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Episcopal Church reports annual return of 8.2 % for previous decade
According to N. Kurt Barnes, Episcopal Church Treasurer, the Episcopal Church trust funds have experienced annual net returns after fees and expenses of 8.2% annually for the past 10 years […]
Episcopal, ELCA Presiding Bishops issue World AIDS Day 2012 statement
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have issued a joint statement for World AIDS Day 2012. […]
Observe Advent via social media, Pinterest, through Episcopal Church
Observing Advent in spiritual, faithful avenues via social media are being conducted by the Episcopal Church Office of Communication. Advent is the liturgical season that occurs four weeks prior to […]
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Advent 2012: “What is it that you are most waiting for?”
Episcopal Church President of House of Deputies honors the Rev. Dr. Canon Harold T. Lewis
The Rev. Dr. Canon Harold T. Lewis, who recently retired as rector of Calvary Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, PA (Diocese of Pittsburgh) was awarded the House of Deputies medal on […]
Episcopal Church same-sex blessing resource excerpts available online
The Episcopal Church’s liturgical rite for blessing same-sex relationships, authorized by General Convention for use in the Episcopal Church beginning the first Sunday in Advent, December 2, is now available […]
Presiding Bishop calls for week of prayer for Democratic Republic of Congo
“Pray for an end to the conflict, an end to violence and the atrocities, that the needs of the suffering may be supplied, and that peace may prevail,” Episcopal Church […]
Presiding Bishop’s office notifies Diocese of Lexington of successful canonical consent process
The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of Lexington that Bishop-Elect Douglas Hahn has received the required majority of consents in the canonical […]
Joint Nominating Committee for Election of Presiding Bishop issues report, announces Twitter, Facebook links
The Episcopal Church Joint Nominating Committee for the Election of the Presiding Bishop has provided the following information after its inaugural meeting November 12-14. _____________________________________________________________The Members of the Joint Nominating […]
Presiding Bishop issues Pastoral Letter to the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued a Pastoral Letter to the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. The following is the November 15 Pastoral Letter from the Presiding […]