The Episcopal Church Office of Communication continues offering a live webcast of musical selections from the First Wednesdays At St. John’s Concerts series originating from St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC (Diocese of Washington). The next live concert is on Wednesday, February 2 and begins at 12:10 pm Eastern (11:10 am Central, 10:10 am Mountain,…

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 announced that Bishop-Elect James “Jay” Magness as Bishop Suffragan for Federal Ministries has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent…

The Rev. Canon Charles K. Robertson, PhD, Canon to Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, will preach on Sunday, May 23 and Sunday, May 30 on Day 1, the national syndicated weekly ecumenical radio program produced by the Alliance for Christian Media. In his sermon for Pentecost Sunday, May 23, “Golden Age?,” Robertson explores…

A traditional Ash Wednesday service will be webcast live by The Episcopal Church Office of Communication at 12:10 pm on February 17. Part of the ongoing multimedia offerings produced by the Office of Communication, the service will be available at www.episcopalchurch.org/live/ashwednesday Originating from Grace Episcopal Church in New York City, the service will be a…

The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church is meeting at the Kanuga Conference Center in North Carolina from March 25 to March 30. The following is an account of the activities for the evening session of March 29. Following dinner, the session was opened by the day’s Emcee, Bishop Victor Scantlebury of Chicago. Bishop…

On March 27 the Tri-Faith Initiative is planning a “Dinner in Abraham’s Tent: Conversations on Peace” bringing together representatives of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in Omaha, Nebraska. The dinner features national leaders of the three faith groups, Rabbi Peter Knobel, immediate past president of the Central Conference of American Rabbits, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori…

Lynette Wilson, staff writer for Episcopal Life, has been promoted to editor/writer of The Episcopal Church”s new quarterly publication, set to debut in 2010. The announcement was made by Anne Rudig, Director of the Church”s Office of Communication, and Linda Watt, Chief Operating Officer. “We are very pleased that Lynette will lead the creation of…