The Episcopal Church Office of Communication, in collaboration with  The Living Church Foundation, has issued a White Paper to guide congregations and to assist them in marketing and advertising efforts as part of their evangelism initiatives. Marketing Your Parish: Advertising Best Practices for Effective Evangelism is available at no fee here: https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/ "We're working to…

With the recently completed visit to the Diocese of Central Florida, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has visited all 109 dioceses and three regional areas of the Episcopal Church. “The first canonical obligation – and the greatest joy – of this office is to visit the dioceses of The Episcopal Church, and to preach the…

Episcopal Church Chief Operating Officer Bishop Stacy Sauls, in consultation with the Executive Oversight Committee, presented its report, Locating the Episcopal Church Center For Missional Strategy, to the Executive Council on February 26. “I had been asked to head this research and present the report to the February 2013 Executive Council meeting,” Bishop Sauls stated. …

Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori announced that the popular Episcopal Youth Event (EYE) will be held July 9-13, 2014 in the Philadelphia area in partnership with the Diocese of Pennsylvania. The announcement was made February 26 to Executive Council, currently meeting in Maryland. The 2014 event marks the twelfth EYE and remains a popular and…

Following a decision by the Joint Standing Committee on Planning and Arrangements, the General Convention Office (GCO) has announced the dates for the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church in 2015: Thursday, June 25 to Friday, July 3.  General Convention 2015 will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City,…

Deacon Jenny Vervynck of the Diocese of San Diego has been named the Province 8 clergy representative on the Episcopal Church Executive Council. The announcement was made during the opening session of the Executive Council meeting on February 25 at the Conference Center at the Maritime Institute in Linthicum Heights, MD (Diocese of Maryland). The…

Space is still available for Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation, hosted by Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori on Wednesday, March 6 to explore the church’s work in Human Trafficking. The hour-long Human Trafficking: A Churchwide Conversation will originate from the Chapel of Christ the Lord in the Church Center in New York City…

At the invitation of Bishop Gregory Brewer, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will visit the Diocese of Central Florida March 3 – 5. “I am eager to visit the people of Central Florida, to learn more about their diverse and engaged ministries, and to spend time with the clergy of the diocese,” Presiding…

The Office of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has notified the Diocese of Eau Claire that Bishop-Elect William Jay Lambert 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,…

Women and men from the Episcopal Church and throughout the Anglican Communion will gather for the 57th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW) in New York City March 4 to March 15. The 2013 theme of UNCSW is the elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women…