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Episcopal Church Development Office presents Fall 2013 Fundraising Symposium: It’s All About Money!

May 29, 2013

The Episcopal Church Office of Development will present the Fall 2013 Fundraising Symposium – It’s All About Money! – on Thursday and Friday, September 26 and 27. Designed for directors of development at dioceses, congregations, and other Episcopal organizations, as well as clergy interested in parish/diocesan fundraising, It’s All About Money! will be held at […]

Episcopal Church Black Clergy Indaba: Visioning: Seed Time & Harvest

May 28, 2013

Make your plans now for the Black Clergy Indaba slated for Tuesday, October 15 to Saturday October 19 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta Georgia (Diocese of Atlanta). The event theme is Visioning: Seed Time & Harvest, linking to Luke 10:2, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord […]

Applications accepted for Episcopal Church Indigenous Theological Training

May 28, 2013

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2013 Episcopal Church awards for Indigenous Theological Training. The awards are available to lay and ordained members of the Episcopal Church. The application and information are available here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/indigenous-ministries Among the educational possibilities is spiritual formation, leadership development, or ordination. Each applicant must have the endorsement of his/her […]

Presiding Bishop offers prayer for Oklahoma

May 21, 2013

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, on the devastation in Oklahoma: The prayers of Episcopalians are with the people of Oklahoma in the midst of this tragic event.  May the spirit of God hover over the broken, lost, and grieving, and may they meet the love of […]

Advancing to General Convention 2015: “Greening and Screening”

May 20, 2013

2013 The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS) Conference: Flourish in Faith

May 20, 2013

Exploring stewardship as a response of faithfulness will be the major focus of the 2013 Conference of The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS) on July 12 and 13 at the Episcopal Commons of Utah in Salt Lake City, Diocese of Utah. The conference, centering on the theme Flourish in Faith, is designed to offer congregational […]

TREC invites conversation through website, social media

May 15, 2013

The Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC) is utilizing social media to solicit ideas, info and as a means to hear from the church. And, TREC plans to regularly pose questions, report on its progress, and engage both the wider church and specific groups within the church in an ongoing dialogue throughout the […]

Episcopal News Service provides new offering to post professional announcements

May 15, 2013

Save the Date: Episcopal Church hosts major topical forum: Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America

May 13, 2013

On November 15, the Episcopal Church will host and produce a forum centering on a critical topic for our times: Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America. Originating from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson, MS (Diocese of Mississippi), the 90-minute ecumenical forum will be live webcast beginning at 1 pm Central (2 […]

Media Advisory: Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet in Maryland June 8-10

May 13, 2013

The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will meet June 8-10 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 phone access for media not able […]

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