Easter 2009 Message from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori

Important news to share about a program on Friday:

On March 27 the Tri-Faith Initiative is planning a “Dinner in Abraham’s Tent: Conversations on Peace” bringing together representatives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in Omaha, Nebraska. The dinner features national leaders of the three faith groups, Rabbi Peter Knobel, immediate past president of the Central Conference of American Rabbits, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori […]

A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of the Episcopal Church

House of Bishops issues pastoral letter

A Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of the Episcopal Church meeting in Hendersonville, North Carolina, March 13-18, 2009 to the Church and our partners in mission throughout the world. I have learned to be content with whatever I have. I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have […]

Luis Fernando Ruiz elected bishop of Ecuador Central on first ballot

The Rev. Luis Fernando Ruiz was elected March 17 as bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ecuador Central. Ruiz, 52, rector of the Catedral de San Pablo, Bogotá, in the Diocese of Colombia, was elected on the first ballot out of a field of three nominees. Ruiz received 102 of the 117 ballots cast among […]

Episcopal Church report addresses U.S. poverty with model for development initiatives

A groundbreaking report released on March 12 calls on The Episcopal Church to address the issues and concerns of the poor in the United States, focusing initially on the needs of Native American communities through its proposed “Model for Domestic Poverty Alleviation.” The report, titled Faith in the Balance: A Call to Action, is based […]

IamEpiscopalian.org: sharing personal connections, spiritual journeys

Different languages, different faces, different areas of the country, all Episcopalians. In less than two weeks, IamEpiscopalian.org is nearing 100,000 hits! Developed by the Episcopal Church”s Office of Communication, IamEpiscopalian.org features Episcopalians relating their personal connections to the Church through video vignettes. The high traffic caused some initial buffering issues, which have been remedied. “With […]

IamEpiscopalian.org seeks your video

Here”s your chance to share your faith story and tell everyone why you are an Episcopalian. The Episcopal Church Office of Communication invites Episcopalians to upload their videos on the new website IamEpiscopalian.org. Since its launch on Ash Wednesday, IamEpiscopalian.org has experienced nearly 50,000 hits. “Because of the steady and heavy traffic we have moved […]

Applications for media credentials for General Convention 2009 now available

Applications for credentials for media representatives requesting to cover the General Convention 2009 of The Episcopal Church are now available here: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/public-affairs/media-application-form/. General Convention 2009 will be held July 8 – 17 at the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, California. Media policies and procedures for General Convention 2009 are here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/newsline_105517_ENG_HTM.htm New this year is the […]

House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson to be named Canon of Diocese of Central Ecuador

Bonnie Anderson, president of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church, will be named a canon of the Diocese of Ecuador Central’s Catedral de El Senor in Quito at a special service on Sunday, February 21 by Bishop Wilfrido Ramos-Orench. According to Episcopal Church and Anglican understanding, the term “canon” relates to persons attached […]