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Advancing to General Convention: Registration open for Young Adult Festival
Registration is now open for The Episcopal Church Young Adult Festival, which is scheduled to run concurrently with the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church, June 25 – July 3, in Salt Lake City, UT (Diocese of Utah). The event is planned and hosted by the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. Always a favorite […]
Diocese of Southeast Florida notified of successful canonical consent process
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Registrar of General Convention, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, have notified the Diocese of Southeast Florida that Bishop Coadjutor-Elect Peter Eaton has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. The Very Rev. Peter Eaton was elected Bishop Coadjutor on January 31. His ordination […]
Advancing to General Convention 2015: Virtual Binders replace physical binders
Plans have been underway for over one-year to ensure the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church is as paperless as possible. In this “Convention of Screens,” much of the legislative work will be displayed electronically on tablets or on projection screens in the House of Bishops and the House of Deputies. To that end, […]
Scholarship applications now accepted for Episcopal Church grants
Applications are now being accepted for the 2015-2016 awarding of educational scholarships from The Episcopal Church, according to Samuel A. McDonald, Director of Mission/Deputy Chief Operating Officer and convener of the Scholarship Committee. “As a result of bequests, The Episcopal Church makes available a modest number of scholarships that assist students primarily enrolled in theological […]
Episcopal Church General Convention Official Youth Presence members announced
The 18 members of The Episcopal Church General Convention Official Youth Presence at the 78th General Convention have been announced. The Episcopal Church’s 78th General Convention, June 25 – July 3, will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT (Diocese of Utah). “The General Convention Official Youth Presence was […]
Report To The Church 2015 now available in Spanish
Report To The Church 2015, an innovative online magazine detailing the mission and ministry, accomplishments and achievements of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society during the current triennium, is now available in Spanish here and in French.
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori invited to preach, celebrate Holy Week in Salisbury, England
At the invitation of the Very Rev. June Osborne, Dean, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Katharine Jefferts Schori will preach and lead services at various times at Salisbury Cathedral during Holy Week 2015. “I am looking forward to joining the Holy Week and Triduum liturgies of a cathedral that is both deeply historic and […]
The Climate Change Crisis: Forum now available for viewing
[March 24, 2015] Now available here www.episcopalchurch.org is the Climate Change Crisis, presented by the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society on March 24. Addressing one of the most significant topics in today’s society, the 90-minute live webcast originated from Campbell Hall Episcopal School, North Hollywood, CA, in partnership with Bishop J. Jon Bruno and the […]
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Easter Message 2015
“We will find him already there before us, bringing new and verdant life,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori states in her Easter Message 2015. “The only place we will not find him is in the tomb.”
Program Budget and Finance Committee seeks comments, input on draft budget
The Episcopal Church Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance is seeking comments and input on the draft budget that will be presented to the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church. The Joint Nominating Committee for Program, Budget, and Finance received Executive Council’s draft budget in February. “As General Convention 2015 approaches, Program, […]
