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College For Bishops announces endowment campaign to insure future health, wellness, education of Episcopal bishops

May 3, 2011

The College for Bishops has announced the formation of a $15 million endowment campaign to insure the future of the organization, which is designed to provide education and formation for Episcopal bishops in all stages of their ministry. The campaign, Endowing a Sustainable Future, is chaired by the Rt. Rev. F. Clayton Matthews, Bishop for […]

“The world around us is in urgent need of our shared gifts,” Episcopal Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori notes in celebration for 10-year anniversary of full communion with Lutherans

May 2, 2011

In celebrating a decade of full communion relationship with Lutherans, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori noted in her sermon, “These ten years are a good start.” The Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada celebrated 10 years of the full […]

Episcopal Church Office of Communication to live webcast internationally-heralded Choir of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

April 27, 2011

The Episcopal Church Office of Communication will live webcast a performance of London’s Choir of St. Martin-in-the-Fields from St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC (Diocese of Washington) on Thursday, May 5 at 7 pm Eastern (6 pm Central, 5 pm Mountain, 4 pm Pacific, 3 pm Alaska, 2 pm Hawaii). Directed by Andrew […]

Episcopal Church Office of Communication offers live concert webcast from St. John's, Lafayette Square, Washington DC

April 26, 2011

The Episcopal Church Office of Communication continues offering a live webcast of musical selections from the First Wednesdays At St. John’s Concerts series originating from St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC (Diocese of Washington). The next live concert is on Wednesday, May 4 and begins at 12:10 pm Eastern (11:10 am Central, 10:10 […]

Episcopal, Anglican, Lutheran Pastoral Letter issued on 10th Anniversary Celebration of Full Communion

April 26, 2011

Episcopal Church accepting applications for Officer for Intercultural Ministries

April 21, 2011

Applications are being accepted for the position of Episcopal Church Officer for Intercultural Ministries. The job posting states that the Officer for Intercultural Ministries “will lead the church in promoting interaction of various cultural groups through listening and responding to cultural voices. The incumbent would support the Church’s vision of an inclusive community that reflects […]

Episcopal Church accepting applications for Officer for Interreligious Relations

April 20, 2011

Applications are being accepted for the position of Episcopal Church Officer for Interreligious Relations, based at the Episcopal Church Center offices in New York City. Working closely with Officer for Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations on implementing a comprehensive program of engagement in interreligious relations, the job posting states that the Officer for Interreligious Relations will […]

May – August 2011 consecrations, elections and consents in the Episcopal Church

April 19, 2011

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. Also, Episcopal Church lingo and terms are used; check the websites listed at the end for any necessary explanations. In the next four months — May 1 to August 31 – the Episcopal Church […]

Episcopal Church Office of Communication to live webcast Good Friday, Easter Morning services

April 18, 2011

The Episcopal Church Office of Communication will live webcast the Good Friday Service and the Festive Easter morning celebration from Grace Episcopal Church in New York City. The live webcasts will be available on the home page of the Episcopal Church website. www.episcopalchurch.org. Following the live webcasts, the videos will be available on demand. On […]

Stations of the Cross available online for Holy Week devotions from the Episcopal Church Office of Communication

April 13, 2011

The Episcopal Church Office of Communication is providing an online venue to observe Stations of the Cross throughout Holy Week on the front page of the Church website at www.episcopalchurch.org The video of the Stations of the Cross originated in 2010 from St. Mary The Virgin Episcopal Church in New York City and features prayers […]

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