HOB Daily Account for Sunday, March 10

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting in retreat at the Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, NC (Diocese of Western North Carolina) from March 8 to March 12.  The following is an account of the activities for Sunday, March 10.The theme for the spring retreat meeting of the Episcopal Church House of […]

HOB Daily Account for Saturday, March 9

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting in retreat at the Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, NC (Diocese of Western North Carolina) from March 8 to March 12.  The following is an account of the activities for Saturday, March 9. The theme for the spring retreat meeting of the Episcopal Church House […]

HOB Daily Account for Friday, March 8

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting in retreat at the Kanuga Conference Center in Hendersonville, NC (Diocese of Western North Carolina) from March 8 to March 12.  The following is an account of the activities for Friday, March 8. In their first meeting since General Convention in July 2012, a sense […]

Now available online from Episcopal Church: Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation

Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation, a March 6 forum hosted by Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, is now available on line here. http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/human-trafficking The hour-long Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation originated from the Chapel of Christ the Lord in the Church Center in New York City and featured Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori’s address, […]

Conciliation meeting outcome announced

The outcome of a January conciliation meeting concerning complaints involving the Episcopal Dioceses of Fort Worth and Quincy has been announced, following the written agreement of all parties and acceptance by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. “As a result of the process of Conciliation under Canon IV.10 of The Episcopal Church, the…Complainants and Respondents agree […]

Joint Nominating Committee seeks input as work begins

Episcopal Church Office of Communication presents White Paper on marketing for churches

The Episcopal Church Office of Communication, in collaboration with  The Living Church Foundation, has issued a White Paper to guide congregations and to assist them in marketing and advertising efforts as part of their evangelism initiatives. Marketing Your Parish: Advertising Best Practices for Effective Evangelism is available at no fee here: https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/ "We're working to […]

Presiding Bishop has visited all dioceses in The Episcopal Church

With the recently completed visit to the Diocese of Central Florida, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has visited all 109 dioceses and three regional areas of the Episcopal Church. “The first canonical obligation – and the greatest joy – of this office is to visit the dioceses of The Episcopal Church, and to preach the […]

Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music offers commentary on Holy Week liturgies

The Episcopal Church Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) is offering a commentary on some of the lectionary texts for Holy Week (March 24-31). This commentary will focus on texts that are linked to the sometimes unintended anti-Judaism which these texts have nourished in Christian liturgy. The Commission’s work is in response to a […]

House of Deputies President, Vice President issue letter

Episcopal Church House of Deputies President the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings and Vice President the Hon. Byron Rushing have issued the following letter to deputies on gun violence. February 28, 2013 Dear Deputies: In the weeks since the horrific shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, the debate about guns in American life […]