The Season, 1 Christmas – 2021
[…] world continues to turn. Darkness always finds us, as does Christmas, a season of light. For those in the northern hemisphere who find ourselves in winter, it is, perhaps, one […]
Season of the Red Cups: Advent Meditation, 12/21/2012
[…] able. Some of the most meaningful Christmases that I’ve had have been after really disciplined, prayerful, and quite Advents. And the best Christmases I’ve had have been when we celebrate […]
GC81 Daily Update: Friday, June 28
[…] Kentucky, site of The Episcopal Church’s 81st General Convention, which concluded this afternoon. This final daily update from the Office of Public Affairs contains news, events, and resources related to […]
Daily Television Images…, Proper 19 (A) – 2002
Daily television images flood our imaginations with pictures of suffering and destruction. On September 11th, 2001, the world witnessed events that blew away any remaining sense of security. Death, […]
The Way of Love with Bishop Michael Curry Podcast Season 2 continues
[…] Each episode of Season 2 focuses on one of the seven Way of Love Practices for a Jesus-Centered Life: turn, learn, pray, worship, bless, go, and rest, with a focus […]
Nominating committee offers prayer for presiding bishop election, issues reminder of upcoming deadline
[…] Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop invite Episcopalians to join them in prayer as they continue their discernment work leading to the election of the 28th presiding […]
Anti-COVID World Prayer Thursday, May 14th
[…] (CEC), Rev. Prof. Dr. Ioan Sauca, has invited all member churches to observe a global prayer day on 14 May. The joint initiative with the members of the Higher Committee […]
Tragedy: Prayers, Guidelines and Resources
[…] disbelief, profound sadness, and anger bubbling over to rage. Our staff members have been in prayer today and have been receiving a multitude of resources offered to help respond in appropriate and […]
A Lenten Message
[…] by the alleluias of Easter. And yet, one of the prefaces assigned to the eucharistic prayer in our Prayer Book (page 379) bids us to “prepare with joy for the […]
New Spanish, French prayer book translations now available
New, certified Spanish and French translations of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer are available online. Printed copies will be available Jan. 20.
A Day of Prayer and Fasting For Peace in South Sudan and The Democratic Republic of Congo
Pope Francis has called for a ‘Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace’ today, Friday, February 23, 2018. He has invited us to join our brothers and sisters around the […]
GC81 Daily Update: Thursday, June 27
[…] 81st General Convention, which runs through June 28 at the Kentucky International Convention Center. These daily updates from the Office of Public Affairs include news, events, and resources related to […]
A Season of Signs, Advent 3 (B) – 2002
[…] Victorian English street of half-timbered houses with their numbered paper doors and windows — one for each day of Advent — and each hiding yet another piece of chocolate — […]
Different voices to preach at daily worship services during Episcopal Church General Convention 2009
[…] TV correspondent and an internationally-known activist will be among the many voices at the daily worship services during General Convention 2009 of The Episcopal Church. Episcopalians will gather this […]
Presiding Bishop’s Lenten message 2008
[…] preparing for baptism at the Easter Vigil. That preparation work has traditionally been summarized as prayer and study, fasting, and almsgiving. Today we might remember the origins of Lent, take […]
Episcopal Church prepares for release of new prayer book translations
[…] is pleased to announce the upcoming release of trial translations of the Book of Common Prayer in Spanish, French and Haitian Creole and plans to seek feedback from native speakers […]
An invitation to prayer with our sister churches during their church-wide gatherings
[…] and Canadian sisters, brothers, and siblings in the Lutheran and Anglican/Episcopal tradition to pledge their prayers for our church as we gathered in Austin, Texas to deliberate over matters of […]
Fourth season of The Way of Love with Bishop Michael Curry podcast continues with guest the Very Rev. Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas
[…] listeners will hear stories and lessons about how they can grow closer to God in daily life. This season of the Way of Love podcast is sponsored by Church Pension […]
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael Curry on the actions at the Anglican Primates meeting
[…] just want to say a word of thank you to you for all of your prayers: your prayers for this meeting, your prayers for me personally, both here and in […]
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori calls for Day of Prayer for South Sudan on February 16
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has called for a Day of Prayer for South Sudan for February 16. Bishop Jefferts Schori is joined in this call by the […]