Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s tribute to First Lady Barbara Bush, released April 20: Today and tomorrow, as the Bush family and the nation they have served so faithfully give thanks for the life and witness of Mrs. Barbara Bush, we of the Episcopal Church likewise give God thanks for her life and her witness to us. While her husband President Bush, her family, friends and … [Read more...] about ‘We Have Beheld a Great Soul’
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Building a Culture of Evangelism
By Kirk Petersen About 400 clergy and lay people from 80 dioceses gathered in Cleveland Heights March 14-17 for the Episcopal Church’s second Evangelism Matters conference. It was a program of worship, fellowship, inspiration, and advice on “practical evangelism with an Episcopal heart,” in the words of the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers, the presiding bishop’s canon for … [Read more...] about Building a Culture of Evangelism
Convocation Releases Profile
The Convocation of Episcopal Churches in Europe has released its profile [PDF] in the search for its next bishop-in-charge. It will receive names of potential nominees until March 12. “In this particular time we need a bishop who will build on the efforts my friend Bishop Pierre Whalon and help the Convocation discern what the Jesus Movement looks like in this particular … [Read more...] about Convocation Releases Profile
Bp. Curry on the Incarnation
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Christmas message: In 2 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul says, If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation. The old has passed away, behold, the new is come. At a point in that passage, St. Paul says, “God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself,” and he also says at another point in the same passage, “and we have been given the … [Read more...] about Bp. Curry on the Incarnation
Bruno Suspended Anew
An appellate disciplinary board has placed further restrictions on the Rt. Rev. J. Jon Bruno, ending his priestly ministry as of Jan. 1, even as he appeals a three-year suspension as Bishop of Los Angeles. In a one-page order, the Disciplinary Board for Bishops said in part: “Effective January 1, 2018, and during the time the appeal of this matter is pending, Bishop Bruno … [Read more...] about Bruno Suspended Anew
PB’s Video: Chaos or Community?
In his message for those gathering to worship on Aug. 20, occasioned by recent events in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the readings of Scripture Episcopalians will hear this weekend, Presiding Bishop Michael B. Curry asks, “Where do we go from here: chaos or community?” Noting that “the stain of bigotry has once again covered our land” and that “hope, frankly, sometimes … [Read more...] about PB’s Video: Chaos or Community?
PB Joins UBE Celebration
https://vimeo.com/227142133 The Rev. Mary Frances Schjonberg writes for Episcopal News Service: Presiding Bishop Michael Curry preached at African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas during a July 25 Eucharist commemorating the 225th anniversary of the black presence in the Episcopal Church. “The child you save today may save you tomorrow” was Curry’s refrain during the sermon. … [Read more...] about PB Joins UBE Celebration
‘Aid All Refugees Today’
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has released a video of nearly two minutes that recounts the history of Episcopal Migration Ministries and urges Episcopalians to keep the work alive. “In the name of Mary, Joseph and the Lord Jesus, aid all refugees today, for most of the refugees like the Holy Family themselves, are families, and most are children,” Bishop Curry says in his … [Read more...] about ‘Aid All Refugees Today’