The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church has issued the following message following the conclusion of its three-day meeting at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD. A Message to The Episcopal Church from the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Linthicum, Maryland, June 16-18, 2010 In the 1960s…

In observance of World Refugee Day on June 20, Episcopal Migration Ministries (EMM) is offering web-based resources and videos that movingly tell the stories of refugees who seek a new start, a new home, and a new life. Sunday, June 20, is World Refugee Day, designated by the United Nations and observed by refugee advocates…

“We are urgently committed to helping to build a society of peace with justice – a world of shalom and salaam, the very concept from which Jerusalem takes its name,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in her address to the Congressional Prayer Breakfast for Peace in the Middle East on June 15,…

“The Episcopal Church seeks justice, dignity, and equality in these matters, and we will partner with any and all who share those values and priorities,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said at the Brookings Institute in Washington DC on June 15. Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori participated in a panel presentation discussing “How religious…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached at Southwark Cathedral, England, on Sunday, June 13. The following is the Presiding Bishop”s sermon. The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop and Primate The Episcopal Church Southwark Cathedral, 11 am 13 June 2010 Proper 6, Year C (rcl) I come from a notorious place. Gambling…

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of Wyoming that Bishop-Elect John Sheridan Smylie has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. As…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has accepted the gracious invitations to speak and participate at three events in the United Kingdom. USPG Annual Conference Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori will speak at the USPG: Anglicans in World Mission Annual Conference in Derbyshire on Wednesday, June 9, addressing the conference theme, Witness to Christ Today….

“A Report of Mission and Resources ‘09 of The Episcopal Church,” focusing on the mission and programs of the Church Center, is now available online at: http://episcopalchurch.org/annualreport2009.htm The online Annual Report details the work accomplished through the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) budget throughout 2009. The Annual Report is introduced by Presiding Bishop Katharine…

The following is another in a series of talking points prepared as a resource for The Episcopal Church. The Episcopal Church The Episcopal Church is an autonomous church which is a member of the worldwide Anglican Communion, serving God and working together to spread through word and action the good news of God in Christ….

The Rev. Dr. James “Jay” Magness, the Sixth Bishop Suffragan for Federal Ministries of The Episcopal Church, will be consecrated on Saturday, June 19 at 10 am Eastern in Washington National Cathedral, in Washington DC. Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will preside at the service. Preacher will be Bishop Edwin F. Gulick Jr….