Writing Style Guide

No hyphen. Means every other month. Semimonthly means twice a month. (Same with biweekly and semiweekly)

Lowercase in all uses.

Biannual means twice a year and is a synonym for “semiannual.” Biennial means every two years.

Use quotation marks around book titles. Exceptions: the Bible and other holy books (Quran, Torah), the Book of Common Prayer, and reference…

One word, lowercase.

Capitalize when referring to the published document containing the official set of governing rules for The Episcopal Church and in numbered…

Capitalize as part of a proper name, such as the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester , but lowercase in all other instances: He was the fifth…

Episcopal is the adjective; use Episcopalian only as a noun referring to a member of The Episcopal Church: She is an Episcopalian, and she…

Lowercase north, south, east, west , etc., when used as a direction : Austin is south of Dallas. But capitalize when referring to the…

No hyphen.

Or, the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church.

Short quotation at the beginning of an article; sometimes these are used at the start of Episcopal Church department newsletters. Per…