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Webinar: Charting the Course – Episcopal Migration Ministries Update
The webinar provides an update on Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) and its ongoing efforts in immigration work, particularly in light of the anticipated changes under the new Trump administration. The Reverend Sarah Shipman introduces EMM’s mission, which has been rooted in welcoming strangers for over eighty years. The organization is preparing for significant reductions in […]
Raising Up World Refugee Day – June 20
The Episcopal Church at Work: A Newsletter from the Office of Development / June 2024 Each year on June 20, the world celebrates World Refugee Day, the international day to honor people who have been forced to flee. It was first celebrated on June 20, 2001, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention […]
What does General Convention 2024 mean to me?
A General Convention Primer What is the General Convention? The General Convention is the governing body of The Episcopal Church. Every three years it meets as a bicameral legislature that includes the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops, composed of deputies and bishops from each diocese. Why is this coming General Convention, the 81st, important? This General […]
A General Convention Primer
What is the General Convention? The General Convention is the governing body of The Episcopal Church. Every three years it meets as a bicameral legislature that includes the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops, composed of deputies and bishops from each diocese. Why is this coming General Convention, the 81st, important? This General Convention […]
A resigned U.S. Marine Corps major, the Rt. Rev. Ann Ritonia is ready for her new deployment
On Sept. 30, Ritonia was ordained and consecrated The Episcopal Church’s bishop suffragan for armed forces and federal ministries. The bishop suffragan is a member of the presiding bishop’s staff and is elected by the House of Bishops. Her charge is to recruit, counsel, and advocate for the more than 100 Episcopal chaplains who serve in the […]
9 Days in Maryland – the Summer of (It’s All About) Love!
Two back-to-back joy-filled and reviving gatherings of Episcopalians in Maryland this summer proved that Charm City is charming indeed. The Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) returned to the University of Maryland after a six-year pause due to the pandemic. Over 800 young Episcopalians from all over the world traveled to College Park for five days to worship, make […]