Episcopal churches and institutions are preparing to mark Blessed Absalom Jones’ pioneering life as an abolitionist and the first African American ordained an Episcopal priest.
Episcopal leaders joined those from other Christian denominations at a service led by Pope Francis in Rome as part of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, writes Egan Millard of Episcopal News Service.
The Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York announced that the three majestic peacocks who have strolled on the grounds for two decades are moving into retirement at an animal sanctuary.
The weekly roundup of news from around the church, usually posted here on Saturday, is moving to the Episcopal Journal and Cafe weekly newsletter, distributed on Tuesday morning by email.
The National Credit Union Administration said it has granted a federal charter to New York Episcopal Federal Credit Union in the Bronx, New York.
The celebration of Epiphany is upon us, the world’s most-recorded hymn marks its 250th anniversary and the church looks toward Martin Luther King Jr. Day: it’s our weekly roundup of stories from across the church.
Diocese of Florida postpones its January convention as Bishop-elect Charlie Holt vows to support same-sex marriage and gay ordinands; date and location for the 2024 General Convention has been set and the child tax credit is on the agenda of faith activists: it’s our weekly roundup of stories from across the church.
Bishop’s slate announced for Maryland, Bishop Curry on the revival circuit in San Diego, and stories of growth and decline in the post-pandemic church; it’s our weekly roundup of stories from across the church.
Diocese of Florida and its ability to hold a fair episcopal election again challenged, the PB gets back on the Revival trail, and the annual angst over the release of church stats, this time in Australia and the UK – all this more! It’s our weekly roundup of news from across the church and around the world.
We are back from our Thanksgiving break and hope everyone had a good holiday and a blessed start to Advent. This week, the Florida do-over vote is again challenged, Archbishop Canterbury globe hops, and the little church in the old west town of Tombstone finds a spirit of revival; it’s our weekly roundup of news and stories from across the church
“I am not just burning my mask however. I am using that as a symbol of transformation, a way to remind myself and those around me that the journey of Lent is preparing us for the beauty of Easter Sunday. So how will I accomplish this? This year, by creating artwork from the ashes.”
“Now, in reading today’s Gospel in commemoration of Martin Luther, one could easily fall into thinking that the “pruning” and “casting into the fire” that’s being referred to here is about tossing heretics and apostates into the flames of hell.”
“The realm of emotion is also a place of fickleness. Sometimes I feel God’s presence there and sometimes I have only ashes in my heart. I can feel a deep joy in a melody, the winging of a goose over the rooftops, the prisms in a snowflake. But just as quickly I can be crushed by loss, fear or illness.”
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