Leaders of the National Council of Churches expressed shock Sunday at the “tragedy of violence” in Oak Creek, Wis., where a gunman opened fire in a Sikh temple, killing at least seven worshippers and injuring three others.
06 August 2012
A local church marquee is turning heads in London with a racy reference to the popular erotic novel 50 Shades of Grey.
02 August 2012
Episcopalians from across the country will gather Aug. 27-30 at Kanuga Conferences Inc. for Nuevo Amanecer, a national gathering on strengthening and starting Latino/Hispanic congregations.
01 August 2012
[Diocese of Virginia] Susan Ellyn Goff was ordained and consecrated July 28 as bishop suffragan of the Diocese of Virginia at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Richmond. More than 700 people gathered to celebrate the consecration of Virginia’s first female bishop.
01 August 2012
The Ven. Adam Halkett, archdeacon of Saskatchewan and priest-in-charge at St. Joseph’s, Montreal Lake First Nations, has been elected the first diocesan indigenous bishop of Saskatchewan. He was chosen July 28 by the diocese's general assembly in Prince Albert.
31 July 2012
By Richard M. Weinberg [Washington National Cathedral] Washington National Cathedral hosted a gathering of more than 850 individuals from many faith traditions on July 21 for “From Darkness to Light,” an evening service to memorialize those lost to AIDS and uphold a spirit of hope and commitment during the NAMES Project Foundation’s 25th anniversary display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in Washington, D.C.
24 July 2012
Young people from the Dioceses of Liverpool and Virginia are celebrating new friendships as they reflect on time together as part of a unique, two year long pilgrimage.
13 July 2012
[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings from the Diocese of Ohio, an eight-time deputy to General Convention, was elected president of the House of Deputies this morning on the first ballot. She will begin her three-year term at the conclusion of General Convention on July 12.
11 July 2012
[Episcopal News Service -- Indianapolis] The Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance July 10 proposed a budget for the Episcopal Church in the 2013-2015 triennium that its chair called “a good budget for the church.”
11 July 2012
[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] The House of Bishops on July 10 approved a move away from, but did not authorize the sale of, the Episcopal Church Center headquarters.
11 July 2012