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Second Called to Transformation ABCD facilitator formation workshop announced

September 3, 2015

Samuel McDonald, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Mission for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, announced the second of two Called to Transformation Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) facilitator […]

A Letter to The Episcopal Church From the Presiding Bishop, President of the House of Deputies

September 1, 2015

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings have issued a letter calling on Episcopal congregations to participate in “Confession, Repentance, and Commitment to End Racism Sunday” on September 6.

Nearly 10,000 hits in first day to IamEpiscopalian.org

August 31, 2015

In less than 24 hours, IamEpiscopalian.org – a website where people to share their stories – experienced nearly 10,000 hits. “The great response to IamEpiscopalian.org shows that people want to […]

As Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season, IamEpiscopalian.org shares faith stories, personal thoughts

August 31, 2015

Sisters laughingly talk about growing up, growing away and growing back to The Episcopal Church. A prison chaplain calls The Episcopal Church a thinking church. One person shares that he […]

When is a bishop a bishop?

August 31, 2015

Note: this is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. Also, this contains Episcopal Church lingo and terms. Check the websites listed at the end […]

Young Adult Pilgrimage to Ferguson, MO to focus on racial reconciliation and justice

August 27, 2015

Bishop Stacy Sauls, Chief Operating Officer of The Episcopal Church, has announced a new initiative and partnership to encourage young adults to engage in racial reconciliation and justice at the […]

September – December 2015 consecrations, elections and consents in The Episcopal Church

August 27, 2015

In the next four months – September 1 to December 31 – The Episcopal Church will witness the installation of the 27th Presiding Bishop, the consecrations of two bishops, the election of one bishop, and the consent processes underway for two.

Applications accepted for Episcopal Church Indigenous Theological Training Grant

August 25, 2015

Samuel McDonald, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Director of Mission for the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, announced that applications are currently being accepted for the 2015 awards for Indigenous […]

Episcopal Church Development Office 2015 Symposium: Community Engagement and Spiritual Formation: Stories of Transformation

August 24, 2015

The Domestic and Foreign Missionary Development Office will sponsor the Fall 2015 Symposium on fundraising, Community Engagement and Spiritual Formation: Stories of Transformation, on Thursday and Friday, October 8 and […]

Bishop James Magness, Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries, to retire in 2017

August 14, 2015

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has announced the upcoming resignation (retirement) of Bishop James “Jay” Magness, the Sixth Bishop Suffragan for Armed Services and Federal Ministries of The Episcopal Church. […]

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