The design of the presiding bishop’s seal was derived from the church flag by Major George M. Chandler, formerly a member of the Joint Commission of Flag and Seal. By Charles Lee Egleston and Terry Sherman The creation of the flag of the Episcopal Church is most closely associated with the efforts of William M. Baldwin, a layman in the Diocese of Long Island. Around the … [Read more...] about A Flag and a Seal: Two Histories
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Primates Write for Creationtide
Leaders of some of the Anglican Communion’s 39 provinces have responded to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s invitation to write letters to help promote the Season of Creation (Sept. 1-Oct. 4). Archbishop Justin Welby asked his fellow primates to write about what the care for God’s creation means in their province and what they wish to say to the wider Anglican Communion about … [Read more...] about Primates Write for Creationtide
Anglican-Lutheran Reflections
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has joined the leaders of the Anglican Church of Canada, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in preparing devotions for Lent. The devotions in Set Free by Truth begin with Ash Wednesday on Feb. 14 and continue through Easter Sunday, April 1. Each segment of Set Free by Truth presents … [Read more...] about Anglican-Lutheran Reflections
Dialogue Discusses Power
Excerpts from a brief report by the Episcopal-Presbyterian Dialogue, which met Oct. 4-5 at the Diocese of Chicago’s Nicholas Center: After a time of updating dialogue members on both personal and denominational occurrences, the dialogue members began a review of the draft report that will be presented to both the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and the … [Read more...] about Dialogue Discusses Power
A Puzzling Editorial
Letters As committed ecumenists, we would like to thank The Living Church for its attention to the proposed full communion agreement between the Episcopal Church and the United Methodist Church [“Slightly Less than Full Communion,” June 18]. Faith and Order ecumenism is a part of our churches’ lives that continues in obscurity most of the time, but then becomes prominent … [Read more...] about A Puzzling Editorial
S.C. Parties to Try Mediation
After five years of litigation, the two parties suing each other for the right to call themselves the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina have agreed to enter mediation to try to reach a settlement. Also at stake is the ownership of three dozen church properties, including the huge St. Christopher Camp and Conference Center on Seabrook Island. The diocese aligned with the … [Read more...] about S.C. Parties to Try Mediation
Reunion Talks Roll On
U.S. citizens will face tighter restrictions on travel to Cuba just as reintegration between the Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Church in Cuba becomes a real possibility. On June 16 President Donald Trump announced revisions to U.S. policies on travel to Cuba, rolling back more permissible Obama-era rules that allowed travelers to explore the island on their own for … [Read more...] about Reunion Talks Roll On
Pray, Fast, Advocate
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Presiding Bishop Elizabeth Eaton of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) have issued a joint statement calling for prayer, fasting, and advocacy. The statement, For Such a Time as This: A Call to Prayer, Fasting, and Advocacy, calls for fasting on the 21st of each month through December 2018, when the 115th Congress will … [Read more...] about Pray, Fast, Advocate