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March 2: World Mission Sunday
World Mission Sunday is March 2 in The Episcopal Church. Traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday after Epiphany, 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 our awareness […]
Why Serve 2014: An Episcopal vocational discernment conference for young adults of color
Young adults of color are invited to examine their gifts and explore opportunities at a June Episcopal Church retreat, Why Serve 2014: We are all called by God, but what does that mean for you? Sponsored by Diversity and Ethnic Ministries of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS), Why Serve 2014 will be held […]
Media Advisory: Episcopal House of Bishops to meet
The Episcopal Church House of Bishops will meet at the Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center in Navasota, TX (Diocese of Texas) March 21-25. Meeting in retreat, the theme for the gathering will be “How Shall We Sing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land.” The schedule calls for prayer-filled sessions, and bishops will participate […]
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori to preach at St. Paul’s in London
At the invitation of the Very Rev. Dr. David Ison, Dean, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Katharine Jefferts Schori will preach at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, on March 9 at the 11:30 am service. “I look forward to joining the St. Paul’s community again and meeting the new Dean,” the Presiding Bishop said. “I […]
Task Force on Study of Marriage wants your videos
The Episcopal Church Task Force on the Study of Marriage wants videos from Episcopalians throughout the church. The videos should focus on the topic: Give us your first name and tell a one minute story about your relationship or one you know well in which you have seen the image of God. “We invite Episcopalians […]
New Opportunities Grants: Proposals invited for Native American program assistance
The Episcopal Church Office of Indigenous Ministries and the Executive Council Committee on Indigenous Ministries invites Episcopal communities with Native American initiatives to submit proposals for the New Opportunities Grants, which provides funding for programs in 2014. “The New Opportunities Grant was a project established to assist native people throughout the Episcopal Church to develop […]
A statement from the United Thank Offering Board
The members of the board of the United Thank Offering have issued the following statement. Please join the United Thank Offering Board in giving thanks to God for the collaborative work between the Board, staff of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society and members of Executive Council, the result of which is the creation […]
Presentations, workshops, panel examine violence in society at Episcopal Church special event in April
Presentations, workshops and panel discussions examining violence in all its forms in American society, with a hard look at what can be done, are the elements of a special Episcopal Church gathering: Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace: An Episcopal Gathering to Challenge the Epidemic of Violence. Bishops, clergy and laity from throughout the Episcopal Church […]
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop’s office notifies Diocese of New York of successful canonical consent process
The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of New York that Bishop Suffragan-Elect Allen K. Shin has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. As outlined under Canon III.11.4 (a), the Presiding Bishop confirmed the receipt of consents from a majority of bishops with […]
Executive Council awards Episcopal Church Constable Fund Grants
The Episcopal Church Executive Council approved the recipients of the Constable Fund Grants, totaling $168,060 for the 2014 grant cycle. The resolution was presented by Anne Watkins, an Executive Council member from the Diocese of Connecticut and chair of the Constable Fund Grant Review Committee, during the Executive Council meeting, currently gathered in Baltimore, Maryland. […]
