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Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Episcopal church staff realignment
Dear People of God in The Episcopal Church: On the day I was elected presiding bishop in June 2024, I told the General Convention: It’s time to reorient our churchwide resources—budgets and staff—to support dioceses and congregations on the ground where ministry happens. To build on what dioceses and diocesan partnerships already do better than the churchwide structure and use churchwide resources to strengthen those ministries.
Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris
Following is a lightly edited transcript of opening remarks by House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris to the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting Feb. 17-19 in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe
Following is a lightly edited transcript of opening remarks by Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe to the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting Feb. 17-19 in Linthicum Heights, Maryland.
Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet Feb. 17-19; plenary sessions livestreamed
The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will convene Feb. 17-19 in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. All are welcome to watch the plenary sessions live.
Episcopal Church joins religious freedom lawsuit challenging ICE enforcement actions in churches
The Episcopal Church is among dozens of multifaith plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the U.S. government’s recent rescission of guidelines that limited immigration enforcement in sensitive areas such as churches, schools, and hospitals. The suit was filed this morning in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia by Georgetown Law’s Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection.
Support Episcopal HBCU chaplains through gifts to Absalom Jones Fund
People of all backgrounds and faiths are invited to give generously to the Absalom Jones Fund in support of the work of two historically Black institutions of higher education in cultivating and preparing leaders: Voorhees University and Saint Augustine’s University.
Letter from Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Title IV matters concerning Bishop Samuel Howard
Dear People of God in The Episcopal Church: I am writing today to let you know that documents from two disciplinary matters involving the Rt. Rev. Samuel Johnson Howard, the eighth bishop of Florida, have been published as required by the canons of The Episcopal Church.
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe’s sermon at Washington National Cathedral
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe preached the sermon during a Feb. 2 Eucharist at Washington National Cathedral celebrating the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The service also included Bishop Rowe’s ceremonial seating, a liturgy in the Book of Occasional Services.
Seating of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe to be livestreamed Feb. 2
Washington National Cathedral will host the ceremonial seating of the Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe, the 28th presiding bishop of The Episcopal Church, during its Feb. 2 Eucharist service. The 11:15 a.m. ET service will be livestreamed on the cathedral’s channels.
Letter from Episcopal Church leaders on Trump administration immigration executive orders
Because our true citizenship is not here on earth but in heaven, we are called to transcend the earthly distinctions made among us by the leaders of this world. We must proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is promised to the persecuted and answer Christ’s call to welcome the stranger among us. This vision of God’s kingdom, this new reality, is the one to which we Christians are pledged in our baptism above any political preference or policy, and to which our church must bear witness through word and deed.
