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 Sunday, March 27.Following a day of Sabbath, the House of Bishops gathered for a Moravian Service of Holy Communion in the Kanuga…

The Episcopal Church Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) is addressing its duties to collect and develop theological and liturgical resources for same-sex blessings, as charged in General Convention Resolution C056, through three main task forces and by establishing communication tools to solicit responses from the wider Episcopal Church. The Rev. Ruth Meyers, Ph.D.,…

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church.The Joint Standing Committee on Nominations (JSCN) has announced that the deadline for nominations has been extended to March 14 for membership on seven bodies or positions to be elected at the Episcopal Church General…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has accepted invitations to speak on topics of faith in three key conferences attracting international audiences in October: Fortune Magazine”s Most Powerful Women Annual Summit; an interreligious panel with the Dalai Lama at Emory University; and Maria Shriver”s Annual The Women”s Conference. On October 5, the Presiding Bishop…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori met with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. The following are comments from the Presiding Bishop about the meeting. ____________ The meeting on Tuesday, January 26 with the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon and the Archbishop…

Fresh opportunities to share and support the work of The Episcopal Church are now available through Online Giving. Under the auspices of Mission Funding, The Episcopal Church is providing this service for the first time. Citing ease, effectiveness and efficiency, Mission Funding director the Rev. Susan McCone explained, “Online Giving is designed for the donor…

The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church has issued the following message following the conclusion of its three-day meeting at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD. A Message to The Episcopal Church from the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Linthicum, Maryland, June 16-18, 2010 In the 1960s…

Applications are now being accepted for more than 60 scholarships available through The Episcopal Church. Earmarked for education and schooling for Episcopalians, funding for the scholarships is derived from numerous trust funds that have amassed over the years. “These trust funds are part of the heritage of The Episcopal Church,” explained Margareth Crosnier de Bellaistre,…

[September 7, 2011] Michael Schut, Episcopal Church Economic/Environmental Affairs Officer, has announced the availability of tuition subsidies and the scheduling of two free webinars regarding the partnership between the Episcopal Church and GreenFaith. For the past year, the Episcopal Church has been in partnership with GreenFaith, a leading national religious environmental group, to assist churches…

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 Oregon that the canonical consent process for Bishop-Elect Michael Joseph Hanley has been successfully completed. As outlined under Canon…