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[Anglican Communion News Service] Young people with a passion for theology are being invited to submit articles, poetry, video or art contributions expressing their views on the ecology and climate, in the next publishing cycle from Young Anglican Theology. Working in partnership with the Anglican Communion Youth Network, Young Anglican Theology is a gathering of young…
Michigan Episcopal leaders support new state law requiring destruction of guns collected during buyback events
St. David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield, Michigan, hosted a “Guns and Arts” community buyback event in June 2024. The unwanted guns that were collected were cut and transformed into jewelry and pieces of art. Michigan Bishop Bonnie Perry blessed the saws before they destroyed the firearms. Photo: Todd Nissen [Episcopal News Service] After continuously advocating…
Los Angeles diocese called to discern next steps for housing, land-use initiatives
Tom Johnson, junior warden, left, the Rev. Barrett Van Buren, rector, and Ned Bergert, senior warden, stand on the 3.8-acre lot at Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Placentia, California, before a $33-36 million senior citizen housing project was completed on site. Photo: Lynette Wilson/Episcopal News Service [Diocese of Los Angeles] Across California and the…
Churchwide celebrations planned around July 29 to mark 50 years of women’s ordination
July 29 is the 50th anniversary of ordination of the Philadelphia Eleven — the first women ordained priests in The Episcopal Church at Philadelphia’s Church of the Advocate. Photo: Archives of The Episcopal Church [Episcopal News Service] July 29 will mark 50 years of women’s ordination in The Episcopal Church, and Episcopalians across the church…
Presiding bishop affirms support for church planters as they worry about future of network, grants
The Rev. Lauren Grubaugh Thomas celebrates a baptism in 2024 at Colorado’s Chatfield Reservoir State Park with members of the new worshipping community Grubaugh Thomas started, Holy Communion. Photo courtesy of Lauren Grubaugh Thomas [Episcopal News Service] The Rev. Lauren Grubaugh Thomas is in the early stages of forming a new worshiping community in Sterling…
Churches and dioceses to host a variety of activities to celebrate Juneteenth
Trooper Jackie Quinn, representing “Buffalo Soldiers” of the 9th and 10th Cavalry, carries the General Order No. 3 during a march reenactment in celebration of Juneteenth in Galveston, Texas, June 19, 2023. Photo: Adrees Latif/REUTERS [Episcopal News Service] Activities marking Juneteenth – June 19 – are set to take place in churches and dioceses across…
