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Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori: On Healing and Wholeness
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued the following statement: On Healing and Wholeness Healing is the primary work of people of faith and the communities of which they are a part. Christians, as disciples of One who came to save (rescue, heal, make whole) the world […]
Episcopal Church proposed budget available for review
The proposed budget for The Episcopal Church in the 2016-2018 triennium is available for viewing here The document was approved by The Episcopal Church Executive Council at its January meeting. The proposed budget is now submitted to the General Convention through the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget, and Finance, which will meet to consider […]
Presiding Bishop further restricts ministry of Heather Cook
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori today issued a formal canonical Restriction on Ordained Ministry directed to the Rt. Rev. Heather Cook, Bishop Suffragan of Maryland. This Restriction was issued as part of the Episcopal Church’s Title IV disciplinary process. The Restriction provides: Pursuant to Canons IV.7(3), (4) and IV.17(2) of this church, I […]
Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Lent Message 2015
“That cross that comes on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday is a reminder of the cross that’s put there at Baptism,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in her Lent Message 2015.
Educational webinar examines Congolese refugee issues
The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society will present an hour-long webinar on February 19 to explore the current status of the refugees from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The free churchwide webinar begins at 7 pm Eastern. The webinar will be available on-demand following the event. The webinar will be facilitated by Kurt Bonz, […]
Advancing to General Convention 2015: The Blue Book will be available online
The Report to the 78th General Convention, commonly referred to as The Blue Book, will be available online at the Episcopal Church General Convention website here Reports will be added to the General Convention website as they are received, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, General Convention Executive Officer, said. Currently posted are reports from […]
Task Force on Study of Marriage presents final report
The Episcopal Church Task Force on the Study of Marriage has presented its final report to the 78th General Convention and to the Church, and for inclusion in Reports to General Convention, commonly referred to as The Blue Book. The 147 page report in English is here The report in Spanish is here The Episcopal […]
Roanridge Trust Award Grants announced for innovative leadership development programs
The 2015 Roanridge Trust Award Grants, totaling $ 160,369 for 10 grants for transformative work across the church, have been announced by Sam McDonald, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Mission of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. The Roanridge Trust Award grants are awarded annually for new and creative models for leadership development […]
February 15: World Mission Sunday
Traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday after Epiphany, World Mission Sunday in 2015 is February 15 in The Episcopal Church. The purpose of World Mission Sunday is to focus on the global impact of the Baptismal Covenant’s call to “seek and serve Christ in all persons” (Book of Common Prayer, p. 305), and to raise […]
JNCPB report includes updates
The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) has released the following statement with an update of progress following its recent meeting: The Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) met January 12 – 14. After nearly two years of conducting its work electronically, the […]
