14 Oct 2026 0 Comment

Washington National Cathedral’s Acolyte Festival celebrates lay worship volunteers

Washington, D.C.] In Episcopal worship services, acolytes are the lay volunteers who assist with the Gospel procession, tend to duties on the altar and help set the table for the Eucharist. They are responsible for routine tasks that...
14 Oct 2026 0 Comment

Faith leaders condemn Pentagon’s plan for public execution of Fort Hood gunman

Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and other faith leaders are condemning plans by the Pentagon to livestream the execution of the man who shot and killed 13 people at Fort Hood...
7 Oct 2026 0 Comment

East Tennessee church provides transitional housing for young adults aging out of foster care

For many years, the duplex space in the Project Canterbury building at Christ Church Episcopal in downtown Chattanooga, Diocese of East Tennessee, was vacant and unlivable. After meeting with members of the secular nonprofit Partnership...
7 Oct 2026 0 Comment

https://episcopalnewsservice.org/2026/10/05/episcopal-churches-bless-animals-on-st-francis-of-assisis-feast-day/

Oct. 4 was the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology, and Episcopal congregations nationwide celebrated by welcoming “all creatures great and small” to church. At these special “blessing of the...
30 Sep 2026 0 Comment

Archbishop of Canterbury addresses House of Bishops during US visit

Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally visited the House of Bishops Sept. 25 here at Camp Allen during its fall meeting. Texas was the first stop on her Sept. 22-28 visit to the United States, her first as archbishop of...
30 Sep 2026 0 Comment

Episcopalians honor Indigenous boarding school victims, survivors on Orange Shirt Day

Sept. 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, an annual observance to bring awareness to Indigenous boarding schools and to honor victims, survivors and their families. Episcopal dioceses and institutions are observing the day...
23 Sep 2026 0 Comment

New Jersey church puts late member’s large bequest to work, upgrading for accessibility

Natalie Whiting was an active member of her congregation, Calvary Episcopal Church in Flemington, New Jersey, for most of her 79 years. In loving her church, Whiting wasn’t afraid to offer some constructive criticism. The historic...
23 Sep 2026 0 Comment

Province VIII’s creation care conference to address regional climate issues, center Indigenous voices

Episcopalians from the church’s Province VIII will gather Sept. 25-27 at the Episcopal Retreat & Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, for its inaugural Creation Care Network Conference to learn about building climate...