Presiding Bishop, President of House of Deputies announce 12-member Task Force on the Study of Marriage

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings have announced the 12 members of the church’s new Task Force on the Study of Marriage. Approved at the 77th General Convention in July 2012, Resolution A050 called for the creation of a task force of […]

Episcopal Presiding Bishop on Ash Wednesday: “Hold up your mirror to every face, let your face shine upon us all, and bring us peace.”

In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori participated in the Fourth Annual Ash Wednesday Prayer Service at Liberty State Park, which focuses on immigration discrimination and detainees. “We share a dream of peace,” the Presiding Bishop said to the interreligious group of religious leaders, […]

Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations testifies on Immigration Reform to US Senate Judiciary Committee

Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations Director Alexander Baumgarten and Katie Conway, Immigration and Refugee Policy Analyst, have submitted testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Senator Patrick Leahy from Vermont, for a February 13 hearing on Immigration Reform “Our immigration system must be transformed into a just and humane system that discerns between […]

New video explores Mockingbird, an innovative online spiritual community

Mockingbird is an innovative spiritual community of Christians mostly in their 20s and 30s that is online, virtual, and thriving.   “Mockingbird is showing how to meet people where they are in a non-threatening way,”   explained Mike Collins, Episcopal Church Manager of Multimedia Services.  “They allow people to explore their faith through pop culture.” According […]

Episcopal Presiding Bishop provides testimony on gun violence to Senate Judiciary Subcommittee

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has submitted written testimony to the United States Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, chaired by Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, for the hearing on “Proposals to reduce gun violence: protecting our communities while respecting the Second Amendment.” “I urge lawmakers to press […]

Media Advisory: Episcopal Church Task Force for Church Structural Reform to meet in February

The Episcopal Church Task Force for Church Structural Reform will conduct its inaugural meeting February 14-16 at the Maritime Institute in Baltimore, MD. Media are invited to attend the opening prayers and remarks from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings on February 14 at […]

Episcopal Church offers Lenten resources, meditations

Resources, meditations and study guides for experiencing a reflective Lenten season are available from the Episcopal Church. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori’s video Lent Message 2013 is here  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/presiding-bishop The text of the Presiding Bishop’s Lent Message is here and in Spanish here   Daily Lenten Offerings from young adults are here http://www.episcopalchurch.org/lent2013   Episcopal Relief & Development […]

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop writes to congregations about Good Friday offering for Jerusalem and Middle East

Presiding Bishop hosts online forum: Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will host an hour-long exploration into the church’s work in Human Trafficking on Wednesday, March 6. Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation will originate from the Chapel of Christ the Lord in the Church Center in New York City beginning at 2 pm Eastern, 1 pm Central, noon Mountain, […]

Episcopal Church World Mission Sunday, February 10

February 10 is World Mission Sunday in the Episcopal Church. “The last Sunday of Epiphany is recognized every year as World Mission Sunday around the Episcopal Church,” notes the Rev. David Copley, Episcopal Church Officer for Mission Personnel. “The word ‘mission’ comes from the Latin verb mittere ‘to be sent out’; mission is about being […]