The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of Southwestern Virginia that Bishop-Elect Mark Bourlakas 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…

The Episcopal Church Office of Development will present the Fall 2013 Fundraising Symposium – It’s All About Money! – on Thursday and Friday, September 26 and 27. Designed for directors of development at dioceses, congregations, and other Episcopal organizations, as well as clergy interested in parish/diocesan fundraising, It’s All About Money! will be held at…

Make your plans now for the Black Clergy Indaba slated for Tuesday, October 15 to Saturday October 19 at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta Georgia (Diocese of Atlanta). The event theme is Visioning: Seed Time & Harvest, linking to Luke 10:2, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord…

Applications are currently being accepted for the 2013 Episcopal Church awards for Indigenous Theological Training. The awards are available to lay and ordained members of the Episcopal Church. The application and information are available here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/page/indigenous-ministries Among the educational possibilities is spiritual formation, leadership development, or ordination. Each applicant must have the endorsement of his/her…

The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop and Primate of The Episcopal Church, on the devastation in Oklahoma: The prayers of Episcopalians are with the people of Oklahoma in the midst of this tragic event.  May the spirit of God hover over the broken, lost, and grieving, and may they meet the love of…

On November 15, the Episcopal Church will host and produce a forum centering on a critical topic for our times: Fifty Years Later: The State of Racism in America. Originating from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral in Jackson, MS (Diocese of Mississippi), the 90-minute ecumenical forum will be live webcast beginning at 1 pm Central (2…

The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will meet June 8-10 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD (Diocese of Maryland). Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer, at publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with phone access for media not able…

Videos featuring discussions from the Episcopal Church and the Church of Sweden May event, “Sustaining hope in the face of climate change” are now available at no fee here. “Sustaining hope in the face of climate change” was held at St John’s Lafayette Square, Washington DC.  The videos were produced by the Episcopal Church Office of…

An agreement has been completed between the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS) and Lyceum Kennedy French American School http://www.lyceumkennedy.org/lyceum/index.php to lease the Second Floor at the Episcopal Church Center, 815 Second Avenue in New York City. Currently located at 225 E 43rd St in New York City, this lease provides an expansion of space…