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Episcopal Youth Event announces speakers, invites prayers for July gathering
Speakers and preachers at the 2023 Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) will highlight themes of “gather,” “celebrate,” and “send” during the July 5-7 gathering in College Park, Maryland, that will include hundreds of young people.
Pastoral word from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to LGBTQ+ community
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry offered the following video message on June 30, 2023
Statement from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on Supreme Court decision on affirmative action in college admissions
“In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action in college admissions, I am saddened for all who will be negatively impacted, and I am mindful that we must continue to root out White supremacy and systemic racism.”
Presiding bishop’s office names new Title IV intake officer
The Rev. Barbara Kempf has been named Title IV intake officer for bishops, a new role that reports to The Episcopal Church’s presiding bishop and works closely with, but structurally separate from, the bishop for pastoral development.
United Thank Offering: Over $1M awarded for projects addressing incarceration crisis
More than $1 million in United Thank Offering grants—designated for 22 projects related to the worldwide incarceration crisis within The Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion—was approved by the church’s Executive Council during its June meeting.
Health update, July schedule for Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Throughout the month of June, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry received further testing and monitoring following a Memorial Day weekend hospitalization for internal bleeding and heart arrythmia.
Executive Council to meet June 30 to discuss budget income
The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will convene an online special meeting at 12 p.m. ET June 30 to discuss income for the 2025-2027 churchwide budget.
CORRECTION: Indigenous Ministries releases resource for designing and delivering land acknowledgements
In response to two recent General Convention resolutions, The Episcopal Church Office of Indigenous Ministries is offering a new resource for those wishing to design and implement Indigenous land acknowledgements at church-related gatherings.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry offers World Refugee Day sermon
In recognition of World Refugee Day and Episcopal Migration Ministries’ Rainbow Initiative to support LGBTQ+ forced migrants, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry shared the following message.
Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from the president of the House of Deputies
The following are the opening remarks of President of the House of Deputies Julia Ayala Harris at the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Providence, Rhode Island, through June 15.
