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[Diocese of San Joaquin] The Rt. Rev. David C. Rice Jan. 16 announced plans to retire in spring 2026, prompting the Fresno, California-based Diocese of San Joaquin to begin a bishop search. Rice was elected as San Joaquin’s bishop diocesan in 2017 after serving as provisional bishop starting in 2014. He had previously served as…

[Episcopal News Service] Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell released the following statement Jan. 16 on the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.  “The ceasefire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas has been far too long in the making, but it is welcome news for those caught up in this devastating violence. “My prayers are with all the…

St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Eagle Rock, California, will house Sunday worship services for the congregation of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Altadena. St. Mark’s building burned down on Jan. 8, 2025. Photo: Diocese of Los Angeles [Diocese of Los Angeles] As San Gabriel Valley Episcopal congregations continue to unite in Eaton fire relief efforts,…

Partners in Housing Transition invites families to select from its available furniture and other household items in a basement room of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Photo: Partners in Housing Transition [Episcopal News Service] Partners in Housing Transition is a long-running furniture ministry of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Of all…

[Anglican Church of Canada] Mothers’ Union has elected its first worldwide president from Canada — Kathleen Snow, a board member at the international Anglican charity and parish nurse at Christ Church Cathedral in Fredericton, New Brunswick. She is the second president of the charity to come from outside the U.K., following her predecessor, Sheran Harper from…

[Office of the Archbishop of York] 184 solar panels on the roof of York Minster were switched on for the first time Jan. 9 during a blessing ceremony led by the dean of York, the Very Rev. Dominic Barrington. The discreetly placed panels, installed over the last four months on the south Choir roof, will generate 70,000…

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks to a crowd of about 5,000 outside Sproul Hall at the University of California, Berkley, on May 17, 1967. Photo: Associated Press [Episcopal News Service] This weekend Episcopal dioceses and congregations nationwide will honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at a variety of services and special events. While the…

A transgender pride flag is displayed at a booth during Portland Pride on July 21, 2024, in Portland, Oregon. Photo: Jenny Kane/AP [Episcopal News Service] One week ahead of Inauguration Day, over 400 Episcopalians gathered live via Zoom to learn about the current U.S. legislative environment and what they can do to protect and support…

[Anglican Communion News Service] At a meeting of the Inter-Anglican Standing Commission on Unity, Faith and Order (IASCUFO), which gathered in Kuala Lumpur in December, the commission issued a communiqué following the publication of the paper “The Nairobi-Cairo Proposals: Renewing the Instruments of the Anglican Communion.” The paper is the result of work commissioned at the…

[Anglican Journal — Anglican Church of Canada] Churches and other charitable organizations across Canada are awaiting confirmation on a proposed extension to the Canada Revenue Agency’s annual deadline for charitable donation from Dec. 31, 2024, to Feb. 28, 2025. Due to the Canada Post strike which interrupted mail delivery from Nov. 15 until the federal government…