Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori sends greetings of welcome to Pope Francis and adds:             “The Episcopal Church will pray for the new Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis, and for the possibility of constructive dialogue and cooperation between our Churches.”     The Episcopal Church: www.episcopalchurch.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/episcopalian Twitter: www.twitter.com/iamepiscopalian YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/EpiscopalChurchYT   

The outcome of a January conciliation meeting concerning complaints involving the Episcopal Dioceses of Fort Worth and Quincy has been announced, following the written agreement of all parties and acceptance by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. “As a result of the process of Conciliation under Canon IV.10 of The Episcopal Church, the…Complainants and Respondents agree…

Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation, a March 6 forum hosted by Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, is now available on line here. http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/human-trafficking The hour-long Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation originated from the Chapel of Christ the Lord in the Church Center in New York City and featured Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori’s address,…

The Episcopal Church Office of Communication, in collaboration with  The Living Church Foundation, has issued a White Paper to guide congregations and to assist them in marketing and advertising efforts as part of their evangelism initiatives. Marketing Your Parish: Advertising Best Practices for Effective Evangelism is available at no fee here: https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/ "We're working to…

Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer Bishop Stacy Sauls, in consultation with the Executive Oversight Committee, presented its report, Locating the Episcopal Church Center For Missional Strategy, to the Executive Council on February 26. “I had been asked to head this research and present the report to the February 2013 Executive Council meeting,” Bishop Sauls stated. …

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will host an hour-long exploration into the church’s work in Human Trafficking on Wednesday, March 6. Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation will originate from the Chapel of Christ the Lord in the Church Center in New York City beginning at 2 pm Eastern, 1 pm Central, noon Mountain,…

February 10 is World Mission Sunday in the Episcopal Church. “The last Sunday of Epiphany is recognized every year as World Mission Sunday around the Episcopal Church,” notes the Rev. David Copley, Episcopal Church Officer for Mission Personnel. “The word ‘mission’ comes from the Latin verb mittere ‘to be sent out’; mission is about being…

The popular Lesson Plans That Work, an online resource from the Episcopal Church, has been updated and revised, now with three distinct tracts for younger and older children, and adults. Lesson Plans that work are available here: https://lessonplansthatwork.org/, part of the growing Episcopal Digital Network. “Lesson Plans That Work is utilized by many throughout the…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has joined other religious leaders from the National Council of Churches in calling for a commitment of daily prayers for the President, Vice-President, United States Congress and elected officials beginning January 3 until January 21. January 3 is the first day of the new Congress; January 21 is…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings have announced that the Rev. William H. Allport, Jr. from the Diocese of West Texas has resigned from the Structure Task Force for personal reasons. Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori and President Jennings have named the Rev….