House of Bishops Daily Account for Monday, March 28
A news brief from House of Bishops, March 28
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A news brief from House of Bishops, March 28
A news brief from House of Bishops, March 27
A news brief from House of Bishops, March 26
New guidelines on best practices for teaching religion aim to help Episcopal schools enhance religious literacy among their students, maintain academic standards for religion instruction and outline qualifications for religion teachers.
The 2006 General Convention resolved that “the Revised Common Lectionary shall be the Lectionary of this Church, amending the Lectionary on pp. 889-921 of the Book of Common Prayer,” but did not deal with the resultant inconsistencies of pages within the Book of Common Prayer itself.
Results for Episcopalians in the Faith Communities Today Survey (FACT) show that 95 percent of congregations surveyed report that they use email to communicate with members and 86 percent have websites.
Nearly 200 members of the Episcopal Church House of Deputies left a historic March 18-19 churchwide consultation on same-gender blessings here promising to tell their colleagues and their dioceses about the work they did in preparation for the 2012 General Convention.
In a historic meeting, nearly 200 Episcopal Church General Convention deputies gathered in Atlanta, Georgia March 18 to begin a churchwide consultation on same-gender blessings.
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