The October 15 deadline nears for applications for the Fall awarding of more than 60 scholarships from The Episcopal Church. Specific scholarships are available for ethnic communities along with other particular wide-ranging eligibility for education and training. “Besides ethnic ministries, there are scholarships available to children of missionaries, foreign students studying for ministry in the…

The House of Bishop of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Phoenix, AZ, approved the following resolution: Mind of the House Resolution: Appeal for the Rebuilding of The Episcopal Church of Haiti Resolved, that the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church continues to give, work, and pray for the welfare and spiritual needs of the…

The House of Bishop of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Phoenix, AZ, approved the following resolution: Grace to you and peace in Jesus Christ our Lord. As the bishops of The Episcopal Church, bound by solemn vows to share in the governance of the whole church, guard its unity, and defend those who have no…

The House of Bishop of The Episcopal Church, meeting in Phoenix, AZ, approved the following resolution: Mind of the House Resolution: Renewed Commitment to the Millennium Development Goals Resolved, that the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, September 16-21, 2010, recognizes that our meeting is occurring concurrent with the United…

The Rev. Joseph Murrenz Constant and the Rev. Dr. Rosemari Gaughan Sullivan have been appointed by Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori as Special Coordinators for Haiti. The task of the Special Coordinators for Haiti will be to facilitate the multiple efforts among Episcopal churches, dioceses, networks, and organizations committed to the rebuilding of…

The House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church is meeting in Phoenix, AZ (Diocese of AZ) from September 16 to September 21. The following is an account of the activities for Monday, September 20, 2010 The day began with a celebration of the Holy Eucharist keeping the feast of James Coleridge Patteson and the Martyrs…

Bishop Larry Benfield of the Diocese of Arkansas preached at Stephen”s Episcopal Church, Phoenix, Arizona (Diocese of Arizona) on the Sunday during the House of Bishops meeting here. The following is Bishop Benfield”s sermon. Bishop Larry R. Benfield 19 September 2004 St. Stephen”s, Phoenix You have heard of St. Matthew, St. Paul, and St. Stephen….

“The values and skills required for excellence in the ways of the world are somewhat different than those needed for excellence in the ways of heaven,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached at Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, AZ on the Sunday during the House of Bishops meeting here. The following is the Presiding…

“We can”t serve God and wealth, we have to choose,” Bishop Gregory Rickel of the Diocese of Olympia told the Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Scottsdale, AZ (Diocese of Arizona) on the Sunday during the House of Bishops meeting. The following is the text of Bishop Rickel”s sermon. _______________________- The Rt. Rev. Gregory H….

Yo no se si ustedes aquí en Arizona ya se habrán enterado de que se puede probar por la misma Biblia que sin a lugar a dudas nuestro Señor Jesucristo hablaba con acento al igual que muchos de nosotros. No, no estoy bromeando, estoy hablando en serio pues hay pruebas bíblicas de que nuestro amado…