The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. Becoming A Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society: An Adaptive Moment, a proposal to address and discuss potential restructuring of the Episcopal Church, is available for viewing here:  http://vimeo.com/36441308 Presented by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts…

Enjoy Cupid’s Harp, a musical video posted by the Episcopal Church Office of Communication from the First Wednesdays At St. John’s Concerts series originating from St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC (Diocese of Washington). Recorded on Wednesday, February 1, Cupid’s Harp features Rebecca Smith, harp, with Michael Lodico, organ. The music video is…

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 the Diocese of New York that Bishop-Elect Andrew Dietsche has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. As…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued a video message to the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops on the topic of the July General Convention. “I want to challenge this church to look forward and outward, rather than focusing inward and backward,” she says in her communiqué. Citing the five…

Since its December 28 redesign launch, more than 55,000 have visited the Episcopal Church website 84,000 times, viewing 294,000 pages! www.episcopalchurch.org/ “In less than a month, the Episcopal Church website has experienced a lot of traffic and participation,” noted Anne Rudig, Episcopal Church Director of Communication. “The response has been overwhelming and we are gratified…

The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will meet January 27-29 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD (Diocese of Maryland). Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer, at publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with phone access for media not able…

 Paul Nix of Atlanta, GA has been named interim Legal Counsel for the Episcopal Church to fill the post vacated by the retirement of Tom Duggan, Esq., at the end of 2011.  Nix will hold the position until a search for a permanent Legal Counsel is conducted following the 77th General Convention in July. The…

 “The eternal hope and yearning of the human race emerges from darkness into light in the birth of this child both humble and divine,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori noted in her homily for Christmas Eve, 2011. “We gather to celebrate his birth and recover that eternal hope.” Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori presented…

 The Episcopal Church website – www.episcopalchurch.org – has undergone a complete transformation and redesign into a welcoming, eye-appealing, easy-to-navigate, experiential site. Launched on December 28, the new website features a motif of stained glass windows, each of which holds a small piece of our contemporary church. Taking direction from newcomer research, the design is steeped,…