The Summary of Actions of the 79th General Convention is now available

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

The Rev. Canon Dr. Michael Barlowe, Secretary of General Convention, has announced that A Summary of Actions of the 79th General Convention is now available online at the General Convention website, here:  https://www.generalconvention.org/. The text of resolutions...

Wedding Choir Lands Contract

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

London’s Kingdom Choir has always enjoyed critical acclaim, but its rendition of “Stand by Me” at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle has propelled it into the spotlight. The choir leader, Karen Gibson, says she is constantly recognized on London streets....

Abp. Praises Chilean Church

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

From left: Archbishop Paul Kwong, Bishop Hector Zavala, and David White | Victoria Escobar Reszczynski | Anglican Church of Chile via ACNS After leading a fact-finding visit, Archbishop Paul Kwong has expressed his hope that the Anglican diocese in Chile will become...

Eugene H. Buxton, 1931-2018

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

From left: Harry Kennedy, Eugene Harvey Buxton, and his father. Members of the Iolani choir are in the foreground. | Diocese of Southwestern Florida The Rev. Eugene Harvey Buxton Jr., a priest of the Diocese of Texas who also served in Hawaii, Ohio, Wisconsin, and the...

First Seminary Grads in Gambella

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

churchmissionsociety.org The first seven graduates of St. Frumentius’ Anglican Theological College in Gambella, Ethiopia, have received their certificates. Present at the ceremony were the Rt. Rev. Peter Gatbel Kunen Lual, Bishop of Nasir; Church Mission Society...

Forward Day By Day – August 15, 2018

Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Jesus did not descend into our world clean and untouched through a puffy divine cloud. No, God sends our redeemer into the world the same way you and I entered it. Jesus is “born of a woman.” I often fall into the trap of minimizing my service to God. In my work as a...

Colleagues Mourn Justice Advocate

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Colleagues and supporters have paid tribute to Beth Adamson, a leading advocate of justice for women within the Anglican Communion. Adamson, a Methodist who worked for the Episcopal Church, died Aug. 12 in a hospital where she was receiving treatment for serious...

‘No Retirees in the Mission of God’

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Archbishop Julio Murray urged his province to “embrace the project” of the kingdom of God as he was installed at the sixth primate of the Anglican Church of Central America on Aug. 11. He was elected by the provincial synod in April. Hundreds of people packed into St....

Diocese Evaluates Campus Ministry

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

The Diocese of Chicago has formed a transition team to explore new models for Episcopal campus ministry at Northwestern University in Evanston. The group will be led by the Rev. Jeannette DeFriest, rector of St. Luke’s Church in Evanston. The transition team will seek...

Forward Day By Day – August 14, 2018

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Infertility is a heartbreaking condition that causes incredible pain and often the kind of stress that can destroy otherwise strong relationships. If you have ever struggled with infertility or are close to someone who has, you know exactly what I’m talking about.If...

8/13: People & Places

Monday, August 13, 2018

Appointments The Rev. Jon R. Anderson is rector of Epiphany, Danville, VA. The Rev. Susan Anderson-Smith is associate rector for justice and reconciliation at St. Bart’s, Manhattan. The Rev. William Baker is curate at Richmond Episcopal Ministry, Staten Island, NY....

8/19: Your Teacher

Monday, August 13, 2018

The Wisdom of Solomon | Ninara | Flickr 13 Pentecost, August 19 1 Kings 2:10-12, 3:3-14 or Prov. 9:1-6 Ps. 111 or Ps. 34:9-14 Eph. 5:15-20 • John 6:51-58 Solomon is overwhelmed. He stands in the midst of “a great people, so numerous they cannot be numbered or counted”...