An enthusiastic crowd of well-wishers will gather and welcome eight cyclists, led by Bishop Mark Hollingsworth of Ohio, as they bike into NYC and complete “Riding for Their Lives,” their cross-country trek on Tuesday, July 28. Their final destination is the Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Ave., NYC (at 43rd St.). Hollingsworth and his team…

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 Springfield that Bishop-Elect Daniel Hayden Martins has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. As outlined…

At the one year anniversary of the Haitian earthquake on January 12, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori asks for prayers and expresses solidarity with the people of Haiti, Bishop Jean Zache Duracin and the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti as they rebuild. The Diocese of Haiti is the largest in The Episcopal Church. The…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Robert Radtke, President of Episcopal Relief & Development discuss the situation in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in a video here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/mission.htm The two leaders also share ways in which help can be provided, most notably by donating to Episcopal Relief & Development. The Episcopal Church welcomes…

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Members of the Sudanese community along with representatives of Episcopal dioceses will gather in Phoenix AZ for the Sudanese Leadership Summit Friday, December 10 to Tuesday, December 14. Focusing on the theme “Considering the Past; Contemplating the Present; Collaborating for the Future,” the five day conference is sponsored by the Episcopal Church Office of Black…

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The Social and Economic Justice Office of the Episcopal Church Center has awarded 103 Jubilee Ministry grants in 50 dioceses for 2010 and 2011 in five categories for more than $157,250 to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church. The 2010 categories are: health and nutrition; building a just society; and diocesan development. The…

Change is in the water. Our society is changing demographically and economically, the size and resource base of our church is changing and the world is changing through climate change, population change, technology and a host of other factors. We are swimming in change. In particular, governance change is in the Episcopal Church’s water. We…

The Episcopal Church Office for Transition Ministry has unveiled a new tool which provides easier ways to engage the system, offers more options for the user, and focuses on individual”s gifts, strengths, abilities and interests to open new ways of service to the church. “The intent of the new system is to make the transition…