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Seven young adults have been named to The Episcopal Church’s second cohort of Eco-Justice Fellows, an innovative program that seeks to strengthen a faith-based response to ecological repair among new leaders.
Just two weeks ago at General Convention, we welcomed Archbishop Hosam Naoum of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and heard him speak passionately about peace and the life-saving work of the Al-Ahli Anglican Hospital in Gaza. Today I am deeply troubled to learn that the Israeli Defense Forces closed this hospital.
The Episcopal Diocese of Olympia has received notification from the Presiding Bishop’s Office that Bishop-elect Philip N. LaBelle 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.
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which concluded this afternoon. This final daily update from the Office of Public Affairs contains news, events, and resources related to GC81.
The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville Burrows, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, was elected June 28 to serve as the vice president of the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church. The election took place on the final day of the church’s 81st General Convention, taking place in Louisville, Kentucky.
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe, together with the planning committees for his transition and installation, announced today that they will forego the traditional installation service in Washington National Cathedral in favor of a smaller, simpler ceremony in the chapel at the church’s New York headquarters.
The following is a transcript of a sermon delivered by Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe during the June 28 Closing Eucharist service at the 81st General Convention of The Episcopal Church in Louisville, Kentucky. Watch the service online.
Greetings from Louisville, Kentucky, the site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which runs through June 28 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. These daily updates from the Office of Public Affairs include news, events, and resources related to GC81.
Bishop Sean Rowe, 49, called for the church to be resilient heading into what he described as an “existential crisis” caused by a changing world.
Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church. He immediately issued a sobering call for the church, which has faced division and chronic membership loss, to confront an “existential crisis” that he compared with the steel industry collapse in his native…
The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts has received notification from the Presiding Bishop’s Office that Bishop-elect Julia Whitworth 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.
The Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe, bishop of the Episcopal Dioceses of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York, was elected and confirmed the 28th presiding bishop and primate of The Episcopal Church on June 26 for a nine-year term beginning Nov. 1.
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