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Oneida Nation to host Native voices during Winter Talk
The Episcopal Church Office of Indigenous Ministries invites all Episcopalians to watch a livestream of Winter Talk 2022, an annual multiday conference that honors and highlights Indigenous and Native American traditions and contributions within the church. The event will be hosted for the first time by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin.
Diocese of Upper South Carolina notified of successful canonical consent process
The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that Bishop-elect Daniel P. Richards has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Registrar of the General Convention.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Christmas Message 2021: ‘In the name of these refugees, let us help all refugees’
“The Christmas stories are reminders that this Jesus came to show us how to love as God loves. And one of the ways we love as God loves is to help those who are refugees, those who seek asylum from political tyranny, poverty, famine, or other hardship.”
UPDATED: Applications open for Episcopal Church Young Adult Service Corps 2022-2023
Young Adult Service Corps (YASC), the international missionary program of The Episcopal Church, is accepting applications for 2022-2023 placements. The deadline is Jan. 21.
Episcopal Migration Ministries resettles its 100,000th refugee
Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM)—one of nine national agencies responsible for resettling refugees and Special Immigrant Visa holders in partnership with the U.S. government—is pleased to announce the welcome and resettlement of 100,000 individuals since EMM was formally established in the 1980s.
Presiding Bishop joins interfaith support letter for Global Fund
In a letter to U.S. President Joe Biden, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and other interfaith leaders highlight the urgency of ongoing support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, noting that COVID-19 has slowed progress against those diseases.
Diocese of West Virginia notified of successful canonical consent process
The Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that Bishop-elect Matthew Cowden has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Registrar of the General Convention.
Diocese of Nevada notified of successful canonical consent process
The Episcopal Diocese of Nevada has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that Bishop-elect Elizabeth Bonforte Gardner has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Registrar of the General Convention.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry responds to verdict in Ahmaud Arbery case
While nothing will return Ahmaud Arbery to his loved ones, our justice system has held three men accountable for hunting down and killing a Black man who did nothing but go for a run in a predominately white neighborhood, and I give thanks for this outcome. My prayers are with Arbery’s family as they continue to grieve his loss.
Toward GC80: Feedback sought on Episcopal Church draft budget for 2023-2024
All Episcopalians are invited to review and offer comments on The Episcopal Church Executive Council’s draft budget for fiscal years 2023-2024. Feedback must be received by Dec. 15 and can be submitted using this form.
