Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori presented the following remarks at the opening of the Executive Council Meeting at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD (Diocese of Maryland). Executive CouncilOpening RemarksJune 8, 2013 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts SchoriPresiding Bishop and PrimateThe Episcopal Church             I’m going to talk…

Bishops, clergy and laity from throughout the Episcopal Church are invited to gather April 9 – 11, 2014 to explore one of the major issues in today’s society – violence in all its forms. Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace: An Episcopal gathering to challenge the epidemic of violence will be held at the Reed Center…

The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia that Bishop-Elect Mark Bourlakas has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. As outlined under Canon III.11.4 (a), the Presiding Bishop confirmed the receipt of consents from a majority of bishops with jurisdiction, and…

The Episcopal Church Office of Development will present the Fall 2013 Fundraising Symposium – It’s All About Money! – on Thursday and Friday, September 26 and 27. Designed for directors of development at dioceses, congregations, and other Episcopal organizations, as well as clergy interested in parish/diocesan fundraising, It’s All About Money! will be held at…

Make your plans now for the Black Clergy Indaba slated for Tuesday, October 15 to Saturday October 19 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta Georgia (Diocese of Atlanta). The event theme is Visioning: Seed Time & Harvest, linking to Luke 10:2, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord…

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2013 Episcopal Church awards for Indigenous Theological Training. The awards are available to lay and ordained members of the Episcopal Church. The application and information are available here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/indigenous-ministries Among the educational possibilities is spiritual formation, leadership development, or ordination. Each applicant must have the endorsement of his/her…

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, on the devastation in Oklahoma: The prayers of Episcopalians are with the people of Oklahoma in the midst of this tragic event.  May the spirit of God hover over the broken, lost, and grieving, and may they meet the love of…

Episcopal News Service https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/ has launched a new section, On The Move https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/, sharing the news of churchwide appointments, job transitions, clergy ordinations and retirements. “We wanted to add this new section to the Episcopal News Service website to make it easier for people to share the news of their job transitions with the wider…

On November 15, the Episcopal Church will host and produce a forum centering on a critical topic for our times: Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America. Originating from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson, MS (Diocese of Mississippi), the 90-minute ecumenical forum will be live webcast beginning at 1 pm Central (2…