Ecumenical International Youth Day to focus on creating healing spaces

[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] In the final two days of General Convention, the House of Deputies acted on the last of the 43 resolutions coming from the legislative committees on Prayer Book, Liturgy & Music. All of them first were considered by the House of Bishops, the house of initial action for all…

[The Melbourne Anglican] Melbourne Anglicans have resolved to continue toward making the church safe and welcoming for First Peoples, after synod endorsed a motion supporting ongoing efforts towards reconciliation. The motion called on Anglicans to engage in truth-telling, repentance and justice alongside First Peoples and aim for more just and respectful relationships with them. Synod celebrated…

[Episcopal News Service] The Joint Board for Bishop Transition in the Episcopal Diocese of Olympia announced Feb. 29 that, after receiving the recommendations of the Bishop Search Committee, it had approved a preliminary slate of four nominees for the ninth bishop of the diocese, which includes the western half of Washington. Listed alphabetically by last…

[Episcopal News Service] The canonically mandated retirement age for Episcopal clergy has historically been 72. A proposed resolution to be considered next month by the 81st General Convention would allow priests and deacons to delay their retirements another three years, until age 75. The change would have little practical effect on most priests’ and deacons’…

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…

[World Council of Churches] The World Council of Churches presidents published a Pentecost message May 12 titled “The Holy Spirit Invites Reimagined Communities of Unity.” The message calls on Christians to invite the Holy Spirit to “transform us so that we can be more like Jesus.” Pentecost Sunday, which is celebrated 50 days after Easter…