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[Church of England] General Synod on Feb. 11 debated and voted on two proposed models (labelled 3 and 4) for independent safeguarding in the Church of England. Members approved a motion (amended) that endorses “Model 3” first, while doing further work on “Model 4” (both models are outlined in the Future of Church Safeguarding Synod paper)….

Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe on Feb. 17 gives his opening remarks at a meeting of Executive Council held at the Maritime Conference Center in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Linthicum Heights, Maryland] Executive Council has convened here Feb. 17-19 for its first meeting since the inauguration of President…

[Anglican Church of Canada] The General Synod will meet June 23–29 in London, Ontario, and a major item of business will be the election on June 26 of a new primate of the Anglican Church of Canada. Canon III requires the Order of Bishops to meet prior to the General Synod meeting to choose three…

[Anglican Communion News Service] On Feb. 14, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem issued a humanitarian plea about defending the dignity and presence of the people of Gaza. They said they “raise our voices in sorrow and steadfast resolve in the face of the ongoing suffering in Gaza.” They added, “The people of…

[Anglican Communion News Service] Anglican primates from the Council of Anglican Provinces (CAPA) of Africa on Feb. 12 issued a statement for peace on the ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The statement was signed by the Most Rev. Albert Chama, primate of the Church of the Province of Central Africa…

[Episcopal News Service] Minnesota Bishop Craig Loya has established a new migrant support fund and has asked diocesan congregations to take a special collection on March 2 to add to its initial gift of $10,000. Loya created the fund, he told Episcopal News Service, because the diocese has seven congregations where immigrants are the majority of…

[Episcopal News Service] East Tennessee Bishop Brian Cole joined his counterpart in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in writing a column in the Nashville Tennessean pleading for the state to commit to distributing federal food assistance to address child hunger this summer. The state has until Feb. 15 to decide whether to use the…

[Religion News Service] The Rev. Michele Morgan, rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., strives to be a “non-anxious presence” for the congregation she serves. It’s an important trait for any pastor, but especially for one who serves a church that sits a block or so from the U.S. Capitol and includes members…

The Rt. Rev. Mary Glasspool preached March 9, 2020, at the Episcopal Church Center’s Chapel of Christ the Lord. Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service] After almost 45 years of ordained ministry, Assistant New York Bishop Mary Glasspool will retire this summer. Her last day will be June 30. “Even at the most…

Episcopalians of African, Asiamerican, Indigenous and Latino/Hispanic heritage gathered on the opening night of the 81st General Convention, June 23, at Cathedral of the Assumption in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, for the New Community Festival hosted by The Episcopal Church’s Department of Ethnic Ministries. Photo: Wilfreddy Alexander Carmona Arias [Episcopal News Service] As the new Trump…