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Nominations to fill Executive Council vacancy accepted till Sept. 30
The Episcopal Church Executive Council is accepting nominations for a clergy member to fill an unexpired term that became vacant when the Ven. J. Stannard Baker died on June 23.
Karla Sikaffy duPlantier named interim Latino missioner for The Episcopal Church
Karla duPlantier, who served most recently as the Latino/Hispanic ministries coordinator in the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, has been named interim missioner for the church’s Office of Latino Ministries.
Grant applications open for church planters and redevelopers
New Episcopal Community grant applications are open for dioceses and mission developers who are envisioning, planning, or growing new worshipping communities and missional enterprises throughout the church. The deadline to apply is Sept. 23, with grantees announced after the Executive Council meeting in late October.
United Thank Offering invites 2026 annual grant applicants
A letter to the church about Episcopal Youth Event and Encuentro de Jóvenes Episcopales
The following letter from the Rev. Lester Mackenzie, chief of mission program, provides an update on The Episcopal Church’s two largest events for young people.
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe and Singh family announce resolution of concerns
Dates announced for 82nd General Convention: July 3-8, 2027
Following a decision by the Joint Standing Committee on Planning and Arrangements, the General Convention Office has announced that the legislative days of the 82nd General Convention of The Episcopal Church will be Saturday, July 3, to Thursday, July 8, 2027. Bishops and deputies will be asked to arrive in Phoenix, Arizona, the site of the convention, by June 30 for preparatory meetings on July 1 and 2.
Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on crisis in Gaza
Dear people of God in The Episcopal Church: Yesterday, Archbishop Hosam Naoum of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East gave a powerful address to the Church of England’s annual Synod in York about the situation in Gaza and the Holy Land.
Rev. Maurice Dyer named Episcopal Church canon to the bishop suffragan for Armed Forces and Federal Ministries
The Rev. Maurice Dyer II has been named the canon to the Episcopal Church bishop suffragan for Armed Forces and Federal Ministries, a member of the presiding bishop’s staff. Dyer served most recently as a U.S. Space Force chaplain in Colorado.
