Office of Public Affairs
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 […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops to gather in retreat for prayer, reflection, discussion
Bishops of The Episcopal Church will gather for the House of Bishops spring retreat meeting March 8 – 12 at Kanuga Conference Center in NC. The theme of the gathering will be Godly Leadership in the Midst of Loss. Meditations will be offered by various bishops on different aspects of loss. There will be daily […]
Report issued at Executive Council on Church Center location
Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer Bishop Stacy Sauls, in consultation with the Executive Oversight Committee, presented its report, Locating the Episcopal Church Center For Missional Strategy, to the Executive Council on February 26. “I had been asked to head this research and present the report to the February 2013 Executive Council meeting,” Bishop Sauls stated. […]
EYE14 dates, location announced
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori announced that the popular Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) will be held July 9-13, 2014 in the Philadelphia area in partnership with the Diocese of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made February 26 to Executive Council, currently meeting in Maryland. The 2014 event marks the twelfth EYE and remains a popular and […]
General Convention 2015 dates announced: June 25 – July 3 in Salt Lake City
Following a decision by the Joint Standing Committee on Planning and Arrangements, the General Convention Office (GCO) has announced the dates for the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church in 2015: Thursday, June 25 to Friday, July 3. General Convention 2015 will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, […]
Vervynck named to Executive Council
Deacon Jenny Vervynck of the Diocese of San Diego has been named the Province 8 clergy representative on the Episcopal Church Executive Council. The announcement was made during the opening session of the Executive Council meeting on February 25 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD (Diocese of Maryland). The […]
Resources posted, space still available for March 6 online forum: Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation
Space is still available for Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation, hosted by Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on Wednesday, March 6 to explore the church’s work in Human Trafficking. The hour-long Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation will originate from the Chapel of Christ the Lord in the Church Center in New York City […]
