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[The Melbourne Anglican] A parish in the northwestern suburbs of Melbourne has seen a significant increase in members ahead of its plans to launch a specialized program for neurodiversity in 2025. Sunday attendance at St. Aidan’s, Strathmore, grew on average from 20 to 40 people in two years, and many were neurodivergent or cared for…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York, has been visiting people and places in dioceses across the Anglican Church of Canada, where he was invited to teach and preach around the theme of “Becoming a Church of Missionary Disciples.” His two-week visit began in Corner Brook, Newfoundland, and ended in…

People celebrate the inaugural Indigenous Peoples of the Americas Parade in New York in 2022. The third annual parade is scheduled for Oct. 14 this year. Photo: Reuters [Episcopal News Service] Indigenous Peoples Day this year is Oct. 14, and a number of states, cities and other entities – including The Episcopal Church – celebrate…

Cushions and prayer books from the Cathedral of All Souls in Asheville, North Carolina, are piled outside the building after being damaged by devastating flood waters that poured through the church and nearby streets on Sept. 28. Photo: Facebook [Episcopal News Service] As power is being restored across the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina,…

[Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was already known as a gifted and energetic preacher when he was elected as The Episcopal Church’s denominational leader in 2015, and throughout nine years of travel around the church during his term, he was welcomed warmly by Episcopalians eager to hear one of his rousing sermons. Curry…

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry is seen during a 2017 trip to Asia. Photo: Tsang-Hing Ho [Episcopal News Service] Presiding Bishop Michael Curry was elected and confirmed in June 2015 at the 78th General Convention, and on Nov. 1 that year, he was installed as presiding bishop, becoming the first Black denominational leader of…

Members of the Chinese Lunch Team ministry at the Church of Our Savior in San Gabriel, California, prepare and sell dumplings at the city’s annual Dumpling & Beer Fest every year. Proceeds from the dumplings sold benefit the church’s senior program. Photo: Hannah Riley [Episcopal News Service] When she was five years old, Jessica Jin…

The Episcopal Church, in collaboration with other members of Churches for Middle East Peace, observed the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza with an Oct. 7 virtual ecumenical service of lament. Nearly 42,000 Palestinians and about 1,200 Israelis, all mostly civilians, have been killed since the war…

Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe preaches at Holy Eucharist on Oct. 5 during the Diocese of Wisconsin’s convention in Stevens Point. Wisconsin Bishop Matthew Gunter is seated behind Rowe. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Stevens Point, Wisconsin] The Diocese of Wisconsin gathered here Oct. 4-5 for its first diocesan convention since the…

The Rev. Jean Beniste, a Haitian immigrant, blesses an individual and her dog Oct. 5 during a Blessing of the Animals in the garden of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Concord, New Hampshire, where Beniste is rector. Photo: G. Jeffrey MacDonald [Religion News Service — Concord, New Hampshire] As pet lovers gathered in a church garden on…