Public Affairs

The congregation of Trinity Episcopal Church in Clanton, Alabama had a strong desire to reach out and make a different in their small Southern community.  From that desire, the Beans and Rice Ministry was born and has developed into a lifeline for many. Trinity, located in the Diocese of Alabama, is the focus of a…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will visit Haiti January 10-12 to mark the third anniversary of the devastating earthquake. At the invitation of Diocese of Haiti Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin, Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori will celebrate and preach at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince at the earthquake commemoration on Saturday, January 12. While…

In response to readers’ request, Episcopal News Service is expanding its offerings and now provides a special area of reader-submitted obituaries. “The new section of the Episcopal News Service website has been designed to allow people to submit their own Episcopal-related obituaries in an easy, user-friendly  manner,” noted the Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News…

A conciliation meeting concerning complaints involving the Episcopal Dioceses of Fort Worth and Quincy will be held on January 8 and 9 in Richmond, VA (Canon IV.10). The proceedings are private and the content will be confidential. The meeting concerns complaints from the Diocese of Quincy Standing Committee against Bishops Peter Beckwith (Springfield), Bruce MacPherson…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has joined other religious leaders from the National Council of Churches in calling for a commitment of daily prayers for the President, Vice-President, United States Congress and elected officials beginning January 3 until January 21. January 3 is the first day of the new Congress; January 21 is…

“Are you looking everywhere for Jesus?” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori asked in her December 30 sermon at St. Andrew’s in Ramallah. “Go and seek out other anxious children, those brothers and sisters of ours, who are also looking for him.  We’ll find him in our father’s house, even if it’s in a…

“A child is born, a prince of peace who will establish justice, here and around this earth,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in her sermon on Christmas Eve, December 24 from St. George’s Cathedral in Jerusalem. The following is the text of the Presiding Bishop’s Christmas Even sermon:   Christmas EveSt. George’s…

The Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations has issued the following call to action.  The Holy Innocents:Newtown, Washington, and the Way Forward One of the more striking contrasts on the Christian calendar is the commemoration of the Feast of the Holy Innocents on December 28, three days after the celebration of Christmas.  In remembering the…

A new video of Advent Lessons and Carols from Calvary – St. George's Episcopal Church in New York City is available on the website of the Episcopal Church here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/live-demand-worship Lessons and Carols is a well-loved traditional observance in the Episcopal Church, featuring Scripture readings and favorite seasonal musical selections. The Rev. Jacob Smith is…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will make a pastoral visit to American naval personnel in Italy and she has accepted the gracious invitation of Bishop Suheil Dawani to visit and preach in the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem.     Among her many activities during the two-week trip: On December 20-22, Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori…

The Episcopal Church has awarded 67 Jubilee Ministry grants in 35 dioceses for 2012 in two categories for $55,750 to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church. The 2012 categories are health/nutrition and diocesan initiatives. Jubilee Ministries are congregations or agencies with connections to the Episcopal Church whose mission efforts affect the lives of…

The 2013 Roanridge Trust Award Grants, totaling $262,364.000 for  15 grants for transformative work across the church, have been announced by Sam McDonald, Episcopal Church Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Mission. The Roanridge Trust Award grants are awarded annually for new and creative models for leadership development in small communities across the Episcopal…