Input is requested from members of The Episcopal Church for a questionnaire that will form the foundation of the church’s presence and participation at the 2015 United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) meeting, March 9-20, 2015. The questionnaire is located here In 2015, UNCSW will undertake a review of progress made in…

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has urged Episcopalians to observe Sunday, August 17, as a day of prayer for those in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East living in fear of their lives, livelihoods, and ways of living and believing.   Her call for prayer is in response to violence in Iraq that has…

Three Episcopal Church 2014 Campus Ministry awards have been presented for outstanding service and dedication. The awards were presented by the Rev. Michael Angell, Episcopal Church Missioner for Young Adult and Campus Ministries during the recent Kindling conference. The awards and recipients are: Distinguished Leadership: The Rev. Jonathan Melton, Chaplain, St. Francis House, University of…

The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of Maryland that Bishop Suffragan-Elect Heather Cook has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process. As outlined under Canon III.11.4 (a), the Presiding Bishop confirmed the receipt of consents from a majority of bishops with jurisdiction, and…

Episcopal Church Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer N. Kurt Barnes announced that the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society’s (DFMS) trust funds, which total $380 million, continued an exceptional performance during the first six months of 2014.  The trust funds account for 25% of the annual budget of The Episcopal Church. Barnes explained, “Annual returns after…

The August 15 deadline is approaching for submitting original artwork that will be used for the 2014 Episcopal Church Christmas card.

The sub-committee on Full Inclusion of People with Developmental Disability of The Episcopal Church Standing Commission on Health is seeking input through a survey available here “As chair of the Standing Commission on Health, I commend to you this important survey on Full Inclusion for those with Developmental Disability,” noted Bishop Marc Andrus of the…

Samuel McDonald, Episcopal Church Director of Mission and Deputy Chief Operating Officer, announced the recipients of the New Opportunities Grants, totaling $75,000.  The Episcopal Church Office of Indigenous Ministries and the Executive Council Committee on Indigenous Ministries invited Episcopal communities with Native American initiatives to submit proposals for the New Opportunities Grants, which provided funding…

The video of the special celebration of the 40th anniversary of women’s ordination on July 26 is now available at no fee here  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/live-demand-worship The Diocese of Pennsylvania hosted a celebration of the 40th anniversary of women’s ordination to the priesthood in The Episcopal Church at the Church of the Advocate in Philadelphia, the site…

Samuel McDonald, Episcopal Church Director of Mission and Deputy Chief Operating Officer, has announced the recipients of the one-year and two-year Justice and Advocacy Fellowships for social justice and advocacy work for The Episcopal Church. The Justice and Advocacy Fellowships for Domestic Poverty and Environmental Stewardship, new initiatives of The Episcopal Church, will provide financial…