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[Anglican Communon News Service] “Lungs of the Earth” is a call for environmental action and advocacy, shared Sept. 16 from the Anglican Communion Office. The initiative will invite Anglican churches to “restore and protect the lungs of the earth” with a focus on three vital ecosystems: cceans, forests and ice caps. The initiative will amplify…

[Episcopal News Service] Layan Nasir, the 25-year-old Anglican Palestinian woman who spent eight months last year in administrative detention by the Israeli government, has been declared guilty by an Israeli court and given a prison sentence of seven-and-a-half months. Nasir is a member of St. Peter’s Anglican Church in Birzeit in the occupied West Bank….

Episcopal bishops pose for a group photo at the House of Bishops’ Sept. 10-15 meeting at the Coral Costa Caribe Beach Resort in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. Photo: Frank Logue [Episcopal News Service — Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic] After visiting several mission sites in the Santo Domingo-based Diocese of the Dominican Republic, engaging in conversations…

Massachusetts Bishop Julia Whitworth prays with Blanca Martinez at a rally in Burlington before her appointment with federal immigration officials. Photo: St. Peter’s-San Pedro Episcopal Church, via Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians from across the Diocese of Massachusetts joined a large group of community members on Sept. 16 in rallying behind an immigrant from Honduras…

[Diocese of East Carolina] The Diocese of East Carolina’s Search Committee has announced a slate of three nominees to stand for election as the ninth bishop of East Carolina during the Nov. 14-15 diocesan convention at the Maxwell Convention Center in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Approved by the diocesan Standing Committee on Sept. 4, the nominees…

[Church of England] Church of England bishops, gathered in Liverpool for the College of Bishops meeting, on Sept. 12 attended choral evening prayer at Liverpool’s Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral before joining the pilgrimage walk that links the Anglican and Catholic Cathedrals in the city. Those taking part included Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell and the former archbishop…

Steve Sasaki (second from left), a docent with the California Museum, places particpants in the Northern California pilgrimage to the Tule Lake Japanese concentration camp in the remnant of a women’s latrine at the places (right) where toilets would have been located, without partitions. Photo: Elias Higbie [Episcopal News Service] On Sept. 12, 40 people…

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay expressed support for the “Stand up for Children in War” campaign, which runs through the International Day of Peace, Sept. 21. “My heart is with the over 473 million children who live in conflict zones, facing cruel and ongoing violations of their…

[Church in Wales] The twice-yearly Governing Body of the Church in Wales will meet this month to discuss a range of issues, including blessing of same-sex relationships and the Middle East conflict. The two-day meeting at the International Conference Centre in Newport Sept. 18-19 will bring together up to 144 elected clergy and lay people from…

The Gospel procession during the Sept. 13 Eucharist at the Coop Marena Beach Resort in Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic. Episcopal bishops and about 800 Dominican Episcopalians worshiped together as part of the House of Bishops’ Sept. 10-15 gathering. Photo: Courtesy of Frank Logue [Episcopal News Service — Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic] Episcopal bishops, their spouses…