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Good Friday Offering: Remembering our brothers and sisters in the Middle East as we worship online during Holy Week

April 2, 2020

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

April 2, 2020

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 […]

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Word to the Church: On Our Theology of Worship

March 31, 2020

The Episcopal Church in Minnesota notified of successful canonical consent process

March 30, 2020

From the Joint Standing Committee on Nominations – Deadline extended!

March 30, 2020

Habits of Grace: March 30, 2020: Love God, love your neighbor, love yourself

March 30, 2020

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 physical distancing, I invite you to join me each week to take a moment to cultivate a ‘habit of grace.’ A new video meditation will be posted on Mondays through […]

$132,638 awarded for Young Adult and Campus Ministry grants

March 25, 2020

The 2020 Young Adult and Campus Ministry Grant recommendations were approved by the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church during their February meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. A total of $132,638 was awarded to 21 grant recipients from across The Episcopal Church. Young Adult and Campus Ministry Grants provide funding for dioceses, congregations, and community […]

All Christians Invited to Pray on Wednesday, March 25th

March 23, 2020

Episcopalians are invited to join with Christians around the world as together we join in praying the Lord’s Prayer on Wednesday, March 25 at noon in our own time zones in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Pope Francis Invites Christians to Pray on March 25th Pope Francis on Sunday invited all Christians to respond to […]

Habits of Grace: March 23, 2020: Pandemic

March 23, 2020

Episcopal Church launches Genesis II: Revision & Renew, An innovative new ministry redevelopment initiative

March 20, 2020

The Episcopal Church announces the launch of Genesis II: Re-vision & Renew, an innovative new ministry redevelopment initiative that explores and highlights specific practices that can strengthen parishes for the challenging, yet exciting, work of launching new ministries in their neighborhoods. “In Genesis II, we have a particular focus on the practice of building relationships within […]

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