The Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Fort Worth has posted two videos of Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori’s visit to St. Christopher’s Church. In the first, recorded on the evening of March 20, she preaches on “The Potter’s Wheel” (Jer. 18:1-11). In the second, speaking at a supper the same evening, she teaches at greater length on the theme of the Anglican Communion’s … [Read more...] about Bp. Jefferts Schori Speaks in Fort Worth
Katharine Jefferts Schori
Bishop Jefferts Schori to Visit Fort Worth
Adapted from the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Fort Worth Former Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, who played a key role in the continuation of the Episcopal Church’s Diocese of Fort Worth, will celebrate and preach at a Eucharist at 6:15 p.m. March 20 at St. Christopher, Fort Worth. A soup supper will follow the Eucharist. During the supper, she will discuss … [Read more...] about Bishop Jefferts Schori to Visit Fort Worth
Time Honors PB Jefferts Schori
The Rt. Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, 26th presiding bishop, is one of 46 women featured in Time’s new multimedia project, Firsts: Women Who Are Changing the World. Jefferts Schori, now serving as assisting bishop in San Diego, was the first woman to be elected presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church and to serve as primate of a province of the Anglican Communion. “The … [Read more...] about Time Honors PB Jefferts Schori
Bp. Jefferts Schori Joins CDSP
Adapted from a CDSP announcement Former Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has been appointed the third St. Margaret’s Visiting Professor of Women in Ministry at Church Divinity School of the Pacific, the Very Rev. W. Mark Richardson, the seminary’s dean and president, announced today. Jefferts Schori, who has a doctorate in oceanography, will teach a course in … [Read more...] about Bp. Jefferts Schori Joins CDSP
Storming Racism with Prayer
Adapted from the Office of Public AffairsPresiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies, have issued a letter that calls on Episcopal congregations to participate in “Confession, Repentance, and Commitment to End Racism Sunday”:Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ:On June 17, nine members of Mother Emanuel AME … [Read more...] about Storming Racism with Prayer
A Bleeding Body
Analysis by Zachary GuilianoThe Sunday Eucharist of General Convention is typically a time of great celebration, not least because it includes the public ingathering of the United Thank Offering.This Eucharist was no exception: Spontaneous shouts of “Alleluia!” broke out, and the stereotypically understated dignity of Anglican worship was marked by more charismatic elements, as … [Read more...] about A Bleeding Body
PB Welcomes Bishop David Bane
Robert Kelly-Goss of The Daily Advance in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, writes about the Rt. Rev. David Bane’s return to the Episcopal Church’s House of Bishops:Bane worked with the Anglican Church of the Redeemer in Camden County. Made up of former parishioners from Christ Episcopal Church, and currently led by the rector, the Rev. Craig Stephans, Bane says he made good … [Read more...] about PB Welcomes Bishop David Bane
On Healing and Wholeness
Adapted from the Office of Public AffairsTwo days after inhibiting the ministry of Heather Cook, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori has issued this statement about the case.Healing is the primary work of people of faith and the communities of which they are a part. Christians, as disciples of One who came to save (rescue, heal, make whole) the world and its inhabitants, … [Read more...] about On Healing and Wholeness