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St. John’s Episcopal Church in Little Silver, New Jersey, used grant money from the Diocese of New Jersey’s Episcopal Community Services to build a vegetable garden to help supply nearby pantries and ministries. April 5, 2025. Photo: Courtesy of Tammy Young [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of New Jersey’s Episcopal Community Services will host its…

Christ Episcopal Church members and supporters stand in protest April 30 of a proposed ordinance that would allow Toms River, New Jersey, to claim its property. Photo: Mary Frances Schjonberg/ENS [Episcopal News Service – Toms River, New Jersey] An Episcopal congregation here, after facing months of backlash from some neighbors in response to its proposal…

[Episcopal News Service] Washington Bishop Mariann Budde announced April 30 that former Maryland Bishop Eugene Sutton will join the Diocese of Washington as a part-time assistant bishop. Sutton retired from leading the Baltimore-based Diocese of Maryland in April 2024 after nearly 16 years. The Diocese of Washington, based in the nation’s capital city, includes congregations…

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The remains of the breached dam at Harbor Road, made of pavement over sand, which used to hold the water in Mill Pond, are in Stony Brook, New York, on Friday, September 13, 2024. Nearly 10 inches of rain fell in a short time in August, washing away the dam. This caused millions of gallons…

Pallbearers carry the coffin at the end of the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square. Vatican city, April 26th, 2025. Photo: Rocco Spaziani/AP [Episcopal News Service] An Anglican Communion delegation – representing Anglicans worldwide and offering their prayers and condolences – were among the more than 250,000 mourners from over 160 nations who…

Willie Madl (left) and Ann Palmer point out rhubarb and strawberries growing at Bethany House and Gardens in Topeka, Kansas, on April 25 to some of the people attending the Grasslands Eco-region Network gathering. Madl is groundskeeper for the gardens, and Palmer helped design them. Photo: Melodie Woerman/ENS [Episcopal News Service – Topeka, Kansas] A…

[Church of England] Churches across England will participate in a series of commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day on May 8. Events will offer an opportunity for reflection, remembrance and a renewed commitment to peace, echoing the spirit of unity that defined the end of the Second World War…

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[Episcopal News Service] The disciplinary hearing in two Title IV cases against former Florida Bishop John Howard has been delayed to an unspecified future date, according to an updated scheduling order detailing the next steps in the cases over the coming four months. Howard’s cases previously had been scheduled for a hearing April 30-May 2….