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Disciplinary Board for Bishops certifies that South Carolina Bishop has abandoned the church

October 17, 2012

The Disciplinary Board for Bishops has advised Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori that the majority of the 18-member panel has determined that Bishop Mark Lawrence of the Diocese of South […]

Presiding Bishop, HOD President issue statement on special task force on church structural reform

October 17, 2012

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings have released the following statement concerning the special task force for […]

House of Deputies President: “Let’s be bold and visionary disciples of Jesus.”

October 16, 2012

“Let’s be bold and visionary disciples of Jesus,” the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies, said in her sermon at the noon Chapel service at the […]

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori presents opening remarks to Executive Council

October 15, 2012

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori presented her opening remarks to the Executive Council at its first meeting of the triennium. The following is the text of the Presiding […]

Straub honored with inaugural Episcopal Church House of Deputies Medal

October 15, 2012

The Rev. Canon Dr. Gregory S. Straub, who will retire as executive secretary of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church on January 1 after nearly eight years and three […]

House of Deputies President opening remarks to Executive Council

October 15, 2012

Episcopal Church President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings has presented her opening remarks to the Executive Council at its first meeting of the triennium. The […]

Presiding Bishop’s sermon at Executive Council opening Eucharist

October 15, 2012

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has delivered the following sermon at Eucharist at the Executive Council meeting on the opening day of its four-day meeting, the first of […]

Presiding Bishop writes to presidential candidates

October 12, 2012

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has written to the presidential candidates, urging President Barack Obama and the Hon. Mitt Romney “to use the debate forum to articulate strong […]

Episcopal Church Facts and Figures

October 11, 2012

Applications still accepted for Episcopal Church Constable Fund Grants

October 11, 2012
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