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Eleven Episcopal Church Jubilee Grants totaling $50,000 have been announced to support mission and ministry in 11 dioceses. Jubilee Ministries are congregations or agencies with connections to the Episcopal Church, designated by diocesan bishops and affirmed by Executive Council, whose mission work affect the lives of those in need, addressing basic human needs and justice…

The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will meet February 5-7 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD (Diocese of Maryland). Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer, at publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with phone access for media not able…

The Executive Council Subcommittee on the Location of the Episcopal Church Center has issued a survey and is inviting Episcopalians to offer their input. The survey is available here As stated in the survey:  In 2012, the General Convention expressed its desire that the Episcopal Church Center be moved out of its current building located…

Bishop Stacy Sauls, Chief Operating Officer of The Episcopal Church, has announced the appointment of the Rev. Michael Angell as Missioner for Young Adults and Campus Ministry on the staff of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS). In this position, Angell will coordinate the Episcopal Church outreach to young adults throughout the church in…

Bishop Stacy Sauls, Chief Operating Officer of The Episcopal Church, has announced the first recipients of the grants for Mission Enterprise Zones and for New Church Starts. These two innovative Episcopal Church initiatives are funded through the Five Marks of Mission triennial budget, approved by General Convention July 2012. In the budget, $2 million was…

In the next four months – January 1, 2014 to April 30 – the Episcopal Church will witness the consecration of one bishop, the election of one bishop, and the canonical consent process underway for two bishops-elect.   Consecrations One consecration of a bishop is slated for January to April. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori…

Now available for group watching and personal viewing is the on-demand video of the Saturday, November 16 sessions of Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America. The videos, are available here.  To access click channel button within main player. The Saturday videos join the on-demand video of the groundbreaking public forum sponsored by…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has asked The Episcopal Church to remember the Diocese of Haiti on the fourth anniversary of the earthquake on January 12. “I urge all Episcopalians to pray and give in solidarity with our largest and fastest-growing diocese,” the Presiding Bishop said. She continued, “I ask for your generosity…

Keep track of dates, liturgical feasts, and important appointments through calendars based on the Anglican Five Marks of Mission. A joint project of the Episcopal Church Office of Communications and Forward Movement along with the Episcopal Church Office of Latino Ministries, the 2014 calendars feature photos of mission and ministry work from throughout the Church….

Leigh, a graduate student, talks about the growing gathering who have found a place of camaraderie on Thursday nights to worship and to share at the unique The Crossing at the Cathedral in Boston, MA. Now, a new video produced by the Episcopal Church office of Communication features Leigh, a former Catholic who has found…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued the following statement: The people of The Episcopal Church join the world in mourning the death of Nelson Mandela, prophet and witness to justice.  His leadership spanned decades, before and during imprisonment on Robben Island, and continuing into the establishment of a nation that aspires to…

Three beloved Advent services will be presented live by the Episcopal Church Office of Communication. The live webcasts can be accessed on the website of the Episcopal Church here All of the performances originate from Grace Church in New York City; the Rev.  J. Donald Waring, rector of Grace Church. December 8: Advent Lessons and…