Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori met with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon and the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams. The following are comments from the Presiding Bishop about the meeting. ____________ The meeting on Tuesday, January 26 with the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon and the Archbishop…

The Executive Council of The Episcopal Church will meet February 19 – February 22 at the Hilton in Omaha, Nebraska. Media representatives wishing to attend the meeting must secure credentials. Contact Neva Rae Fox at newsline@episcopalchurch.org. A media conference with phone access for media not able to attend is planned for February 22 at the…

The Governance of The Episcopal Church: This information is another in an ongoing series discussing the governance of The Episcopal Church. Also, Episcopal Church lingo and terms are used; check the websites listed at the end for any necessary explanations. In the next four months, The Episcopal Church will witness the consecration of four bishops,…

“Our hearts are broken,” The Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in a homily at a prayer service for Haiti on January 17. The Presiding Bishop joined Bishop of Washington John Bryson Chane, Cathedral Dean Samuel T. Lloyd III, The Honorable Susan E. Rice, US Ambassador to the United Nations, His Excellency Raymond…

The world continues to watch after a devastating 7.0 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti, with the death toll mounting each day. The Episcopal Church and Episcopal Relief & Development responded immediately. The following fact sheet will assist in your continued reporting of the Haiti earthquake. Please continue to check the special Haiti page for updated…

A clean, contemporary design, improved search capability and easy-to-access resources for the mission and ministry work of The Episcopal Church are all combined with a newly simplified home page http://www.episcopalchurch.org  and web pages:  http://www.episcopalchurch.org/mission.htm Additionally, a special page has been developed expressly for updates from around the church on the devastating earthquake in Haiti http://www.episcopalchurch.org/haiti.php “The new page…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and Robert Radtke, President of Episcopal Relief & Development discuss the situation in Haiti following the devastating earthquake in a video here: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/mission.htm The two leaders also share ways in which help can be provided, most notably by donating to Episcopal Relief & Development. The Episcopal Church welcomes…

The Rev. Canon Dr. Charles Robertson of The Episcopal Church reports that fraudulent emails are circulating concerning donations for Haiti relief.   Here is a message from Canon Robertson: It has come to our attention that someone purporting to be Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin might be sending out fraudulent emails in his name, asking for…

There”s still time to do your Advent and Christmas shopping, and Episcopal Books and Resources, based at the Church Center in New York City, is the place to shop with 40% off all items. The impressive assortment at Episcopal Books and Resources includes religious as well as secular gift considerations that are unique, special, environmentally…

The St. Nicholas celebration from Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City is now available on the 2009 Advent multimedia programming, presented by The Episcopal Church Office of Communication. Part of the full month of Advent observations and traditional liturgies, Trinity”s St. Nicholas celebration joins the other offerings currently available: the Advent Reflection by Presiding…