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 […]

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 […]