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Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has accepted the gracious invitations to speak and participate at three events in the United Kingdom. USPG Annual Conference Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori will speak at the USPG: Anglicans in World Mission Annual Conference in Derbyshire on Wednesday, June 9, addressing the conference theme, Witness to Christ Today….

“A Report of Mission and Resources ‘09 of The Episcopal Church,” focusing on the mission and programs of the Church Center, is now available online at: http://episcopalchurch.org/annualreport2009.htm The online Annual Report details the work accomplished through the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) budget throughout 2009. The Annual Report is introduced by Presiding Bishop Katharine…

The following is another in a series of talking points prepared as a resource for The Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church The Episcopal Church is an autonomous church which is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion, serving God and working together to spread through word and action the good news of God in Christ….

The Rev. Dr. James “Jay” Magness, the Sixth Bishop Suffragan for Federal Ministries of The Episcopal Church, will be consecrated on Saturday, June 19 at 10 am Eastern in Washington National Cathedral, in Washington DC. Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will preside at the service. Preacher will be Bishop Edwin F. Gulick Jr….

A musical program featuring selections for all tastes is now available as part of the ongoing multimedia offerings produced by the Office of Communication: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/multimedia/gracemusic/ The hour-long program, a blend of the classical and the modern, with selections ranging from Bach and Mozart to the Beatles and Carly Simon, was taped at a live April…

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has announced that Bishop-Elect James “Jay” Magness as Bishop Suffragan for Federal Ministries has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent…

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified Navajoland that the canonical consent process for Bishop-Elect David E. Bailey has been successfully completed. As outlined under Canon III.11.4 (a), the…

Ordained and lay chaplains with responsibility for campus ministries at higher education institutions will have opportunities to meet, share and discuss their work at a special June conference. Sponsored by The Episcopal Church Office of Campus Ministries, the annual Conference of Campus Ministers will be held June 30-July 3 at the Hotel and Conference Center…

The Rev. Canon Charles K. Robertson, PhD, Canon to Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, will preach on Sunday, May 23 and Sunday, May 30 on Day 1, the national syndicated weekly ecumenical radio program produced by the Alliance for Christian Media. In his sermon for Pentecost Sunday, May 23, “Golden Age?,” Robertson explores…

The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will meet June 16-18 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD. Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox at newsline@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with phone access for media not able to attend is planned for Friday,…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has called for Episcopalians to remember the people of Tennessee in prayer, following the recent devastating floods. “My thoughts and prayers are with you in the aftermath of the destructive flooding that struck last weekend,” she wrote. The following letter has been sent to Bishop John C. Bauerschmidt…

Jubilee, a new documentary chronicling a 12-year relationship that comprehensively transformed both an affluent Episcopal Church and a Dallas neighborhood located in a high-crime area is now available online at https://www.episcopalchurch.org/video/jubilee/ The 30-minute documentary, Jubilee, depicting the changes in a 62-block area “that had been forgotten by the city of Dallas,” debuted on Wednesday, April…