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[Church of England] The House of Bishops has made a series of key decisions on the future direction of the Church of England’s Living in Love and Faith process, which explores questions of relationships, sexuality and marriage. Final decisions will be taken in December. At its residential meeting last week, bishops reviewed detailed theological and…

Staff members from St. Luke in the Fields Episcopal Church in New York pose for a photo on the set of “Saturday Church,” an off-Broadway musical inspired by the church’s LGTBQ+ ministries. Photo: St. Luke in the Fields Episcopal Church [Episcopal News Service] Welcoming and supporting the LGBTQ+ community of New York’s West Village is…

Selena Arnt, right, portraying the fictional charlatan medium, Selene Ravenloft, in the Oct. 10 murder mystery dinner fundraiser hosted by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Valparaiso, Indiana, shares with a participant, left, her supposed relationship with the “murder victim.” Photo: Shireen Korkzan/ENS [Episcopal News Service — Valparaiso, Indiana] St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church’s narthex, here, was…

[Church in Wales] The Rev. Manon Ceridwen James was installed as dean of Bangor Cathedral at a service there on Oct. 11. James takes up the post following a period of financial pressure, governance issues and public scrutiny at the cathedral. She has been appointed to lead the community through recovery, restore trust and support…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council is in Amman, Jordan, Oct. 13-15 for its annual in-person meeting. The Anglican Consultative Council is one of the four “instruments” of the Anglican Communion. It advises on the organization and structures of the Anglican Communion and seeks to develop common policies concerning…

St. John the Baptist Episcopal Church in Crow Creek, South Dakota. Photo: Miskopwaaganikwa Leora Tadgerson [Episcopal News Service] The Crow Creek Sioux Tribe and the Diocese of South Dakota are developing a “beautiful relationship” after South Dakota Bishop Jonathan Folts formally apologized for the diocese’s involvement in operating Indigenous boarding schools. “[Folts’] apology was one…

[Episcopal News Service] Chicago Bishop Paula Clark visited this week with an immigrant detainee from her diocese who is being held at a facility in Michigan, where he spoke to Clark of “the emotional toll of his detention — the isolation, uncertainty, and hardship he faces daily.” Clark issued a written statement after visiting Oct….

Displaced Palestinians gather on the coastal road near Wadi Gaza in the central Gaza Strip on Oct. 9 during an attempt to return to Gaza City after the announcement that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] As a…

St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Keller, Texas, hosted the city’s first Pride festival on Oct. 4. The event attracted at least 1,600 people and included live music, food trucks, games, face painting, arts vendors, yoga, mental health workshops and more. Photo: Pride Keller/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Keller, Diocese of Texas,…

[Episcopal News Service] Laura Eckman, a member of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon suffered minor injuries when standing in protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in South Portland on Oct. 4. She was there with her husband, Richard Eckman, a veteran of the Vietnam War. Both are 84. The two were part of…