Live webcast to address General Convention 2009

General Convention 2009 of the Episcopal Church will be the topic of a live webcast on Wednesday, May 13 at 8 am Pacific (9 am Mountain, 10 am Central, 11 am Eastern). General Convention 2009 (GC09) will be held July 8 – 17 at the Anaheim Convention Center in California. The webcast will originate from […]

Easter Day Sermon by the Presiding Bishop

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, offered the following sermon on Easter Day, April 12, at St. James, Florence, Italy. Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia! This is the great feast of the Christian year, for “on this day the Lord has acted” (Ps 118:24), “This […]

Presiding Bishop on Maundy Thursday:

“What makes it so easy to love one another in crisis, and so challenging to do it the rest of the time?,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori asks in her Maundy Thursday sermon at St. James in Florence, Italy on April 9. The following is the full text of the Presiding Bishop”s sermon: […]

Presiding Bishop's Palm Sunday Sermon

Palm Sunday 5 April 2009 All Saints, Moline, IL Episcopal Diocese of Quincy The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop The Episcopal Church I had a challenging trip here on Friday.  I went to the airport in New York in plenty of time, and when I went to the counter to check my bag, the agent told […]

Presiding Bishop's Homily, Episcopal Diocese of Quincy Reorganizing Synod, Morning Prayer

Episcopal Diocese of Quincy Reorganizing Synod, Morning Prayer April 4, 2009 Martin Luther King, Jr. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Peoria, IL, 10 am The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop The Episcopal Church In a few minutes, we’re going to pray:  Almighty God, by the hand of Moses your servant you led your people out of […]

Finding Hope in Hard Times: A resource for dealing with today

In an effort to deal with today’s economy and reality, the Episcopal Church is offering a free resource, “Finding Hope in Hard Times: Seven Spiritual Practices,” designed to provide faith communities with practical and spiritual disciplines in order to nurture a culture of generosity and hope, in the midst of fear, anxiety and despair. “Christian […]

Suzanne Watson named to new strategic planning role for Episcopal Church

The Rev. Suzanne Watson, currently director of the Evangelism and Congregational Life Center of The Episcopal Church, has been named to a new post as leader of the Church’s strategic planning and strategic collaboration efforts, effective May 4, according to an April 2 announcement by Linda Watt, Chief Operations Officer for the Church Center. “Suzanne […]

Resource offered for Evangelism and Mission in Globalization

The Episcopal Asiamerica Ministries (EAM) is offering a newly published, free resource, "Evangelism and Mission in the Age of Globalization," designed for clergy, lay leaders, parish and diocesan staff, and those involved in global interrelationships. "The church as a living organism must continue to interact with the changing world to ensure her relevance and faithfully […]

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 […]