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L'Église Épiscopale d'Haïti annonce trois candidats pour l'élection le 25 novembre d'un Évêque Suffragan

September 16, 2011

Trois candidats pour Évêque Suffragan de L’Église Épiscopale d’Haïti sont nommés Les candidats sont : Le Rév. Ogé Beauvoir, doyen du Séminaire théologique épiscopal en Haïti. Le Rév. Bernier Noe, prêtre en charge de Cap Haïtien, Haïti. Le Rév. Joseph Jean Jeannot, prêtre en charge de St. Pierre, Centre archidiaconal, Mirebalais, Haïti. L’élection aura lieu le […]

A challenge that unites

September 16, 2011

The Rev. Marek Zabriskie believes everyone should read the Bible.  And, he’s utilizing websites, social media, and all of today’s tools to bring the message of the ancient texts to a modern world through a new effort called The Bible Challenge. Zabriskie is rector of St.Thomas Church Whitemarsh in Ft. Washington, Pa (Diocese of Pennsylvania) […]

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori invited to Anglican Province of South Africa

September 16, 2011

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has accepted the gracious invitation of the Most Rev. Thabo Makgoba, Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa, and Primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, to visit and preach in September.  “I look forward to visiting the Province of Southern Africa, and spending enough time to learn […]

Episcopal Church House of Bishops Fall 2011 meeting: Daily Account for Thursday, September 15

September 16, 2011

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting in Province IX in Quito, Ecuador (Diocese of Ecuador Central) from September 15 to September 20.  The following is an account of the activities for Thursday, September 15. The fall meeting of the Episcopal Church House of Bishops meeting started with Eucharist with Presiding Bishop […]

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori opens the Episcopal Church House of Bishops fall meeting

September 15, 2011

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori opened the Episcopal Church House of Bishops fall meeting in Province IX, Quito, Ecuador, on Thursday, September 15.  “The gospel insists that we are all united as children of one God, that the actions of one affect others, and that we share a responsibility for the whole of God’s creation,” […]

President Bonnie Anderson nominates the Very Rev. Scott Kirby as vice president of the Episcopal Church House of Deputies

September 15, 2011

Bonnie Anderson, President of the House of Deputies, announced today that she will nominate the Very Rev. H. Scott Kirby, retired dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to serve as vice president of the House of Deputies for the duration of the 2012 General Convention, which meets next July in Indianapolis. The […]

Tuition subsidies available, free webinars scheduled for innovative Episcopal Church – GreenFaith partnership

September 7, 2011

[September 7, 2011] Michael Schut, Episcopal Church Economic/Environmental Affairs Officer, has announced the availability of tuition subsidies and the scheduling of two free webinars regarding the partnership between the Episcopal Church and GreenFaith. For the past year, the Episcopal Church has been in partnership with GreenFaith, a leading national religious environmental group, to assist churches […]

Episcopal Church Office of Communication coverage of 10th anniversary of September 11 from Episcopal News Service, Multimedia, Web and Social Media

September 7, 2011

[September 7, 2011] Videos, articles, interviews, sermons and social media remembrances and conversations are the offerings from the Episcopal Church marking the 10th Anniversary of September 11. “September 11 profoundly changed our country and our people,” noted Anne Rudig, director of communication. “While the anniversary is a sad moment to mark, it also opened windows […]

Still time to register for Everyone Everywhere 2011, Episcopal Church domestic and global mission conference

September 6, 2011

Ten Episcopal Church missionaries embark on international mission placements

September 1, 2011
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