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House of Deputies President, Vice President issue letter

March 1, 2013

Episcopal Church House of Deputies President the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings and Vice President the Hon. Byron Rushing have issued the following letter to deputies on gun violence. February 28, […]

Episcopal Church House of Bishops to gather in retreat for prayer, reflection, discussion

February 28, 2013

Bishops of The Episcopal Church will gather for the House of Bishops spring retreat meeting March 8 – 12 at Kanuga Conference Center in NC. The theme of the gathering […]

Report issued at Executive Council on Church Center location

February 27, 2013

Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer Bishop Stacy Sauls, in consultation with the Executive Oversight Committee, presented its report, Locating the Episcopal Church Center For Missional Strategy, to the Executive Council […]

EYE14 dates, location announced

February 26, 2013

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori announced that the popular Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) will be held July 9-13, 2014 in the Philadelphia area in partnership with the Diocese of Pennsylvania. […]

General Convention 2015 dates announced: June 25 – July 3 in Salt Lake City

February 26, 2013

Following a decision by the Joint Standing Committee on Planning and Arrangements, the General Convention Office (GCO) has announced the dates for the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church […]

Vervynck named to Executive Council

February 25, 2013

Deacon Jenny Vervynck of the Diocese of San Diego has been named the Province 8 clergy representative on the Episcopal Church Executive Council. The announcement was made during the opening […]

Resources posted, space still available for March 6 online forum: Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation

February 25, 2013

Space is still available for Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation, hosted by Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on Wednesday, March 6 to explore the church’s work in Human […]

Presiding Bishop to visit Diocese of Central Florida

February 21, 2013

At the invitation of Bishop Gregory Brewer, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will visit the Diocese of Central Florida March 3 – 5. “I am eager to visit […]

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop’s office notifies Diocese of Eau Claire of successful canonical consent process

February 21, 2013

The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of Eau Claire that Bishop-Elect William Jay Lambert has received the required majority of consents in […]

Episcopal, Anglican women gather in NYC for annual UN Commission meeting

February 20, 2013

Women and men from the Episcopal Church and throughout the Anglican Communion will gather for the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) in […]

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