The Episcopal Church Office of Communication has launched its first iPad app, Wayfarer. Available as a free, quarterly iPad app downloadable at iTunes all the content can also be viewed in an Internet browser here or http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/wayfarer. “Wayfarer features compelling stories told through video, photographs and words,” noted Lynette Wilson, Wayfarer producer Wilson, who is…

The Lutheran-Anglican-Episcopal leadership of Canada and the United States met on December 8 at the Episcopal Church Center in New York City. Attending were: The Rev. Mark HansonPresiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)The Rev. Don McCoidAssistant to the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA  The Most Rev. Fred HiltzArchbishop, Anglican Church of…

 The Episcopal Church website – www.episcopalchurch.org – has undergone a complete transformation and redesign into a welcoming, eye-appealing, easy-to-navigate, experiential site. Launched on December 28, the new website features a motif of stained glass windows, each of which holds a small piece of our contemporary church. Taking direction from newcomer research, the design is steeped,…

“What gates and walls need to be opened in order to take up the work God sends us to do,” Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori asked in her sermon at the opening service of Everyone Everywhere 2011.  “ Some of them are in our own hearts.” The four-day Everyone Everywhere 2011 kicked off October 13…

Registration is open for New Chapter: Your Church in God’s Unfolding Story, an Episcopal Church conference specifically for small churches, slated for December 1-3 in Williamsburg, VA. Part of the popular Start Up! Start Over! Conference series for small churches, New Chapter features keynote speakers, workshop sessions, and ample opportunities to share experiences while learning…

Bishop-Elect Barker ordination and consecration on October 8 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 Nebraska that Bishop-Elect Scott Barker has received the required majority of…

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, December 1 and begins at 12:10 pm Eastern (11:10 am Central, 10:10…

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. Also, Episcopal Church lingo and terms are used; check the websites listed at the end for any necessary explanations. In the next four months — May 1 to August 31 – the Episcopal Church…

The four Episcopal Church Ethnic Ministries offices have teamed with Virginia Theological Seminary for a first-of-its-kind, three-day International Episcopal Seminarians of Color Conference, One Bread One Body. The conference will be held March 15-18 at Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia. More than 50 students from seven seminaries are expected to attend the event that is…

A February 10 festive service will celebrate full communion between The Episcopal Church and the Northern and Southern Provinces of the Moravian Church in North America. The landmark Moravian – Episcopal Full Communion Inaugural Service will be celebrated at the Central Moravian Church, Bethlehem, PA at 6 pm Eastern. Bethlehem is a major center of…