A significant video offering a first-hand tour of the devastated Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port Au Prince, Haiti, is available on the Episcopal Church website here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/haitiappeal/ Presenting the video tour is the Rev. Joseph Constant, Episcopal Church Special Coordinator for Haiti, who gives a step-by-step look at the destruction and the sad remains of…

As Hurricane Thomas prepares to bear down on the already devastated country of Haiti, the Rev. Joseph Murrenz Constant and the Rev. Dr. Rosemari Gaughan Sullivan, Episcopal Church Special Coordinators for Haiti, have issued the following: Our prayers and thoughts are with the people of Haiti, and we ask the Episcopal Church to join us…

The Anglican Communion, the environment, domestic poverty, immigration and Haiti will be among the topics featured in a July 28 live webcast, A Conversation with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. A Conversation with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will begin at 3 pm Eastern (2 pm Central, 1 pm Mountain, noon Pacific, 11 am Alaska,…

The Episcopal Church House of Bishops, meeting in retreat at Camp Allen, TX, concluded its gathering on March 24 with a Eucharist in which they renewed their vows as bishops. The following was preached by Bishop Dean Wolfe of Kansas, vice president of the House of Bishops, at the HOB Closing Eucharist and Renewal of…

The Episcopal Church is accepting applications for the position of Manager for Language Services, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. The Manager for Language Services oversees all aspects of translation and interpretation activities required by the Domestic & Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS), including items needed from the Presiding Bishop’s Office, General Convention Office, and…

Nancy Davidge of Marblehead, Massachusetts has been named interim public affairs officer for the Episcopal Church, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. “I am thrilled that Nancy has accepted.  Her expertise and knowledge of the Episcopal Church are just what we need,” said the Rev. Canon Michael Hunn, Canon to the Presiding Bishop for…

Thirteen young adults representing 14 Episcopal Church dioceses are serving as missionaries in the Young Adult Service Corps (YASC) for the 2017-2018 term in locales throughout the Anglican Communion. Five of them are continuing their ministries with YASC for a second year. YASC is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for young adults, ages 21…

The Rev. Leslie Nunez Steffensen has been named the Canon to the Episcopal Church Bishop Suffragan for the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries, a member of the Presiding Bishop’s staff. In this full-time position, Steffensen works with Bishop Carl Wright, Bishop Suffragan for the Armed Forces and Federal Ministries and among her duties are the…