eucharist offerings
The Rev. Canon Dr. Michael Barlowe, Secretary of General Convention, has announced the offerings received at the daily Eucharists during General Convention 2015, totaling $6,792.20, have been given to Episcopal Relief & Development. The decision to designate the donations to Episcopal Relief & Development was made by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of […]
Media Advisory: Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet in Maryland November 15-18
The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will meet November 15-18 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD (Diocese of Maryland). Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer, at publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with access for media not able to […]
Applications accepted for 2016 Roanridge Trust Award Grants
Applications are now accepted for the 2016 Roanridge Trust Award Grants, according to Samuel McDonald, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Mission for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. Roanridge Trust Award Grants are provided annually for creative models for leadership development, training and ministries in small towns and rural communities across The Episcopal […]
Larom named interim advocacy director at Episcopal Church Center
Longtime Episcopal Church staff member Canon Margaret S. Larom has been named interim director of the Advocacy Center. “I am pleased that Margaret Larom will serve as interim director of the Advocacy Center until the new staff configuration plan is ready for launching,” Linda Watt noted in her announcement. “We are all grateful to Margaret […]
Applications accepted for Missioner for Transition Ministry
Bishop Stacy F. Sauls, Chief Operating Officer for The Episcopal Church, has announced that applications are now being accepted for the position of Missioner for the Office of Transition Ministry for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS). The Missioner for the Office of Transition Ministry is a regular full-time position and will be located […]
Bishop Sauls announces two senior appointments to Presiding Bishop-Elect’s staff
In consultation with Presiding Bishop-Elect Michael B. Curry, Bishop Stacy F. Sauls, Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer, has announced two senior staff appointments at the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society that will become effective November 1 when Bishop Curry begins his term as Presiding Bishop and Primate. The two staff positions – Canon to the […]
Educational webinar examines global refugee crisis
The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society will present a 90 minute webinar on October 15 focusing on the global refugee crisis, U.S. resettlement and how Episcopalians can be involved in this ministry of welcome. Presented by the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society’s Episcopal Migration Ministries and Episcopal Public Policy Network, the live webinar will begin […]
Episcopal Presiding Bishop calls for considering needs of people at this week's G20 agricultural ministers
In anticipation of the G20 agricultural meeting this week in Paris, France, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori urged US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to consider “the needs of people in developing countries most affected by food insecurity.” “I am mindful of the budget shortfalls presently faced by the United States and most […]
Episcopal Diocese of Haiti to elect Bishop Suffragan
At the request of Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin and with the consent of the majority of bishops with jurisdiction and diocesan Standing Committees, the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti will elect a Bishop Suffragan on a date to be determined. This marks the first time that the Diocese of Haiti will elect a Bishop Suffragan. On […]
