31 Dec 2025
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Top Episcopal stories of 2025 track the church through a year of disruptions, transitions
A new presiding bishop completes an eventful first year, including reorganization of the churchwide staff to better serve dioceses. A new archbishop of Canterbury — the first woman — is chosen to lead the Anglican Communion at a time...
31 Dec 2025
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Presiding bishop releases Christmas message, encourages support for 3 Episcopal ministries
Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe released a Christmas message on Dec. 23 focused on the many people “on the move” in the story of the Nativity to see the newborn Jesus, including “my favorites” the three Magi. “You might be greeting...
17 Dec 2025
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Swiss military welcomes first Episcopal chaplain into its ranks
Being a chaplain in the Swiss military comes with challenges. Many are unfamiliar with what a chaplain does, and past church encounters with church people have “spooked” a lot of people, Erin Lederrey told Episcopal News...
17 Dec 2025
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Former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry keeps busy travel schedule in first year of retirement
Travel. It typically ranks high on lists of retirement goals, offering an adventurous or relaxing break from the retiree’s former professional routine. The Rt. Rev. Michael Curry is no typical retiree. Travel dominated his...
10 Dec 2025
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New York diocese leads the church in spreading awareness about violence against women, girls
The Diocese of New York’s Task Force on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault spreads awareness of violence against women and girls year-round, culminating in December when it observes “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based...
10 Dec 2025
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After lightning slashes historic church’s steeple, congregation rallies behind reconstruction project
“Act of God,” as a commonplace insurance term, may never have been more dramatically applied than to the scarred steeple that, for now, still sits atop St. Mary the Virgin Episcopal Church in Pocomoke City, Maryland. That scar,...
3 Dec 2025
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At Sewanee, Lessons and Carols services ground choral students in faith
The student body at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, is religiously diverse, with Episcopalians making up about 20%, but the Episcopal institution holds on to its Anglican identity through its campus traditions, including...
3 Dec 2025
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Episcopalians nurture Advent tradition of displaying nativities from around the world
Advent has arrived at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Brevard, North Carolina, and the seasonal altar furnishings aren’t the only telltale signs. For three days this week, Dec. 4-6, the congregation will place tables across the pews...
26 Nov 2025
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https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/11/25/pittsburgh-traveling-choir-brings-live-music-to-the-pews-in-underserved-communities/
The Diocese of Pittsburgh, though based in a large city, has many small churches in rural areas of southwestern Pennsylvania with no music program. To help bring music to those congregations, a group of volunteer chorists, called the...