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Through website, social media  by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs The Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC) is utilizing social media to solicit ideas, info and as a means to hear from the church. And, TREC plans to regularly pose questions, report on its progress, and engage both the wider church and specific groups within the church in an ongoing dialogue throughout the triennium. The TREC website is at www.reimaginetec.org, twitter is at www.twitter.com/re...

Episcopal News Service Provides New Offering to Post Professional Announcements by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs Episcopal News Service has launched a new section, On The Move, sharing the news of churchwide appointments, job transitions, clergy ordinations and retirements. “We wanted to add this new section to the Episcopal News Service website to make it easier for people to share the news of their job transitions with the wider Episcopal Church,” explained the Rev. Mary Franc...

Save the Date: Episcopal Church hosts major topical forum: Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America Live webcast on November 15 by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs  On November 15, the Episcopal Church will host and produce a forum centering on a critical topic for our times: Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America. Originating from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson, MS (Diocese of Mississippi), the 90-minute ecumenical forum will be live webcast b...

Episcopal Church, Church of Sweden, ELCA commitment: “Sustaining hope in the face of climate change” by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs The heads of three religious denominations - The Episcopal Church, the Church of Sweden, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – signed a joint statement “to celebrate our commitment to hope in the face of climate change.” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, Church of Sweden Archbishop Anders Wejryd an...

for Episcopal Church Center Space by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs An agreement has been completed between the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) and Lyceum Kennedy French American School to lease the Second Floor at the Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Avenue in New York City. Currently located at 225 E 43rd St in New York City, this lease provides an expansion of space for the school. Bishop Stacy Sauls, Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer, explained that t...

Dioceses Continue to Aid Community Recovery by Episcopal Relief & Development Six months after Hurricane Sandy made landfall in the northeastern United States, washing over coastal barrier islands and causing an estimated $50 billion in wind and flood damage, the Episcopal dioceses of Easton, New Jersey, Newark, New York and Long Island are continuing to aid impacted communities and facilitate recovery efforts. Episcopal Relief & Development is currently supporting the work of disaster r...

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Issues Statement on Senate Introduction of Comprehensive Immigration Reform by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs  Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori issued the following statement on the US Senate Introduction of Comprehensive Immigration Reform. We affirm that human beings are made in the image of God, created with dignity and intrinsic value. Dignified and productive work is one way in which people give expression to ...

Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori Presents Keynote Address at Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference “It is only together as the Body of Christ that we can hope to find healing, reconciliation, and genuine and lasting peace.” by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs  In her keynote presentation at the Second Worldwide Anglican Peace Conference in Okinawa, Japan, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori addressed The question of US military bases in Okinawa - The role...

by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori calls for prayer following the explosions in Boston, MA, and offers the following prayer: Gracious God, you walk with us through the valley of the shadow of death. We pray that the suffering and terrorized be surrounded by the incarnate presence of the crucified and risen one. May every human being be reminded of the precious gift of life you entered to share with us.

Episcopal Church, Church of Sweden Gather to Explore “Sustaining Hope in the Face of Climate Change” May 1, 2, 2013 in Washington DC Video available on demand by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs  The Episcopal Church and the Church of Sweden are sponsoring a two-day environmental event, “Sustaining hope in the face of climate change” in Washington DC on May 1 and 2. The public is invited to attend the Wednesday evening and Thursday afternoon events held at St. John’s Episcopal...

Episcopal Relief & Development to Emphasize Outcome-Based Programming and Engagement During New Strategic Period by Episcopal Relief & Development With contributions from the organization’s board and staff, as well as over 2,500 survey respondents from across the Episcopal Church, Episcopal Relief & Development’s recently inaugurated 2013-2016 strategic plan sets clear goals to drive continued growth and success. The plan defines targets for the organization’s international and US-ba...

Scholarship Applications Now Accepted for Episcopal Church Grants by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs Applications are now being accepted for the 2013-2014 awarding of more than 60 scholarships from the Episcopal Church. Scholarships are available for ethnic communities, children of missionaries, bishops and clergy, and other particular wide-ranging eligibility for education and training. The list of trust funds and scholarships as well as key information are here.

New DFMS Staff Model, New Tenant Announced by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs  In the continuous pursuit to be good stewards while concurrently being responsive to the needs of the church membership at the local level, Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer Bishop Stacy Sauls has unveiled an organizational model for the staff of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS). Additionally, Bishop Sauls announced that the second floor at 815 Second Ave. in New York City ...

Episcopal Church Focuses on Gun Violence March 25 in Stations of the Cross in Washington, D.C. Bishop Douglas: “Walking the Way of the Cross invites us, compels us, to challenge violence of every kind and to pursue peace and reconciliation.” - All invited to participate in Washington or in their own community - Stations of the Cross available for local use - Organized by Diocese of Connecticut by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs On Monday, March 25 at 10:30 am Eastern, more than 20...

PB Joint Nominating Committee Addresses Tasks, Hears Insights by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs The Joint Nominating Committee for the Presiding Bishop (JNCPB) kicked off its work on March 18-20 with a conversation with Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and a mapping of the committee’s future work. Meeting at the Barbara C. Harris Camp and Conference Center in NH, JNCPB is charged to present a slate of no fewer than three nominees for the office of Presiding Bishop to a ...