RIP: Fran Toy, first Asian American woman priest, remembered for breaking many barriers

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches and World Association for Christian Communication have launched a resource to address tech-facilitated gender-based violence. “Taking Action Against Tech-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence,” a new toolkit for trainers and advocates, offers practical ways to raise awareness and move towards overcoming tech-facilitated gender-based violence, said the Rev. Nicole Ashwood,…

Conferring before the ordination service in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 7, 1975, were (from left) the Rev. Lee McGee, Bishop George W. Barrett, the Rev. Alison Palmer, the Rev. Diane Tickell and the Rev. Betty Rosenberg. Photo: Carolyn Aniba/Archives of The Episcopal Church [Episcopal News Service] On Sept. 7, St. Stephen and the Incarnation Episcopal…

House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry signed documentation on April 17 to create the new Episcopal Coalition for Racial Equity and Justice as an independent nonprofit. Photo: Amanda Skofstad/Office of Public Affairs [Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris, The Episcopal…

For 21 years, garden manager Becky Smith and dozens of volunteers have helped Our Saviour Community Garden in Dallas, Texas, produce more than 120,000 pounds of produce to feed hungry people. Photo: Our Saviour Community Garden [Episcopal News Service] Since 2003, Our Saviour Community Garden, located on the grounds of the Church of Our Saviour…

[Episcopal News Service] Long Island Bishop Lawrence Provenzano, whose New York diocese includes the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens and the two suburban counties to the east, announced Dec. 10 he plans to step down in 2026 after 17 years as bishop. Provenzano was consecrated bishop in September 2009. He previously had served as a…

[Anglican Journal] The Anglican Church of Canada should consider making major cuts to the size of its governance gatherings and committees, says the report of a commission tasked with reimagining its future. The church is about a quarter the size it was in 1967, but its governance groups remain the same size, the commission’s chair, Archdeacon…