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The Season of Creation, marked by Christians around the world, runs from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4. Photo: Melodie Woerman [Episcopal News Service] Churches looking for ways to mark the Season of Creation have a new resource from The Episcopal Church. The Season of Creation is a worldwide ecumenical Christian observance that begins with the…

A volunteer crew from Netflix, recruited by L.A. Works, spends a warm August morning revitalizing the Edendale Grove garden, a Seeds of Hope project next door to St. Paul’s Commons in Echo Park. Seeds of Hope is the food justice ministry of the Diocese of Los Angeles. Photo: Janet Kawamoto [Diocese of Los Angeles] Building…

The Diocese of Alaska is calling for prayers as the city of Ketchikan recovers from an Aug. 25 landslide that has killed one person and injured three others. Photo: Diocese of Alaska/Facebook [Episcopal News Service] The Diocese of Alaska is calling for prayers as the city of Ketchikan recovers from an Aug. 25 landslide that…

[Religion Unplugged — London, England] How about a trip on a Ferris wheel, walk a labyrinth or rest under the stars? It’s summertime, and British cathedrals took on a holiday atmosphere — complete with some unusual activities. You might even encounter creatures from the deep oceans or step back in time. Such activities have become…

The Episcopal Church’s Office of Government Relations hosted an online workshop Aug. 27 to introduce its civil discourse curriculum. The goal is to help Episcopalians understand how to use civil discourse to bridge partisan divides and learn from one another ahead of the Nov. 5 general election and beyond. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] The…

LGBTQ+ supporters – particularly transgender people – representing a migrants’ association gathered in London, England, in 2022 to participate in the annual Trans Pride event in response to the injustice that trans+ people worldwide face daily. Photo: Hesther Ng/Via AP [Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Migration Ministries, the church’s refugee resettlement agency, awarded $3,000 Rainbow Asylum…

[Anglican Journal — Anglican Church of Canada] Deacons in the Anglican Church of Canada are seeking to redefine their role in a changing world as they look toward next year’s General Synod, where diaconal ministry is set to be a major topic of discussion. Anglican Deacons Canada (ADC), the national association of Anglican deacons, held…

[Anglican Communion News Service] On Aug. 26, the Patriarchs and Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem issued a statement calling for “the urgent need to conclude the present war, to turn from the pursuit of death and destruction towards the promotion of life and peace.” Archbishop Hosam Naoum, primate of the Province of Jerusalem &…

[The Church of England] Mandated to drive “significant cultural and structural change on issues of racial justice within the Church of England,” the Archbishops’ Commission for Racial Justice , headed by the Rt. Hon. Lord Paul Boateng, is charged with monitoring, holding to account and supporting the implementation of the 47 recommendations of the Archbishops’ Anti-Racism Taskforce that…

[Anglican Communion News Service] From topics of artificial intelligence, climate change, conflict and growing youth populations, Anglicans will be represented at the United Nations “Summit of the Future” September 22-23. Martha Jarvis from the Anglican Communion’s U.N. Team will be attending the summit in New York. The summit is a gathering of world leaders that…