Episcopal Divinity School appoints the Very Rev. Lydia Kelsey Bucklin president and dean

The Rev. Bert Baetz leads a dedication ceremony in Hunt, Texas, for an RV purchased by St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Kerrville for use as a mobile relief unit in the aftermath of the July 4 flooding in the Texas Hill Country. Photo: Lauren Vereen/St. Peter’s Episcopal Church [Episcopal News Service] It has been a…

[Diocese of Western Massachusetts] A new emergency winter shelter at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Northampton, Massachusetts, will provide a warm place to sleep for some residents this winter. “This project is a Jesus project,” the church’s rector, the Rev. Anna Woofenden, said. “We are called to see the image of God in each and every…

[Anglican Communion News Service] On July 19, the Rt. Rev. Mark Short, bishop of the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn, was elected the 18th primate of the Anglican Church of Australia. The Board of Electors, consisting of all diocesan bishops, as well as 12 clergy and 12 laity elected by the General Synod of the…

[Episcopal News Service — Louisville, Kentucky] The 81st General Convention continues to meet at the Kentucky International Convention Center. You can find full, regularly updated ENS coverage here. The ENS primer, or everything you need to follow the 81st General Convention, is here. A lot can happen on any given day at General Convention. News that doesn’t make it into a…

[Scottish Episcopal Church] The Scottish Episcopal Church has undertaken a new initiative that will offer two scholarships to applicants from the Global South, aimed at building and strengthening relationships within the Anglican Communion. Successful candidates will be active members of an Anglican Church in the Global South — which covers the regions of Africa, Asia, Caribbean,…

All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Russellville, Arkansas, hosted primitive camping spaces on its large property for the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. Russellville was located on the eclipse’s path of totality. Photo: All Saints’ Episcopal Church/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians who witnessed the April 8 total solar eclipse’s totality shared their experiences on social…