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Join the presiding bishop, church leaders for discussion of Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will join other church leaders April 6 for an online discussion of the friendship between the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Vietnamese monk Thich Nhat Hanh.
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry calls for 100th anniversary Good Friday Offering
Celebrating 100 years of Episcopal Church gifts to Jerusalem and the Middle East, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites bishops, congregations, and supporters to participate in the centenary Good Friday Offering.
Diocese of Springfield notified of successful canonical consent process for next bishop
The Episcopal Diocese of Springfield has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that Bishop-elect Brian K. Burgess has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed in Canon III.11.3. The consents received have been certified by the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Registrar of the General Convention.
Media Advisory: Episcopal Church Executive Council to meet April 20-23
The Episcopal Church will convene a hybrid meeting April 20-23 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It will be the council’s final meeting before General Convention in July.
Statement from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on the passing of Madeleine Albright, first female secretary of state
We mourn the loss of Madeleine Albright, committed Episcopalian and trailblazing ambassador. I am particularly thankful for her guiding belief that religious leaders have an essential role to play in foreign policy, and for her Anglican sensibility in navigating difference and diversity. . .
Episcopal Migration Ministries prepares to welcome Ukrainian refugees in response to Biden plan
In response to the Biden Administration’s announcement March 24 that the U.S. will admit 100,000 Ukrainians and others fleeing Russia, Episcopal Migration Ministries said it will help welcome and assist those refugees and others.
Working group calls Episcopalians to address harms of white supremacy, legacies of colonialism and imperialism
Community, the Presiding Officers’ Working Group on Truth-Telling, Reckoning, and Healing has released a report that includes the creation of a new organization within The Episcopal Church called the Episcopal Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice.
At spring meeting, House of Bishops speaks on Ukraine, anti-trans bills
n its first in-person assembly since September of 2019, The Episcopal Church House of Bishops gathered March 15-21 at Camp Allen in Navasota, Texas, for its traditional spring retreat. In addition to their primary activities of fellowship, study, prayer, and Sabbath, the 133 bishops and bishops-elect present held a business meeting the morning of March 19 that included the passage of pastoral statements/resolutions on the war in Ukraine and anti-trans legislation in various states.
Give Me Jesus!
A transcript of the sermon of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry at the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church, meeting in retreat at Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas, through March 21.
Program, Budget and Finance committee seeks churchwide feedback on 2023-2024 budget
The Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance welcomes feedback from all Episcopalians on the 2023-2024 Episcopal Church budget as received from Executive Council. Click here for a copy of the budget and click here for the feedback form. Please submit comments by Friday, April 8.
