Do you feel a call to serve God, but aren’t sure how or in what way? Young adults of color can examine their gifts and explore opportunities at a June weekend Episcopal Church retreat, Why Serve 2011: Discerning God’s Call.Why Serve 2011 will be Thursday, June 2, to Monday, June 6 at the School of…

A newly named Strategic Planning Committee has already set to work, announcing that its first step will be to solicit opinions from throughout The Episcopal Church. The Strategic Planning Committee was established by Executive Council in January 2009 to develop a strategic plan for The Episcopal Church Center and the Executive Council which addresses mission…

Results of a recent survey indicated that 73% of respondents were either very satisfied or fairly satisfied with Episcopal Life Online (http://www.episcopalchurch.org/elife/). With answers that were frank and honest, denoting a broad range of thoughts and interests, the 23-question survey focused on reader satisfaction and trends, and asked for suggestions on both content and design….

Lessons and Carols from St. Bartholomew”s in New York City has been added to the 2009 Advent multimedia programming, presented by The Episcopal Church Office of Communication. Part of the full month of Advent observations and traditional liturgies, the St. Bartholomew”s Lessons and Carols joins the other offerings currently available: the Advent Reflection by Presiding…

Different languages, different faces, different areas of the country, all Episcopalians. In less than two weeks, IamEpiscopalian.org is nearing 100,000 hits! Developed by the Episcopal Church”s Office of Communication, IamEpiscopalian.org features Episcopalians relating their personal connections to the Church through video vignettes. The high traffic caused some initial buffering issues, which have been remedied. “With…

Delving into the ministry and work of the Episcopal Church to the people residing in the vast area of the United States known as Appalachia will be the focus of an in-depth video exploration, thanks to a generous grant from Odyssey Networks.The Episcopal Church was one of many production grants awarded by Odyssey Networks on…

Citing its history and honoring its presence as a home to many, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori joined the 200th anniversary celebration of St. Philip”s in Harlem, New York City, a landmark church. “This community is very clearly a center of connection and healing, dignity and grace, for those who have gathered here for a…

Following more than two years of dedicated service, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has noted her thanks for the ministries of the Rt. Rev. Herbert Donovan and the Venerable Richard I. Cluett. Donovan has served as Deputy to the Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop for Anglican Communion Relations and is transitioning his work into…

The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will meet June 15-17 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD. Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer, at publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with phone access for media not able to attend is…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori participated in the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Anglican Church in Japan (Nippon Sei Ko Kai). “We”re here tonight to give thanks to God for 150 years of an Anglican presence in Japan,” Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori said at evening prayer on September 22 in Tokyo….