[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will host an hour-long exploration into the church’s work in Human Trafficking on Wednesday, March 6.
[Episcopal Church Office of Global Partnerships, Manila By Winfred Vergara] The Asia-America Theological Exchange Forum was held Feb. 3-6 at Trinity University of Asia in Quezon City, Philippines, with some 80 delegates from seminaries and churches discussing the future of theological education and Asian contextualization of theology in the 21st century.
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori presents a challenge in her Lent Message 2013 to pray, fast, study and give alms.
[St. George's Episcopal Church in Fredericksburg, Virginia] “..Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day but teach a man to fish and he’ll eat for years. Give a boy/man the right tools and there is no stopping him!”
National Cathedral gathering closes 57th inauguration
[Episcopal News Service By Mary Frances Schjonberg] As is traditional for such events, the inauguration of President Barack Obama was surrounded by prayer, and Episcopal churches and Episcopalians played large roles in spiritually supporting the beginning of the president’s second term.
The Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti announce the selection of Kerns Group Architects, P.C., of Arlington, VA, as architect of the new Holy Trinity Cathedral in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (Diocese of Haiti).
Christian hip hop artist S.O. will be performing at St Timothy’s Church, Hemlington, on Saturday 24th November at 6.30pm. Seun "S.O." Otukpe is Nigerian born and London raised, and recently graduated from Durham University with a degree in theology. He’ll be performing tracks from his new album "So It Begins" and speaking about his faith.
Statement of Opposition to the Deployment of MV-22 Osprey Aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Station
Dear Prime Minister Noda and Defense Minister Morimoto,
We oppose the deployment of MV-22 Osprey aircraft at the Futenma U.S. Marine Corps Station, and support the immediate closure and return of the world's most dangerous base, Futenma Station, back to the local population.
Dear Friends of the Diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East,
I have just returned from visiting the Diocese of Washington and the Diocese of Virginia, where Fr.Hanna Mansour and I received a most gracious welcome.
[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies Gay Clark Jennings have announced new appointments to the church’s standing commissions and joint standing committees of General Convention and committees of the House of Deputies and House of Bishops.
[ENInews] This month, a Moravian pastor was installed as rector of a U.S. Episcopal Church for the first time since the two denominations inaugurated a full-communion relationship in 2011.
[Sewanee] The School of Theology, the University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee, has entered into a partnership with Westcott House, Cambridge, U.K.
[ENInews by Mary Francis Schjonberg] The United States honored "the first human being to walk on another world" at Washington National Cathedral in the U.S. capital on 13 September with a combination of Scripture, tributes, traditional hymns and Frank Sinatra.
Convention pledges ongoing support for direct Anglican partnerships
By Matthew Davies, Episcopal News Service
The world’s 80 million Anglicans are much more aware today than they were 10 years ago that they belong to a global communion, a realization that has led to a flourishing of international relationships between the Episcopal Church and other provinces, dioceses and individuals.
From the National Council of Churches
Leaders of the National Council of Churches expressed shock Sunday at the “tragedy of violence” in Oak Creek, Wis., where a gunman opened fire in a Sikh temple, killing at least seven worshippers and injuring three others.
By Harmony Johnson, Kanuga Conferences
Episcopalians from across the country will gather Aug. 27-30 at Kanuga Conferences Inc. for Nuevo Amanecer, a national gathering on strengthening and starting Latino/Hispanic congregations.
By Emily Cherry, Episcopal News Service
[Diocese of Virginia] Susan Ellyn Goff was ordained and consecrated July 28 as bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Virginia at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond. More than 700 people gathered to celebrate the consecration of Virginia’s first female bishop.
By Richard M. Weinberg [Washington National Cathedral] Washington National Cathedral hosted a gathering of more than 850 individuals from many faith traditions on July 21 for “From Darkness to Light,” an evening service to memorialize those lost to AIDS and uphold a spirit of hope and commitment during the NAMES Project Foundation’s 25th anniversary display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Washington, D.C.
Young people from the Dioceses of Liverpool and Virginia are celebrating new friendships as they reflect on time together as part of a unique, two year long pilgrimage.
