The Episcopal Church

06/01/2026

As Pride month begins, save the date for a gathering commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1976 General Convention resolution declaring that LGBTQ+ people have a full and equal claim to the pastoral care and support of The Episcopal Church. The event, “Full and Equal: 50 Years in Pursuit of a Promise,” will celebrate progress and acknowledge the work that remains.

The three-day gathering, held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Sept. 3-5, will include storytelling coaching, workshops, a banquet, and a Eucharist featuring Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe as presider and Bishop Gene Robinson as preacher. Spanish-language interpretation will be available.

More registration details will follow. Please save the date and help spread the word.

06/01/2026

06/01/2026

A new three-session, video-based course about baptism, Eucharist, and the church’s sacramental rites is available for download or streaming with accompanying study guides. “Signs and Grace: An Introduction to the Sacraments” marks the first video collaboration between The Episcopal Church and Forward Movement in a partnership designed to provide free formation resources for dioceses and congregations.

The course—which includes 45- or 60-minute options, with facilitator and participant guides—is ideal for newcomer classes, adult forums, Sunday school, small groups, and those preparing for confirmation. The three 20-minute-long videos are in English with Spanish subtitles, as well as the study guides.

Learn more here: iam.ec/signsandgrace

06/01/2026

05/31/2026

Today we marvel at the God who spoke light and life into existence, who formed us in the divine image and crowned us with glory and honor. The whole of creation bears witness to the Trinity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, whose love and grace are woven into every corner of the cosmos. Jesus sends us out into that same creation with a great commission: to make disciples, to baptize, to teach, and to trust that he is with us always, to the end of the age.

The collects for the first part of the Season after Pentecost were designed by Summerlee Walter, communications coordinator at the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina. During her 15-year career as a communicator in The Episcopal Church, she has helped more than 130 churches and dioceses build and refine their communications strategies and channels, invite their communities in, and spread the Good News.

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Hoy nos maravillamos ante el Dios que con su palabra dio origen a la luz y a la vida, que nos formó a su imagen divina y nos coronó de gloria y honor. Toda la creación da testimonio de la Trinidad —Padre, Hijo y Espíritu Santo—, cuyo amor y gracia impregnan cada rincón del cosmos. Jesús nos envía a esa misma creación con una gran misión: hacer discípulos, bautizar, enseñar y confiar en que él está con nosotros siempre, hasta el fin de los tiempos.

Las colectas para la primera parte del tiempo después de Pentecostés fueron diseñadas por Summerlee Walter, coordinadora de comunicaciones de la Diócesis Episcopal de Carolina del Norte. A lo largo de sus 15 años de carrera como comunicadora en la Iglesia Episcopal, ha ayudado a más de 130 iglesias y diócesis a desarrollar y perfeccionar sus estrategias y canales de comunicación, a acoger a sus comunidades y a difundir la Buena Nueva.

05/31/2026

Looking for an Episcopal congregation to worship with this Sunday?

Visit our website to find the closest congregations to you at https://www.episcopalchurch.org/find-a-church/.

Learn more about updating your church’s page through the Episcopal Asset Map here: https://iam.ec/howtomap

05/29/2026

"Peace comes from the most unlikely places."
- The Most Rev. Sean W. Rowe

You can view the full message at https://ssw.edu/the-most-rev-sean-w-rowe-commencement-2026/

05/29/2026

Join us each week as we share new prayers for the vulnerable among us facing challenges, fears, and threats. We will name many of the harms unfolding and acknowledge what is being erased, lost, and threatened.

These prayers are not a replacement for action; they are meant to offer space for grounding and discernment as we seek to bear one another’s burdens in the love and way of Christ.

Link to the full blog post: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/ogr/public-witness-weekly-prayers-may-29/

Artwork: Luca Rossetti - Trinità Chiesa San Gaudenzio Ivrea

05/27/2026

The Episcopal Church’s Armed Forces and Federal Ministries Office (AFFM) is holding a series of Discovery Days to introduce individuals across the church to pathways toward chaplaincy and ecclesiastical endorsement.

Discovery Days
6 p.m. ET - May 27, July 13, Sept. 14

The Zoom sessions will provide an overview of chaplaincy opportunities in the military, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Veterans Affairs, and in hospitals.

Participants will learn about the following:
Role and calling of a chaplain.
Educational and formation requirements.
Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE).
Ecclesiastical endorsement process.
How the AFFM office supports aspirants through discernment to placement.
Discovery Days are ideal for individuals discerning a call to chaplaincy; seminarians and clergy; and diocesan leaders supporting vocational discernment.

For more information, or to connect with the AFFM office, email [email protected].

05/24/2026

On this day, the Spirit is poured out, opening the way of life to every people and every place. The breath of God fills the church, sending us out to proclaim, to serve, and to love in ways that renew the world. We pray that this gift would be kindled in us again, that we may share in the life of the Holy Spirit and bear it to the ends of the earth.

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En este día, el Espíritu se derrama, abriendo el camino de la vida a todos los pueblos y a todos los lugares. El aliento de Dios llena a la iglesia, enviándonos a proclamar, a servir y a amar de maneras que renueven el mundo. Oramos para que este don se encienda de nuevo en nosotros, para que podamos participar de la vida del Espíritu Santo y llevarla hasta los confines de la tierra.