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Lee Mingwei, the 2022 artist-in-residence at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, California, offered a special performance of “Our Labyrinth for Grace,” where dancers used a broom to sweep a mound of rice along a labyrinthian path. Lee met with GraceArts members in an exclusive meet-and-greet session after the performance. Photo: Graham Holoch [Episcopal News Service]…

Bishop John Harvey Taylor with a pastor of the United Methodist Church at the rally in support of the sanctuary city ordinance. Photo: Diocese of Los Angeles [Diocese of Los Angeles] Los Angeles City Council members voted Nov. 19 to adopt a “Sanctuary City” ordinance, which would prevent city resources and personnel from being used…

[Episcopal News Service] Texas Bishop Andrew Doyle announced Nov. 21 that former Mississippi Bishop Richard Seage had been selected and agreed to serve as assistant bishop in the Diocese of Texas’ North Region. The North Region, formerly the Diocese of Fort Worth, reunited with the Diocese of Texas in 2022 after receiving approval from that…

The Rev. Cayce Ramey preaches in October 2021 during one of the joint worship services organized by All Saints Episcopal Church and other members of the Potomac Episcopal Community in and around Alexandria, Virginia. Photo: Potomac Episcopal Community, via YouTube [Episcopal News Service] A white Virginia priest has demanded The Episcopal Church atone for its…

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby. Photo: Roger Harris/© House of Lords [Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will complete his official duties by the Feast of the Epiphany – Jan. 6, 2025 – according to a Nov. 20 statement from Lambeth Palace. Welby “intends very little public-facing activity between now and Epiphany but…

[Church of England] With a tower dating back almost to the Norman conquest and the majority of the church standing since the 13th century, a renovation project at All Saints, Winterton in the Diocese of Lincoln was going to be a major project. The National Lottery Heritage Fund stepped in twice to help the church…

A crowd gathered in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, for a Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil on Nov. 20, 2022. The crowd addressed the previous night’s mass shooting at Club Q, an LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado, where five people were murdered and 25 others were injured. Photo: Aimee Dilger/AP [Episcopal News Service] Episcopal churches nationwide are…

[The Church in Wales] Bishops of the Church in Wales have joined other Welsh faith leaders in a statement against a proposed assisted dying bill that is being debated in Parliament. If passed, the legislation would allow doctors to provide lethal drugs to individuals with incurable illnesses, effectively legalizing physician-assisted suicide. The statement focuses on the…

[Church of England] Nearly $58 million has been earmarked by the Church of England for work to spread the Christian faith across the country, including a program to renew and revitalize parishes, new congregations in churches, and church and school partnerships. The Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board awarded grants to the Dioceses of Southwell…

[Episcopal News Service] East Carolina Bishop Rob Skirving announced Nov. 16 that he intends to step down in 2026, and he called for election of his successor. Skirving, who made the announcement at an online Special Budget Convention and in a letter to the diocese, said he will have served in ordained ministry for 40…