The 2011 Roanridge Grants totaling $129,700 were recently awarded to seven Episcopal Church agencies actively engaged in developing new and creative models for leadership development in small communities across the Church. The grants are administered through the Office of Congregational Vitality and recipients were announced by the Rev. Bob Honeychurch, Episcopal Church Officer for Congregational…

Sunday and Monday”s forum, Interfaith Summit on Happiness, with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, the Dalai Lama and other world religious leaders will be live webcast from Emory University. On October 17 and 18, Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori will participate in the Interfaith Summit on Happiness: Understanding and Promoting Happiness in Today's Society, at the…

An ecumenical group of religious leaders from the Sudan will lead a candlelight prayer vigil on Tuesday, October 12 at the Isaiah Wall in front of the United Nations (42nd and First Ave, NYC) at 7:15 pm Eastern. All are invited. Sudan, and the region of Darfur within it, have suffered years of civil war…

The Most Rev. Daniel Deng Bul, Archbishop of the Episcopal Church of Sudan, and a five-member ecumenical team of religious leaders have embarked on an urgent informational and political visit to the United States to present the plight of the Sudanese to the world. A Sudanese-wide referendum is slated for January 9, 2011 which, if…

An Ecumenical group of religious leaders from the Sudan will meet with United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-Moon on Monday, October 11. Following the meeting, the group will speak with the media on Sudan and the upcoming referendum. Sudan, and the region of Darfur within it, have suffered years of civil war and genocide. An…

In an innovative venture that benefits congregations of all sizes, The Episcopal Church has partnered with GreenFaith, a leading national religious environmental group, to assist churches” efforts to “go green.” Many congregations have expressed the desire to be environmentally “green” and as ecologically responsible as possible. As a result, the collaboration between GreenFaith and The…

Be sure to join the Episcopal Church Office of Communication in a live webcast of the season”s initial First Wednesdays At St. John”s Concerts, originating from St. John”s Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC (Diocese of Washington). The live concert on Wednesday, October 6 begins at 12:10 pm Eastern (11:10 am Central, 10:10 am Mountain,…

Stating that “The time for peace is now,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori joined other religious leaders in a statement that was presented at meetings on September 29 with National Security Advisor General James Jones and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on behalf of the National Interreligious Leadership Initiative for Peace in the…

The October 15 deadline nears for applications for the Fall awarding of more than 60 scholarships from The Episcopal Church. Specific scholarships are available for ethnic communities along with other particular wide-ranging eligibility for education and training. “Besides ethnic ministries, there are scholarships available to children of missionaries, foreign students studying for ministry in the…

The House of Bishop of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Phoenix, AZ, approved the following resolution: Mind of the House Resolution: Appeal for the Rebuilding of The Episcopal Church of Haiti Resolved, that the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church continues to give, work, and pray for the welfare and spiritual needs of the…