“The eternal hope and yearning of the human race emerges from darkness into light in the birth of this child both humble and divine,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori noted in her homily for Christmas Eve, 2011. “We gather to celebrate his birth and recover that eternal hope.” Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori presented…

 The Episcopal Church website – www.episcopalchurch.org – has undergone a complete transformation and redesign into a welcoming, eye-appealing, easy-to-navigate, experiential site. Launched on December 28, the new website features a motif of stained glass windows, each of which holds a small piece of our contemporary church. Taking direction from newcomer research, the design is steeped,…

The Rev. Margaret Rose has been named the Episcopal Church Deputy for Ecumenical and Interfaith Collaboration. The announcement was made December 19 by Sam McDonald, Director of Mission and Deputy Chief Operating Officer. As Deputy for Ecumenical and Interfaith Collaboration, Rose will articulate and represent the ecumenical and interfaith positions of the Episcopal Church as…

The Lutheran-Anglican-Episcopal leadership of Canada and the United States met on December 8 at the Episcopal Church Center in New York City. Attending were: The Rev. Mark HansonPresiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)The Rev. Don McCoidAssistant to the Presiding Bishop of the ELCA  The Most Rev. Fred HiltzArchbishop, Anglican Church of…

Congregations with open positions or upcoming events can now advertise at no cost on the newly re-designed Episcopal News Service website  https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/ Launched in early December, the Episcopal News Service website now includes Featured Jobs and Calls, a jobs area as well as a bulletin board where churches can post jobs and calls for free….

In response to the 2009 General Convention Resolution A-143, the Episcopal Church Executive Council’s Anti-Racism Committee has called for facilitated conversations and video viewing by dioceses and congregations to combat the sin of racism. Resolution A-143 called for dioceses “to continue over the next six years a process to gather information in its community on…

The Episcopal Church Advent Portal provides an ideal avenue for personal observations of Advent and Christmas. Available here and https://vimeopro.com/episcopalchurch/advent-2011, the Advent Portal features videos vignettes of personal reflections by Episcopalians and seasonal musical selections. With new videos posted each week, the current offerings include: Madrigal Singers at St. John's Church, Washington DC; Advent Greetings;…

A redesigned Episcopal News Service website now enhances its news and commentary with a myriad of advances, including expanded multimedia and a range of social media offerings and share tools, all designed to help you keep up-to-date on the Episcopal Church. Episcopal News Service: https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/ “The new Episcopal News Service website enables readers and visitors…

The Episcopal Church Office of Communications is offering myriad avenues to enjoy, share, and actively participate in observing Advent, Christmas and Epiphany. Starting on the first day of Advent – Sunday November 27 – the Episcopal Church Facebook and Twitter features special Advent and Christmas elements: conversation-starting inquiries, a word of the day, videos, and…

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 Alabama that Bishop Suffragan John McKee Sloan has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process….