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CoGS ponders escalating transition to digital for newspapers, new mandate for Anglican Journal

Tali Folkins — Sat, 24 Nov 2018 16:10:04 +0000

Mississauga, Ont. When it meets next July, General Synod can be expected to vote on a proposed “gradual exit strategy from print” for the Anglican Journal and other church print publications, as well as a revised mandate for the Journal that might not include editorial independence, after a series of votes by Council of General Synod (CoGS) Friday, November 23. […]

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Church ‘cannot, will not walk away’ from reconciling role in global conflict, Archbishop of Canterbury tells UN

Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service — Thu, 30 Aug 2018 16:25:00 +0000

Churches are on the front line of mediation efforts across the world, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby told the United Nations Security Council August 29, in part because they are often “the only functioning institutions in a fragile or pre-conflict situation.”

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Washington National Cathedral prepares to help family, nation honour McCain

Mary Frances Schjonberg, Episcopal News Service — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:14:43 +0000

Washington National Cathedral may be the site of state funerals and national memorial services and celebrations, but it is also a worshipping community whose members come to the cavernous building on the highest hill in Washington, D.C., to mark the significant moments of their lives. And that is why on September 1, the morning’s funeral for Sen. John McCain will be followed that afternoon by a wedding.

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Charlottesville Episcopalians join peaceful gatherings marking year after hate groups’ violence

Various — Mon, 13 Aug 2018 19:11:43 +0000

The three Episcopal congregations in Charlottesville, Va., are participating in a weeklong series of ecumenical and interreligious events to promote peace, faith and unity one year after a white supremacist demonstration turned violent, thrusting the city into a national debate over race and Confederate symbols. Prayer gatherings have been scheduled twice each weekday this week […]

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Cuba committee to hold hearing July 7 on new resolutions

Lynette Wilson, Episcopal News Service — Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:02:34 +0000

Required constitutional change will push reunification to 2021 Turns out it seems there is no mechanism for the Episcopal Church to admit an existing diocese into its structure without making a change to its constitution: a change that requires approval by two successive conventions. The 79th General Convention is underway at the Austin Convention Center […]

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Presiding Bishop co-leads service, candlelight public witness to the White House

Lynette Wilson, Episcopal News Service — Fri, 25 May 2018 18:02:18 +0000

Love your neighbor, the neighbor you like and the neighbor you don’t like, your black neighbor, your white neighbor, your Latino neighbor, your Muslim neighbor, your Christian neighbor, your Democratic neighbor, your Republican neighbor. That was the message Presiding Bishop Michael Curry took to a standing-room-only crowd that overflowed onto the steps at National City […]

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Royal wedding preacher Presiding Bishop Michael Curry shares his love of Jesus with the world

Various — Sun, 20 May 2018 00:35:11 +0000

[Episcopal News Service – Windsor, U.K.] When millions of people around the world tuned in to witness and celebrate the royal wedding of Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle, they were also treated to one of the most dynamic preachers the happy couple could have chosen for their nuptials. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, the African-American […]

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Pop music’s Beyoncé inspires Eucharist at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco

Various — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:51:37 +0000

Organizers say her music opens discussion of marginalized people, especially black women They liked it, so they created a Eucharist on it. Sometimes controversial, often empowering, pop culture icon Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s music, lyrics and life have inspired faith leaders to organize an alternative church service April 25 at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. At Beyoncé […]

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Wisconsin church’s rain barrel sale highlights outreach plans emphasizing creation care

Various — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 14:41:29 +0000

You might say Trinity Episcopal Church in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, is offering creation care by the barrel. The congregation, thanks in part to a Stewardship of Creation grant from the Episcopal Church, distributed 30 rain barrels on April 21 to residents of this small city in mostly rural southwest Wisconsin. Its rain barrel workshop kicked off a […]

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Episcopalians organize against gun violence

Various — Thu, 15 Mar 2018 16:39:36 +0000

Episcopalians gathered in Springfield, Mass., outside the headquarters of Smith & Wesson Corp., a U.S. manufacturer of firearms, to rally behind protest signs that asked the gun manufacturer to “Stop Selling Assault Weapons.” Episcopalians in Trenton, N.J., participated in a 12-hour “Day of Lamentation” over gun violence. Students of Episcopal schools from New York to […]

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