Episcopal Diocese

Nov 19, 2024 | episcopalnewsservice.org | Shireen Korkzan |Episcopal Diocese

[Episcopal News Service] Episcopal churches nationwide are recognizing Nov. 20 as Transgender Day of Remembrance with special worship services and prayer vigils to memorialize those who’ve been targeted and murdered for being transgender and to raise awareness of violence against trans people. Between Oct. 1, 2023, and Sept.

Nov 19, 2024 | episcopalnewsservice.org | Episcopal Diocese

[The Church in Wales] Bishops of the Church in Wales have joined other Welsh faith leaders in a statement against a proposed assisted dying bill that is being debated in Parliament. If passed, the legislation would allow doctors to provide lethal drugs to individuals with incurable illnesses, effectively legalizing physician-assisted suicide. The statement focuses on the “common heritage” of the different faiths to care for people who are vulnerable, sick or dying.

Nov 19, 2024 | episcopalnewsservice.org | Episcopal Diocese

[Church of England] Nearly $58 million has been earmarked by the Church of England for work to spread the Christian faith across the country, including a program to renew and revitalize parishes, new congregations in churches, and church and school partnerships. The Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board awarded grants to the Dioceses of Southwell and Nottingham, Lichfield, Portsmouth and Birmingham for mission lasting up to a decade in urban, rural and deprived post-industrial areas.

Nov 19, 2024 | episcopalnewsservice.org | Episcopal Diocese

Four faith scholars and quartet of musicians are touring the nation seeking to equip individuals who share their progressive political leanings to educate others on how to promote the value of nonpartisan democracy. The ecumenical cohort, calling themselves The Convocation Unscripted, includes award winning Episcopal author, speaker and preacher Diana Butler Bass; Public Religion Research Institute founder and sociologist Robert P.

Nov 18, 2024 | episcopalnewsservice.org | Episcopal Diocese

[Episcopal News Service] East Carolina Bishop Rob Skirving announced Nov. 16 that he intends to step down in 2026, and he called for election of his successor. Skirving, who made the announcement at an online Special Budget Convention and in a letter to the diocese, said he will have served in ordained ministry for 40 years by 2026 and “will be ready to retire by then.” He was elected and consecrated the eight bishop of the Kinston-based diocese in 2014.