An interreligious prayer vigil on Friday, January 7 will kick off the weekend of Prayers for Peace in Sudan in anticipation of the January 9 referendum. The prayer vigil will be held at the United Nations Chapel, First Ave. and 44th St. in New York City at 11 am Eastern. “The prayer vigil will include…

WHAT: Inaugural Service to celebrate the landmark Full Communion between The Episcopal Church and the Northern & Southern Provinces of The Moravian Church in America. The service will incorporate elements of both the Episcopal and Moravian liturgies, music and worship traditions. WHO: Leaders of both denominations, including Episcopal Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Moravian…

President Barack Obama announced the appointment of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.“I am grateful for the opportunity to be of service to the larger community in this way,” Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori said. “The ability to build partnerships between civic and religious bodies…

The Episcopal Church Office of Communication multimedia offerings is presenting sounds of the season by the renowned Treble Choristers of the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys in New York City. The video, featuring the boys of Saint Thomas Church choir led by Music Director John Scott singing favorite carols and musical selections in…

Bishop Stacy Sauls, Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer, has announced three staff appointments in mission leadership positions. Canon Sam McDonald has been named Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Mission. Antoinette Daniels has been named Associate Director of Mission for Administration. The Rev. Margaret Rose has been named Associate Director of Mission for Program….

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori joined 30 religious leaders in a letter calling for a Middle East Peace Plan. “We support President Obama”s determination to provide sustained, hands-on diplomatic leadership to bring the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to an end through the creation of two viable, secure and independent states living side by side in…

“A Report of Mission and Resources ‘09 of The Episcopal Church,” focusing on the mission and programs of the Church Center, is now available online at: http://episcopalchurch.org/annualreport2009.htm The online Annual Report details the work accomplished through the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) budget throughout 2009. The Annual Report is introduced by Presiding Bishop Katharine…

Lifting the work of Vida Dutton Scudder, an 1800s Episcopalian union organizer, House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson asked in her sermon, “Do we want to be raised up as Church witnesses after the example of Vida Dutton Scudder? Do we want to stand firm in the power of the Gospel?” Anderson was the preacher…

The Episcopal Church Center continues to move into its new strategic model emphasizing project-based goal-oriented mission and ministry. The new structure calls for a Department of Mission with seven program-based Mission Teams. In a November 18 memo released to Church staff, Directors of Mission Antoinette (Toni) Daniels and the Rev. Margaret R. Rose explained, “Mission…

Music spanning the globe and the ages. Flexible space for multi-uses. Wide diversity in membership. Welcoming in spirit. Children participating prominently in the liturgy. St Paul & the Redeemer in Chicago has transformed itself from a church once described as conflicted to a vibrant worshiping and social community. A product of a 1968 merger of…