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Holy Food and GroceriesEvery week, the Food Pantry at St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church in San Francisco, California, gives away 11 tons of food from the altar in the middle of the sanctuary, to anyone who shows up, no questions asked....
Episcopal Church grants available for new campus ministriesThe Episcopal Church's Office for Young Adult and Campus Ministries is accepting proposals from dioceses, parishes or college/university campuses for grants to assist in the start-up of new campus ministries or the re-start of dormant campus ministries....
Episcopal Urban Caucus celebrates 30th anniversary in ChicagoThe Episcopal Urban Caucus celebrated its 30th anniversary during a Feb. 24-27 annual assembly in Chicago, focusing on heightening awareness about gun violence solutions and reform....
Episcopal Women's Caucus reorganizes, plans communications emphasisThe Episcopal Women's Caucus board emerged from its annual meeting last weekend with new energy, fueled by a new structure, streamlined mission statement and a commitment to enhanced communications as a tool of advocacy for women....
GreenFaith Fellowship Program seeks applicationsThe GreenFaith Fellowship Program is seeking applications for its fourth class of fellows. Lay and ordained leaders from diverse religious traditions, and seminary students who have completed a year or equivalent of full-time study, are invited to apply. The application deadline is May 3....
'Animators' appointed to promote evangelism and church growth throughout the Anglican CommunionFollowing a resolution passed at the 14th meeting of the Anglican Consultative Council, a Core Group of Animators has been appointed to promote the "Evangelism and Church Growth Initiative" under the auspices of the mission department of the Anglican Communion. Its first meeting was held J...
Buildings for a new tomorrowAs dioceses and parishes struggle with spiraling costs and shrinking budgets, the church's most significant physical assets – its buildings – are in serious disrepair. Crumbling buildings are in many cases the single biggest barrier to mission and ministry; every month more than three congregations ...
Young adult follows call to educate children, improve lives in rural South IndiaGrowing up, Michael Haslett learned a simple creed of human rights: "You're equal. You should be safe. You should be happy. If you want to go to school, you go to school."...
Trinity Grants redefines funding guidelines for AfricaThe Trinity Grants Program announced new guidelines Feb. 5 for determining funding parameters within the Anglican Communion in Africa. ...
Presiding bishop to speak at National Episcopal Preaching ConferencePresiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will join other keynote speakers in April as part of the National Episcopal Preaching Conference, an inaugural event aimed to inspire, inform and empower clergy and seminarians....
Episcopal Partnership for Global Mission launches social networking siteThe Episcopal Partnership for Global Mission (EPGM), a network of global mission organizations and activists, recently launched a new website with a social networking component to provide a platform for mission enthusiasts to connect with one another....
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