Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has named the Rev. Dr. Thomas Ferguson as Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations Officer for The Episcopal Church. In this position, Ferguson will develop strategies and actions supporting the Presiding Bishop”s efforts as chief ecumenical officer of The Episcopal Church. Working with colleagues, Ferguson will seek to foster ecumenical and interreligious…

Elizabeth Moulton Lowell has been named Project Manager for Fundraising in the Office of Mission Funding of the Episcopal Church. Her position was announced by Ambassador Linda Watt, Chief Operating Officer for the Episcopal Church. Lowell will focus on the Episcopal Church Archives Project, cultivating major prospects, and participating in the churchwide preparation for General…

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 Northern Michigan that Bishop-Elect Rayford Ray has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. As…

“The values and skills required for excellence in the ways of the world are somewhat different than those needed for excellence in the ways of heaven,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached at Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ on the Sunday during the House of Bishops meeting here. The following is the Presiding…

The Rev. Canon Dr. Charles Robertson of The Episcopal Church reports that fraudulent emails are circulating concerning donations for Haiti relief. Here is a message from Canon Robertson: It has come to our attention that someone purporting to be Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin might be sending out fraudulent emails in his name, asking for financial…

The Episcopal Church Office of Communication is providing an online venue to observe Stations of the Cross throughout Holy Week on the front page of the Church website at www.episcopalchurch.orgThe video of the Stations of the Cross originated in 2010 from St. Mary The Virgin Episcopal Church in New York City and features prayers and…

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, offered the following sermon on Easter Day, April 12, at St. James, Florence, Italy. Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia! This is the great feast of the Christian year, for “on this day the Lord has acted” (Ps 118:24), “This…

“We are urgently committed to helping to build a society of peace with justice – a world of shalom and salaam, the very concept from which Jerusalem takes its name,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in her address to the Congressional Prayer Breakfast for Peace in the Middle East on June 15,…

The Episcopal Church Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) is inviting input and comments about a possible revision of The Hymnal 1982. Starting December 15, an online survey is available to engage the entire church in this discussion, noted the Rev. Dr. Ruth Meyers, chair of the SCLM. The survey is available at https://www.cpg.org/globalassets/documents/publications/report-hymnal-revision-feasibility-study.pdf…

Centering on the theme “Things done and left undone,” Lenten prayers, video reflections and penitential meditations have been assembled by the program staff of The Episcopal Church for use throughout the 40 day Lenten season. Designed for personal reflections as well as community services, the Lenten resources are available on web special Resources page: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/resources_seasonal_ENG_HTM.htm…