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Episcopal DACA Action Day
EMM webinar offered Thursday, April 16 Stand with our DACA friends by joining the Office of Government Relations’ Rushad Thomas and Episcopal Migration Ministries’ Kendall Martin and Allison Duvall from 12:00pm ET to 2:00pm ET on April 16, Episcopal DACA Action Day, in urging lawmakers to protect undocumented people brought to the United States as […]
The Episcopal Church offers digital access to Holy Week and Easter Services
The Episcopal Church invites all to virtually join the congregation of St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, for a rebroadcast of their 2018 Holy Week services with the addition of new sermons, beginning with the Maundy Thursday service on April 9 through the Great Vigil of Easter on April 11, 2020. On Easter Sunday, the Office […]
Ecumenical coalition offers invitation and resources for Holy Week and Easter during COVID-19 pandemic
Christian Churches Together, Churches Uniting in Christ, and The National Council of Churches have joined together to offer the following invitation and resources for Christians who are observing Holy Week and Easter in their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: To the leadership and members of Christian Churches in the United States of America: Grace and peace to you […]
Episcopal Service Corps continues recruitment for the 2020-2021 Service Year
While much of the United States is shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, Episcopal Service Corps (ESC) continues to recruit young adults ages 21-32 for the 2020-2021 #ServiceYear. Find the discernment quiz and application here. “Current Corps members as well as ESC alumnae are playing an important role in supporting our neighborhoods and communities through […]
Habits of Grace, April 6, 2020: His Eye is on the Sparrow
As we learn how to adjust our lives given the reality of the coronavirus and the request to do our part to slow its spread by practicing social distancing, I invite you to join me each week to take a moment to cultivate a ‘habit of grace.’ A new meditation will be posted on Mondays through May. These […]
Sermons for Holy Week 2020: New resources for worship, reflections, meditation
Downloadable compilation and podcast available now A new resource, Sermons for Holy Week 2020, is an ideal companion for Holy Week devotions. Like all resources offered by The Episcopal Church’s office of communication, Episcopal congregations, dioceses, and organizations and agencies have permission to use Sermons for Holy Week 2020 for online worship, study groups, or other virtual use. […]
Good Friday Offering: Remembering our brothers and sisters in the Middle East as we worship online during Holy Week
Earlier this year, Presiding Bishop Curry invited Episcopal parishes to consider supporting the Good Friday Offering. Since 1922, Episcopalians have supported ministries of the dioceses of the Province of Jerusalem and the Middle East through special offerings during their Good Friday services. These offerings provide critical assistance to the ministries of this Province to promote peace […]
Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations releases new resource to help identify misinformation
In response to the increased prevalence of disinformation campaigns, The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations has released the resource “Misinformation, Disinformation, Fake News: Why Do We Care?” While misinformation has been used for centuries, it has become especially prevalent and difficult to identify with the rise of social media platforms and the general expansion of […]
