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 announced that Bishop-Elect James “Jay” Magness as Bishop Suffragan for Federal Ministries has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent…

A musical program featuring selections for all tastes is now available as part of the ongoing multimedia offerings produced by the Office of Communication: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/multimedia/gracemusic/ The hour-long program, a blend of the classical and the modern, with selections ranging from Bach and Mozart to the Beatles and Carly Simon, was taped at a live April…

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 Navajoland that the canonical consent process for Bishop-Elect David E. Bailey has been successfully completed. As outlined under Canon III.11.4 (a), the…

The Rev. Canon Charles K. Robertson, PhD, Canon to Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, will preach on Sunday, May 23 and Sunday, May 30 on Day 1, the national syndicated weekly ecumenical radio program produced by the Alliance for Christian Media. In his sermon for Pentecost Sunday, May 23, “Golden Age?,” Robertson explores…

Ordained and lay chaplains with responsibility for campus ministries at higher education institutions will have opportunities to meet, share and discuss their work at a special June conference. Sponsored by The Episcopal Church Office of Campus Ministries, the annual Conference of Campus Ministers will be held June 30-July 3 at the Hotel and Conference Center…

The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will meet June 16-18 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD. Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox at newsline@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with phone access for media not able to attend is planned for Friday,…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has called for Episcopalians to remember the people of Tennessee in prayer, following the recent devastating floods. “My thoughts and prayers are with you in the aftermath of the destructive flooding that struck last weekend,” she wrote. The following letter has been sent to Bishop John C. Bauerschmidt…

Jubilee, a new documentary chronicling a 12-year relationship that comprehensively transformed both an affluent Episcopal Church and a Dallas neighborhood located in a high-crime area is now available online at https://staging.episcopalchurch.org/video/jubilee/ The 30-minute documentary, Jubilee, depicting the changes in a 62-block area “that had been forgotten by the city of Dallas,” debuted on Wednesday, April…

After full consultation, and on recommendation of Bishop William H. Love of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued an order for Restoration of Ordained Ministry for the Rt. Rev. Daniel W. Herzog, resigned (retired) Bishop of Albany. “I am delighted at his return to ordained ministry in The Episcopal…

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. Also, Episcopal Church lingo and terms are used; check the websites listed at the end for any necessary explanations. In the next four months – May 1 to August 31- The Episcopal Church will…