Public Affairs

November 25 to December 10 have been designated the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, an annual campaign to raise awareness about gender-based violence. In conjunction with the 16 Days, The Episcopal Church is calling for resources on gender-based violence in response to General Convention resolution A139 on Gender Violence. Parishes and dioceses are…

The Episcopal Church’s Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) has issued a reminder to submit feedback through a survey about the new resources for blessing same-sex relationships. The survey is located here. In 2012, the General Convention passed Resolution A049 commending “Liturgical Resources 1:  I Will Bless You and You Will Be A Blessing”…

Now available for group watching and personal viewing is the on-demand video of the groundbreaking public forum sponsored by The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Mississippi: Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America. The on-demand is available here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/state-racism Thousands of viewers watched as a distinguished panel of national experts including Myrlie…

[November 16, 2013] “Let us dream of a world where every family, language, people, and nation is gathered in the commonwealth of God,” Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said at the groundbreaking public forum Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America. “Learn vigilance, teach and work for justice, that we might become the…

  [November 12, 2013] A new national poll commissioned by The Episcopal Church has found that nearly all Americans (98%) feel that there is at least some discrimination in the U.S. today. In addition, African-American respondents (49%) are three times as likely as white respondents (16%) and Hispanic respondents (11%) to feel there is a…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori offers the following prayer for the people of the Philippines:   O God our help in time of trouble, we pray for the Filipino people who have suffered this grievous natural disaster. We pray that survivors may find water, food, and shelter, and news of their missing loved…

Our Merciful Savior Ministries, Inc. of Denver, CO (Diocese of Colorado) has been awarded an Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) Pilot Program Grant from The Episcopal Church. “This award is an aspect of the work focusing on the Fourth Mark of Mission, to transform unjust structures of society,” explained the Rev. Canon E. Mark Stevenson,…

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has named Lucille B Pilling, EdD, MPH, RN of Philadelphia, PA (Diocese of Pennsylvania) to serve as the provincial delegate to represent The Episcopal Church at the 58th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) in New York City, March 10 – 21, 2014. The…

Sam McDonald, Episcopal Church Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Mission, announced the recipients of the Campus Ministry Grants, totaling $99,750, for the 2013-2014 grant cycle.  Campus Ministry Grants provide dioceses, parishes or community college/college/university campuses with funding for new as well as current campus ministries in higher education institutions in the Episcopal Church….

Registration is now open for Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace: An Episcopal gathering to challenge the epidemic of violence April 9 – 11, 2014 at the Reed Center and Sheraton in Oklahoma City, OK (Diocese of Oklahoma).  www.epiok.org Registration is available here At Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace: An Episcopal Gathering to Challenge the Epidemic…

The Episcopal Church Task Force on the Study of Marriage has issued the following report: The Episcopal Church’s Task Force on the Study of Marriage has begun to dig into the depth and breadth of its work, enabled by Resolution A050 at the 2012 General Convention. The Rev. Brian C. Taylor, chair, reports, “We’re making…

Applications are now being accepted for a recently posted position in the Office of Government Relations on the staff of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS): Legislative Representative for International Issues. The full-time position is jointly administered by the Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Office of…