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Reminder: Live airing of NYC Christmas Eve pageant tops Episcopal Church multimedia programming

December 23, 2010

A live airing of a traditional Children”s Christmas Pageant from Grace Episcopal Church, New York City will be presented by The Episcopal Church Office of Communication on Christmas Eve, Friday December 24 beginning at 4 pm Eastern (3 pm Central, 2 pm Mountain, 1 pm Pacific). The Pageant will be available on the home page […]

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop gives thanks for ministries of Bishop Herbert Donovan, Ven. Richard Cluett

December 21, 2010

Following more than two years of dedicated service, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has noted her thanks for the ministries of the Rt. Rev. Herbert Donovan and the Venerable Richard I. Cluett. Donovan has served as Deputy to the Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop for Anglican Communion Relations and is transitioning his work into […]

Simplified system assists in gathering comments on Episcopal Church’s Holy Women, Holy Men

December 20, 2010

A simplified system for logging comments is providing an easier way for the submission of opinions concerning Holy Women, Holy Men, a major revision of Lesser Feasts and Fasts. As mandated in General Convention 2009 Resolution A096, The Episcopal Church Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) is soliciting feedback about the book, currently in […]

Live airing of NYC Christmas Eve pageant tops Episcopal Church multimedia programming

December 17, 2010

A live airing of a traditional Children”s Christmas Pageant from Grace Episcopal Church, New York City will be presented by The Episcopal Church Office of Communication on Christmas Eve, Friday December 24 beginning at 4 pm Eastern (3 pm Central, 2 pm Mountain, 1 pm Pacific). The Pageant will be available on the home page […]

New Episcopal Church animated video details the importance of January referendum in Sudan

December 17, 2010

A new animated video detailing the situation in Sudan and the critical nature of the upcoming referendum is available from the Episcopal Church Office of Communication at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/sudan. A Sudanese-wide referendum is slated for January 9, 2011 which, if successful, will establish a separate Southern Sudan with full rights to self-determination. At four minutes long, […]

January – April 2011 consecrations, elections and consents in The Episcopal Church

December 16, 2010

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 – January 1, 2011 to April 30 – The Episcopal […]

Episcopal Church Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music seeks comments on possible hymnal revision

December 15, 2010

The Episcopal Church Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) is inviting input and comments about a possible revision of The Hymnal 1982. Starting December 15, an online survey is available to engage the entire church in this discussion, noted the Rev. Dr. Ruth Meyers, chair of the SCLM. The survey is available at https://www.cpg.org/globalassets/documents/publications/report-hymnal-revision-feasibility-study.pdf […]

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori Christmas Message 2010

December 13, 2010

Favorite carols and sounds of the season featured in Office of Communication multimedia programming

December 13, 2010

The Episcopal Church Office of Communication multimedia offerings is presenting sounds of the season by the renowned Treble Choristers of the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys in New York City. The video, featuring the boys of Saint Thomas Church choir led by Music Director John Scott singing favorite carols and musical selections in […]

Nominations accepted for committees, positions for election at Episcopal Church General Convention 2012

December 10, 2010
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