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[The Church in Wales] People from across Wales will meet Nov. 4-5 to pool their experience of the new form of church structures called Ministry or Mission Areas. More than 70 people, including representatives from each of six dioceses, will gather for the two-day Diocesan Learning Community to share their stories, both the challenges and opportunities, and…

[Diocese of Bethlehem] The Rt. Rev. Paul V. Marshall, the eight bishop of the Diocese of Bethlehem. died Oct. 21 at age 77. His death was announced to the diocese by its current bishop, the Rt. Rev. Kevin Nichols. Marshall was born July 25, 1947, in New York City. He grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania,…

The Rev. Harry Stock pours wine into a chalice for communion during the Oct. 26 restoration to the ordained ministry service that returned him to the priesthood of The Episcopal Church after being removed in 1987. Photo: Andy Bird [Diocese of West Virginia] Almost 40 years after he was removed from ministry in The Episcopal…

At Episcopal-affiliated Rural & Migrant Ministry’s summer camp, 100 children and teenagers between ages 8 and 17 from across New York spend a week swimming, playing games, making crafts and much more. Most of the campers are the children of migrants who often experience bigotry and anti-immigration sentiment. The camp serves as a temporary refuge…

The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith, fifth bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, died Oct. 26. He was 70. [Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Dabney Smith, fifth bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida, died suddenly on Oct. 26, after a brief hospitalization. He was 70. In announcing the news, Bishop Douglas F. Scharf…

[Episcopal News Service] One of The Episcopal Church’s longest-running ministries is also among the few directly affected by the presidential election. Refugee resettlement levels depend on each president setting the maximum number of refugees who will be welcomed into the United States each year. Episcopal Migration Ministries and the nine other agencies that facilitate resettlement…

[Anglican Communion News Service] The Rt. Rev. Anthony Poggo, secretary general of the Anglican Communion, travelled to South Korea to celebrate the 40th anniversary of cooperation between the Anglican Church of Korea and the Anglican Church in Japan (Nippon Sei Ko Kai). Bishops from both provinces are participating in the celebrations, starting with events held in…

[World Council of Churches] Gracia Violeta Ross, World Council of Churches  program executive for HIV, reproductive health and pandemics, shared insights with a Bogotá, Colombia, workshop entitled, “The role of self-care interventions to reduce maternal mortality in the Latin America and the Caribbean region.” The workshop, which took place Oct. 23-25, was organized by the…

Elders from the Northern Cheyenne Tribe in southeastern Montana listen to speakers during a session for survivors of government-sponsored Native American boarding schools, in Bozeman on Nov. 5, 2023. Photo: Matthew Brown/AP [Episcopal News Service] Episcopal leaders welcomed President Joe Biden’s Oct. 25 formal apology to Indigenous peoples over the federal government’s 150-year involvement in…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches Ecumenical Indigenous Peoples Network Reference Group convened for the first time in person at the WCC Ecumenical Institute at Bossey from 12-13 Oct. 12-13 to plan the work ahead.  The main objectives were to build community and begin to shape plans and priorities.  A part of…