When the Spirit Gets an Itch
In mid-January, the Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe made a transcontinental move from the Diocese of California to “815,” The Episcopal Church headquarters at 815 Second Avenue in New York City. The move follows his December appointment as executive officer of...Death of John Wood Goldsack
We are sad to report that Deputy John Wood Goldsack, Esq., a six-time deputy from the Diocese of New Jersey died on December 25, 2012. His funeral will be Saturday, January 12 at 11 am at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Somerville, New Jersey. Rest eternal grant...From the President: The Task Before Us Is Not New
In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, many Episcopalians have turned to their church and its leaders for comfort and pastoral guidance, but also for leadership in a fast-forming movement to fight gun violence....General Convention Legislation on Gun Violence
On December 21, the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, President Jennings wrote to the House of Deputies about General Convention’s history of speaking against gun violence. “Episcopalians involved in this movement are supported...Jennings Writes to Diocese of South Carolina
The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina has posted a letter written by President of the House of Deputies Gay Clark Jennings on December 11. “Your experience as faithful Episcopalians in the Diocese of South Carolina must feel, at times, like trial...From the President
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