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Ohio Episcopalians, others open homes to Case Western students over winter break
Students and board members of United Protestant Campus Ministries at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, gather after Sunday dinner church on Dec. 7. The campus ministry has placed 12 international students with host families, including three who are Episcopalians, during the school’s winter break. Photo: Courtesy of Amanda Powell [Episcopal News Service] Twelve…
RIP: Former Kansas and New York Bishop Richard Grein dies at 92
The Rt. Rev. Richard Grein, seventh bishop of Kansas and 14th bishop of New York, died Oct. 8. He was 92. [Episcopal News Service] The Rt. Rev. Richard Grein, the seventh bishop of Kansas and the 14th bishop of New York, died Oct. 8 at his home in Portland, Oregon. He was 92. The announcement…
Proposed General Convention resolution calls for support of clean water in O‘ahu, Hawai‘i
In August 2022, water protectors on Kauai came together along a roadside and held signs calling for the Red Hill storage facility’s closure to get the attention of Vice President Kamala Harris as she arrived for vacation in August 2022. Photo: Will Sato [Episcopal News Service] The Social Justice & U.S. Policy committees are considering…
Episcopal Church hosts climate action webinar ahead of annual UN conference
In advance of the 30th United Nations climate conference, COP30, The Episcopal Church hosted an Oct. 27 webinar on “Climate Action and COP30,” where Episcopalians talked about climate mitigation projects and why creation care is important for everyone. Photo: Screenshot [Episcopal News Service] Ten years after nearly 200 countries signed the Paris Agreement promising to…
