The Episcopal Church is saddened by the sudden death of Deacon Terry L. Star of the Diocese of North Dakota, a member of the Episcopal Church Executive Council and a seminarian at Nashotah House in Wisconsin. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori commented, “The Episcopal Church has been much blessed by the ministry of Deacon Terry…

The holy season of Lent begins this week on Ash Wednesday and continues to the festive day of Easter. This season, consider sharing your experiences with the entire Episcopal Church by uploading photos and videos to appear on the stained glass on the main page of the Episcopal Church website www.episcopalchurch.org. “Please share photos and…

There is still time to submit a video to the Episcopal Church Task Force on the Study of Marriage. The videos should focus on the topic: Give us your first name and tell a one minute story about your relationship or one you know well in which you have seen the image of God. The…

Applications are now being accepted for grant proposals from dioceses, parishes or community college/college/university campuses for new as well as current campus ministries in higher education institutions in the Episcopal Church. “We hope that, through these grants, dioceses, parishes and campus ministries can imagine new ways of ministering to those young adults who are traditionally…

World Mission Sunday is March 2 in The Episcopal Church. Traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday after Epiphany, the purpose of World Mission Sunday is to focus on the global impact of the Baptismal Covenant’s call to “seek and serve Christ in all persons” (Book of Common Prayer, p. 305), and to raise our awareness…

Young adults of color are invited to examine their gifts and explore opportunities at a June Episcopal Church retreat, Why Serve 2014: We are all called by God, but what does that mean for you? Sponsored by Diversity and Ethnic Ministries of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society (DFMS), Why Serve 2014 will be held…

At the invitation of the Very Rev. Dr. David Ison, Dean, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Katharine Jefferts Schori will preach at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, on March 9 at the 11:30 am service. “I look forward to joining the St. Paul’s community again and meeting the new Dean,” the Presiding Bishop said.  “I…

The Episcopal Church Task Force on the Study of Marriage wants videos from Episcopalians throughout the church. The videos should focus on the topic: Give us your first name and tell a one minute story about your relationship or one you know well in which you have seen the image of God. “We invite Episcopalians…

The Episcopal Church Office of Indigenous Ministries and the Executive Council Committee on Indigenous Ministries invites Episcopal communities with Native American initiatives to submit proposals for the New Opportunities Grants, which provides funding for programs in 2014. “The New Opportunities Grant was a project established to assist native people throughout the Episcopal Church to develop…

Presentations, workshops and panel discussions examining violence in all its forms in American society, with a hard look at what can be done, are the elements of  a special Episcopal Church gathering: Reclaiming the Gospel of Peace: An Episcopal Gathering to Challenge the Epidemic of Violence. Bishops, clergy and laity from throughout the Episcopal Church…