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The Episcopal Church hosts webinar on new USCCB teaching document https://www.episcopalchurch.org/eir/the-episcopal-church-hosts-webinar-on-new-usccb-teaching-document/ Wed, 15 Dec 2021 17:09:45 +0000 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/?p=258319 The Episcopal Church’s Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations hosted a webinar-format conversation Dec. 13 on the new U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ teaching document, The Mystery of the Eucharist […]

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The Episcopal Church’s Office of Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations hosted a webinar-format conversation Dec. 13 on the new U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ teaching document, The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church. In conversation was the Rev. Robert Kunkel of the USCCB Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs and the Rt. Rev. John Bauerschmidt, Episcopal bishop of Tennessee and co-chair of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue Consultation in the United States. The conversation included time for questions and answers. 

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Gathering on Sacred Ground https://www.episcopalchurch.org/michaelcurry/gathering-on-sacred-ground/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 14:15:00 +0000 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/?p=245741 Gathering on Sacred Ground with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invited participants and facilitators who’ve been part of the Sacred Ground race dialogue film series to convene […]

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Gathering on Sacred Ground with Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invited participants and facilitators who’ve been part of the Sacred Ground race dialogue film series to convene as a community! This gathering included learnings and success stories from participants, words of encouragement from the Presiding Bishop, and exciting announcements about how we can pursue racial healing.

The following were the links that were shared during the event:

Episcopal Asset Map

Support The Episcopal Church’s work for racial reconciliation, healing and justice.

Racial Justice Audit and upcoming webinars

From Many, One

Social Justice and Advocacy

Song: “Welcome to the Show” by Kory Caudill and Wordsmith. Register for FREE tickets to the full Concert for the Human Family – including post-concert conversation with Presiding Bishop Curry and guests.

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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Statement in Time of Waiting for Chauvin Trial Verdict https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/presiding-bishop-statement-chauvin-trial/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:29:11 +0000 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/?p=245054 Statement in Time of Waiting for Chauvin Trial Verdict.

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This is a tense and troubled moment, as we await the jury’s verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd.

Please pray for the soul of George Floyd, for his family, and for everyone everywhere who has suffered because of the sin of racism and oppression. Pray for all the people of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Pray for this nation that we may find the ways of both justice and healing. Pray for us all.

Whatever comes with the verdict, there is no celebration. Nothing will bring George Floyd back to his family or his community back to us. The struggle continues.

If the verdict does not establish guilt, and even if it does, our pain persists and our grief goes on.

May we not be paralyzed by our pain, our fear, and our anger. May we learn, as the Bible teaches, to “love not in word and speech but in truth and in action,” truth and action that leads to justice and healing.

Let us pray,

O God, you have bound us together in a common life.  Help us, in the midst of our struggles for justice and truth, to confront one another without hatred or bitterness, and to work together with mutual forbearance and respect; through Jesus Christ our Lord.  Amen.

God bless you.

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A Year in the Life https://www.episcopalchurch.org/video/a-year-in-the-life/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 15:41:00 +0000 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/?p=246577 A Year in the Life, a new web series from The Episcopal Church, documents how Episcopal churches, schools, and ministries have navigated a very contentious and difficult year. Filmed using COVID-safe […]

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A Year in the Life, a new web series from The Episcopal Church, documents how Episcopal churches, schools, and ministries have navigated a very contentious and difficult year. Filmed using COVID-safe protocols, the series covers topics like food insecurity, education, worship through restrictions, clergy calls, and more. Each episode includes reflection materials to help the viewer consider how the last year or so has affected them and their neighbors.

New episodes of A Year in the Life are released every two weeks, starting April 20, 2021. Watch on this page, on Facebook here, or on Instagram TV (@theepiscopalchurch).

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The Episcopal Church’s Tell Me Something Good web series launches second season https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/the-episcopal-churchs-tell-me-something-good-web-series-launches-second-season/ Wed, 14 Apr 2021 14:34:40 +0000 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/?p=244595 Public AffairsTell Me Something Good, a web series from The Episcopal Church that launched in the fall of 2020, returns for a second season. This series highlights positive stories from around the church through conversations with a variety of guests.

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Tell Me Something Good, a web series from The Episcopal Church that launched in the fall of 2020, returns for a second season. This series highlights positive stories from around the church through conversations with a variety of guests.

New episodes of Tell Me Something Good will be released every two weeks beginning on April 13 and will be available for viewing, along with Season 1, on The Episcopal Church website here, on Facebook here, and on Instagram TV @theepiscopalchurch.

Hosted by Jerusalem Greer, Episcopal Church staff officer for evangelism, and the Rev. Canon Marcus Halley, dean of formation of the Episcopal Church in Connecticut, Tell Me Something Good continues to practice Episcopal evangelism in a digital space as the hosts seek, name and celebrate Jesus’ loving presence in the stories of people from throughout the church.

“When we started this project in 2020, our goal was to share the stories of people who, in the face of multiple crises were finding new, unconventional, simple, and creative ways of sharing the Good News in their context,” Greer said. “That same desire has carried us into a new season, as we find ourselves in the second year of a global pandemic, but with a good dose of hope on the horizon – which I think is reflected in each episode.”

Upcoming episodes include conversations with the following:

Episode 1 – April 13: Jocelyn Cassada, director of digital communications, Dr. Kirk Rich, director of music, and the Rev. Dr. Andy Barnett, associate rector, All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Atlanta, share how they have found Good News in working with the wider community of artists and musicians in Atlanta during the pandemic, and how they have formed greater community within their congregation across digital platforms.

Episode 2 – April 27: The Rev. Isaac Everett talks about the Charles River Episcopal Co-Housing Endeavor (CRECHE) Community in Boston, which creates and supports a network of mixed-income, intergenerational, co-housing communities in partnership with The Episcopal Church. This episode digs into what it means to equip all the baptized and to root our faith in home practices. It also highlights how following Jesus’ lead by asking “what do you need?” can revolutionize the Eucharistic experience.

Episode 3 – May 11: Aaron Jenkyn, lay missioner who oversees Christian formation and community ministry at Epiphany Episcopal Church, Newport, and St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, New London, N.H., speaks about what she has learned while working with families during a pandemic, and why people don’t need to learn about God as much as they need to know God now more than ever.

Episode 4 – May 25: The Rev. Nurya Love Parish, Plainsong Farm, Rockford, Mich., and Katie Forsyth, canon for evangelism and networking with the Episcopal dioceses of Eastern and Western Michigan, talk about the healing nature of getting one’s hands dirty in the garden and the gifts their dioceses have experienced by joining the Good News Gardens movement as a community of communities.

Episode 5 – June 8: Coming soon

Episode 6 – June 22: Coming soon

Find more information and ideas for Episcopal Evangelism here: https://episcopalchurch.org/evangelism-initiatives

Have ideas for shows or questions about Episcopal Evangelism? Email Greer and Halley at evangelism@episcopalchurch.org, or call 212-716-6219.

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Tell Me Something Good Season 2 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/video/tell-me-something-good-s2/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 18:54:45 +0000 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/?p=244076 On each episode of Tell Me Something Good, you can expect to hear the Good News of God’s great love from the perspective of farmers and mothers, pie-bakers and Sunday School teachers. […]

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On each episode of Tell Me Something Good, you can expect to hear the Good News of God’s great love from the perspective of farmers and mothers, pie-bakers and Sunday School teachers. Sharing the stories of how God is showing up in extraordinary and ordinary ways, guests from around The Episcopal Church chat with hosts Jerusalem Greer and Marcus Halley, exploring the themes of hope, curiosity, and innovation in their ministries and their lives.

Join us for new episodes twice monthly – here and on The Episcopal Church’s Facebook and IGTV Channel.

Watch Season 1

Our Hosts

The Rev. Marcus George Halley serves the Episcopal Church in Connecticut as the Dean of Formation. He joined ECCT in October 2019 after serving as Rector of Saint Paul’s Church on Lake of the Isles in Minneapolis and Missioner for Evangelism for the Episcopal Church in Minnesota. In addition to serving as Dean of Formation, the Rev. Halley serves as Missional Priest-in-Charge of Church of the Holy Spirit in West Haven, Conn., and is on the Council of Advice for Evangelism for The Episcopal Church. He is the author of Proclaim: Sharing Words, Living Examples, Changing Lives (Church Publishing, 2019) and enjoys baking pies on his days off.

Jerusalem Greer is the Staff Officer for Evangelism for The Episcopal Church in the Office of the Presiding Bishop and a member of the Way of Love creation and leadership team.  She lives with her husband and two teenage sons on a hobby farm in rural Arkansas. Jerusalem also serves on the Council of Advice for Episcopal Relief & Development and is the author of At Home in this Life: Finding Peace at the Crossroads of Unraveled Dreams and Beautiful Surprises (Paraclete Press, 2015), and A Homemade Year: The Blessings of Cooking, Crafting and Coming Together (Paraclete Press, 2013), as well as several curricula. She enjoys binge-watching campfires on her days off.

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Episcopal Church Year in the Life web series explores challenges of past year https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/episcopal-church-year-in-the-life-web-series-explores-challenges-of-past-year/ Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:34:44 +0000 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/?p=244138 Public AffairsA Year in the Life is a new web series from The Episcopal Church that documents how Episcopal churches, schools, and ministries have navigated a very contentious and difficult year. New episodes of A Year in the Life will be released every two weeks beginning on April 20. The trailer is available for viewing on The Episcopal Church website here, on Facebook here, and on Instagram TV @theepiscopalchurch.

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A Year in the Life is a new web series from The Episcopal Church that documents how Episcopal churches, schools, and ministries have navigated a very contentious and difficult year. New episodes of A Year in the Life will be released every two weeks beginning on April 20. The trailer is available for viewing on The Episcopal Church website here, on Facebook here, and on Instagram TV @theepiscopalchurch.

Filmed using COVID-safe protocols, A Year in the Life covers topics like food insecurity, education, worship through restrictions, clergy calls, and more. Each episode will include reflection materials to help the viewer consider how the last year or so has affected them and their neighbors.

Watch the trailer now and come back on April 20 for the premiere of Episode 1, which recalls Spring 2020 when the United States and the wider world were gripped by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a movement against systemic racism catalyzed by the murder of George Floyd. Congregations across The Episcopal Church were inspired to action, taking the call to seek and serve Christ in all persons into their communities. Members of Trinity Episcopal Church, a mostly White congregation in Ambler, Pa., reflected on how they were being called to action even within the confines of the pandemic.

Future episodes of A Year in the Life will feature stories on how congregations like Christ Church in Westerly, R.I., St. Martin in the Fields Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill, Pa., and St. John’s Episcopal Church in Essex, Conn., have responded to the challenges and opportunities brought on by the pandemic.

A Year in the Life is a project from The Episcopal Church Office of Communication. For more information, please visit https://www.episcopalchurch.org/year-in-the-life/.

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Presiding Bishop Curry: Easter 2021 Message https://www.episcopalchurch.org/publicaffairs/presiding-bishop-curry-easter-2021-message/ Wed, 31 Mar 2021 14:34:03 +0000 https://www.episcopalchurch.org/?p=243711 Public Affairs“Our work goes on. Our labor for love continues,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry said in his Easter 2021 Message, “We will not cease, and we will not give up until this world reflects less our nightmare and more God's dream where there's plenty good room for all God's children. Hallelujah anyhow.”

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“Our work goes on. Our labor for love continues,” Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry said in his Easter 2021 Message, “We will not cease, and we will not give up until this world reflects less our nightmare and more God’s dream where there’s plenty good room for all God’s children. Hallelujah anyhow.”

The Festive day of Easter is Sunday, April 4.

The following is the text of the Presiding Bishop’s Easter 2021 Message:

Easter 2021 Message

When I get to heaven — and I know it may sound presumptuous for me to say it, but I live by grace and believe in amazing grace — when I get to heaven, I certainly want to see the Lord. But I want to see dear members of family and friends, those who have gone on before, the many people I want to sit down and have some conversation with. Of all the biblical people, aside from the Lord himself, when I get to heaven, I want to meet Mary Magdalene. Mary Magdalene, who was one of the people, one of the women, who followed the way and teachings of Jesus and who probably provided much of the funding for his movement. Mary Magdalene, who with some of the other women and only one of the male disciples, stood with his mother, Mary, at the cross as he died. Mary Magdalene, who, even after he died, on that Easter morning, got up with some of the other women early in the morning, before the day had begun, in the dark, got up to perform the rituals of love to anoint the body of Jesus in his grave.

I want to ask her, “Mary, tell me what got you up that day. Tell me what got you to go to the tomb early in the morning when it was dark, and you could barely see. Why did you get up and go to anoint his body? Mark’s Gospel says that you and the other women said to each other, you knew that Jesus had been buried in that tomb that had been provided by Joseph of Arimathea, with Nicodemus’ help, but a large stone had been rolled in front of the doorway, into the tomb. And one of the women said to the other, ‘Who will roll away the stone for us?’ You knew the stone was there. You knew you couldn’t move it. And yet you got up and you went anyway. Mary, tell me your secret.”

I suspect she probably will say, “Well, we didn’t know how we were going to roll away the stone, but we loved him, and we got up and went anyway. It was hard because it was dark, but we loved him, and we got up and we went anyway. Those roads could be dangerous at night, but we love Jesus, and we got up and we went anyway. Who will roll away the stone for us? We did not know, but we loved him, and we got up and we went anyway. And let me tell you what love can do for you. When we got to the tomb, the stone had already been rolled away. And we shouted our hallelujahs, and shouted our hallelujahs. He is risen.”

Last year in March, on March 13th to be precise, another Mary Magdalene, her name, Barbara, Barbara Clementine Harris, bishop of the church, a voice of love, and justice, and compassion, a voice of deep and profound faith, first woman to be consecrated a bishop in Anglican Christianity, died and entered eternal life. This was early in the pandemic. Fortunately for us, Dean Kelly Brown Douglas had worked with Bishop Barbara to make sure that her memoir was completed, and they completed it. She gave it the title from the words of a gospel song that says, and I quote:

Hallelujah anyhow
Never let your troubles get you down
Whenever troubles come your way
Hold your hands up high and say
Hallelujah anyhow!

Those words characterize the life of Bishop Barbara: hallelujah anyhow. In spite of hardship and difficulty, hallelujah anyhow. In spite of injustice and bigotry, hallelujah anyhow. In spite of war and violence, hallelujah anyhow. And that, my friends, is the spirit of Mary Magdalene. That, my friends, is the tenacity of those who would follow in the footsteps of Jesus and his way of love. In spite of hardship and toil, hallelujah anyhow. In spite of the fact that this Easter is the anniversary of the assassination and the martyrdom of Martin Luther King, Jr., hallelujah anyhow. In spite of the fact that these are hard times, hallelujah anyhow.

Our work goes on. Our labor for love continues. We will not cease, and we will not give up until this world reflects less our nightmare and more God’s dream where there’s plenty good room for all God’s children. Hallelujah anyhow.

When I get to heaven, I can’t wait to hear Mary Magdalene and Bishop Barbara tell me he’s risen. Hallelujah anyhow. Amen.

Obispo primado Curry: Mensaje de Pascua 2021

«Nuestra obra prosigue. Nuestra labor de amor continúa. No cesaremos y no nos rendiremos hasta que este mundo refleje menos nuestra pesadilla y más el sueño de Dios en el que hay lugar de sobra para todos los hijos de Dios. Aleluya de todos modos».

«Nuestra obra prosigue. Nuestra labor de amor continúa» dijo el obispo presidente y primado de la Iglesia Episcopal Michael B. Curry en su mensaje de Pascua 2021: «No cesaremos y no nos rendiremos hasta que este mundo refleje menos nuestra pesadilla y más el sueño de Dios en el que hay lugar de sobra para todos los hijos de Dios. Aleluya de todos modos “.

La festividad de Pascua es el domingo 4 de abril.

Lo que sigue es el mensaje de Pascua 2021 del Obispo Primado:

Mensaje de Pascua 2021

Cuando llegue al cielo —y sé que puede sonar presuntuoso para mí decirlo, pero vivo por gracia y creo en una gracia maravillosa—, cuando llegue al cielo, ciertamente quiero ver al Señor. Pero quiero ver a los miembros queridos de mi familia y a mis amigos, a los que me han precedido, a las muchas personas con las que quiero sentarme y conversar. De todos los personajes bíblicos, además del Señor mismo, quiero encontrarme, cuando llegue al cielo,  con María Magdalena. María Magdalena, que fue una de las personas, una de las mujeres, que siguió el camino y las enseñanzas de Jesús y que probablemente proporcionó gran parte de los fondos para su movimiento. María Magdalena, que con algunas de las otras mujeres y sólo uno de los discípulos, estuvo con su madre, María, al pie  de la cruz mientras él moría. María Magdalena, que, incluso después de su muerte, en esa mañana de Pascua, se levantó temprano con algunas de las otras mujeres, antes de que empezara el día, en la oscuridad, se levantó para llevar a cabo los rituales del amor, para ungir el cuerpo de Jesús en su tumba.

Quiero preguntarle: «María, dime qué te despertó ese día. Dime qué te llevó a ir a la tumba temprano en la mañana cuando estaba oscuro y apenas podías ver. ¿Por qué te levantaste y fuiste para ungir su cuerpo? El Evangelio de Marcos dice que tú y las otras mujeres se dijeron unas a otras, sabían que Jesús había sido enterrado en esa tumba que había proporcionado José de Arimatea, con la ayuda de Nicodemo, pero que habían rodado una piedra enorme delante de la puerta, en el sepulcro. Y una de las mujeres dijo a la otra: “¿Quién rodará la piedra?” Sabías que la piedra estaba allí. Sabías que no podían moverla. Y sin embargo, te levantaste y fuiste de todos modos. María, cuéntame tu secreto».

Sospecho que ella probablemente me dirá: «Bueno, no sabíamos cómo íbamos a rodar la piedra, pero lo amábamos, y nos levantamos y nos fuimos de todos modos. Fue difícil porque estaba oscuro, pero lo amábamos , y nos levantamos y fuimos de todos modos. Esos caminos podrían ser peligrosos por la noche, pero amábamos a Jesús, y nos levantamos y nos fuimos de todos modos. ¿Quién nos quitará la piedra? No lo sabíamos, pero lo amábamos, y nos levantamos y fuimos de todos modos. Y déjame decirte lo que el amor puede hacer por ti. Cuando llegamos a la tumba, ya habían rodado la piedra. Y clamamos nuestros aleluyas, y expresamos a gritos nuestros aleluyas. Él ha resucitado».

En marzo del año pasado, el 13 de marzo para ser exactos, otra María Magdalena, llamada Barbara, Barbara Clementine Harris, obispa de la Iglesia, una voz de amor, justicia y compasión, una voz de honda y profunda fe, la primera mujer en ser consagrada obispa en el cristianismo anglicano, murió y entró en la vida eterna. Esto fue al principio de la pandemia. Afortunadamente para nosotros, la deana Kelly Brown Douglas había trabajado con la obispa Barbara para cerciorarse de que se terminaran sus memorias, y las concluyeron. Ella las tituló con la letra de un cántico góspel que dice, y cito:

Aleluya de todos modos
Nunca dejes que tus problemas te depriman
Siempre que los problemas se presenten en tu camino
Mantén las manos en alto y di
¡Aleluya de todos modos!

Esas palabras caracterizan la vida de la obispa Barbara: aleluya de todos modos. A pesar de las adversidades y las dificultades, aleluya de todos modos. A pesar de la injusticia y la intolerancia, aleluya de todos modos. A pesar de la guerra y la violencia, aleluya de todos modos. Y eso, amigos míos, es el espíritu de María Magdalena. Esa, amigos míos, es la tenacidad de quienes quieren seguir los pasos de Jesús y su camino del amor. A pesar de las adversidades y del esfuerzo, aleluya de todos modos. A pesar de que esta Pascua es el aniversario del asesinato y el martirio de Martin Luther King, Jr., aleluya de todos modos. A pesar de que estos son tiempos difíciles, aleluya de todos modos.

Nuestra obra prosigue. Nuestra labor de amor continúa. No cesaremos y no nos rendiremos hasta que este mundo refleje menos nuestra pesadilla y más el sueño de Dios en el que hay lugar de sobra para todos los hijos de Dios. Aleluya de todos modos.

Cuando llegue al cielo, me apresuraré a escuchar a María Magdalena y a la obispa Barbara decirme que él ha resucitado. Aleluya de todos modos. Amén.

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