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[Melbourne Anglican] St. Stephen’s and St. Mary’s Church in Mount Waverly, a suburb of Melbourne, is offering opportunities for worship to people who are unable to make it to Sunday morning services this winter, through its new initiative. Winter Warmers aims to connect with children and families who might have other commitments, including sport, on…

The Church of England’s General Synod discusses the latest proposal for Living in Love and Faith on July 8. [Episcopal News Service] The Church of England’s General Synod this week backed a revised plan for blessing same-sex couples as the church moves closer to full LGBTQ+ inclusion while accommodating Anglicans with conservative theological beliefs on…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Rev. Helen Van Koevering, rector of St. Raphael’s Episcopal Church in Lexington, Kentucky, has been elected chair of the International Anglican Women’s Network (IAWN). Hera Clarke-Dancer from the Province of Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia, was elected deputy chair. Van Koevering previously was engaged in mission and ministry with the…

Ethan Morris became organist for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Chillicothe when he was 16 years old. Now 17, he will continue serving in that role until he graduates from high school in 2025. He plans to study organ performance in college. Photo: Chillicothe Bands/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] Ethan Morris learned to play piano when…

[The Church of England] The Church of England’s General Synod has given agreement in principle to taking forward outline proposals for the wider use of prayers asking for God’s blessing for same-sex couples in church services. A selection of readings and prayers of thanksgiving, dedication and asking for God’s blessing for same-sex couples – known…

Al Ahli Hospital, a ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, is providing medical care to patients as well as shelter and basic needs for family members within their compound. Photo: Courtesy of the Diocese of Jerusalem [Episcopal News Service] Israel Defense Forces on July 7 forced Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City to…

[World Council of Churches] World Council of Churches General Secretary the Rev. Jerry Pillay on July 8 denounced the missile strikes on Kyiv and other densely populated areas of Ukraine, which killed at least 34 people, and which severely damaged two of the country’s main hospitals for children and women, including the country’s largest pediatrics…

[Church of England] The General Synod on July 7 backed a motion to ensure parents and mothers have access to information on practical support available to them when informed they are carrying a child who will be disabled.  The motion calls upon churches and dioceses to consider the pastoral advice and support they might offer…

[Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Haiti, The Episcopal Church’s largest diocese by membership, has been in leadership limbo since its last bishop election in 2018 failed to receive churchwide backing over procedural concerns and allegations of favoritism. Since then, the Caribbean nation, the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, has been torn by civil unrest…

[Episcopal News Service] It was the first post-pandemic General Convention, but COVID-19 was still spreading last month when bishops and deputies gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, for the triennial churchwide gathering. Several bishops and an unconfirmed number of deputies tested positive during or after their participation in the 81st General Convention, the first such large gathering…