Bishop C. Charles Vaché, of Southern Virginia, dies at 83 Nov 02, 2009The Rt. Rev. C. Charles Vaché, the 7th bishop of Southern Virginia, died on the Feast of All Saints (Nov. 1). Vaché, 83, was in hospice care at Westminster Canterbury in Virginia Beach, Virginia....

First Latin American to head Lutheran World Federation Oct 30, 2009Chilean pastor the Rev. Martin Junge has been elected to serve as general secretary of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)....

Katherine Ragsdale installed as Episcopal Divinity School's president and dean Oct 28, 2009Led by the swirling flight of a white dove, a procession clad in a rainbow of academic gowns and ecclesial vestments made its way down Brattle Street on Friday, Oct. 23, for the installation of the Very Rev. Dr. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale as the fift...

The Rev. Robert Ray Parks, establisher of Trinity Grants, dies at 91 Oct 20, 2009The Rev. Robert Ray Parks, 15th rector of Trinity Church on Wall Street, died on Oct. 18 in New York City. He was 91....

John Harris Burt, eighth bishop of Ohio, voice for social justice, dies at 91 Oct 20, 2009Retired Bishop of Ohio John H. Burt died October 20 at his home on the southern shore of Lake Superior in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. He was 91 years old....

Brian Grieves honored for decades-long peace and justice ministryBy Matthew Davies, Oct 19, 2009The Rev. Canon Brian Grieves' 21 years of ministry at the Episcopal Church Center in New York have provided the underpinning of advocacy, peace and justice work throughout the Anglican Communion, according to recent tributes that have been pouring in...

Hal Hayek installed as dean of Baltimore's Cathedral of the IncarnationBy Sharon Tillman, Oct 17, 2009The Very Rev. Hal T. Ley Hayek was installed October 17 as dean of the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Baltimore, Maryland....

Visionary priest Ernest Sillers, founder of two churches and four schools, dies at 99By Pat McCaughan, Oct 16, 2009The Rev. Canon Ernest Dwyer Sillers "retired" in 1975 after overseeing construction of a church building and establishing a new school at St. Mark's Church in Downey, California. Then he went on to plant two churches and three additional sc...

Atlanta Bishop Neil Alexander elected chancellor of University of the South Oct 15, 2009Bishop Neil Alexander of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta was elected the 23rd chancellor of the University of the South -- familiarly known as "Sewanee" -- this week by the university's board of trustees. Alexander succeeds the Rt. Rev. He...

In Austin, Texas, legendary U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice remembered as champion of the poor and powerlessBy Pat McCaughan, Oct 15, 2009A memorial service will be held October 19 at St. David's Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas, for U.S. District Court Judge William Wayne Justice, hailed as a friend to the poor and powerless, whose 60-year legal career included four decades on the fe...

James Rosenthal appointed Awareness Foundation communications director Oct 13, 2009The Rev. Canon James Rosenthal has been appointed communications director for the London-based Awareness Foundation, which "develops education and dialogue programs to stimulate confidence in the Christian faith within the context of 21st- centu...

Three receive honorary doctorates at Virginia Theological Seminary Oct 09, 2009Virginia Theological Seminary, during its annual Academic Convocation on October 6, awarded the Doctor in Divinity, honoris causa, degree to the Rev. Donald Davis, professor of Theology at the Howard University Divinity School, Bishop Sean Rowe of No...

Margaret Larom named church's interim advocacy director Oct 06, 2009Longtime Episcopal Church staff member Canon Margaret S. Larom has been named interim director of the Advocacy Center, an October 6 press release from the Office of Public Relations announced....

Consultant and writer Elizabeth Freese wins Creation Care sermon contestBy Phina Borgeson, Oct 06, 2009Elizabeth Freese, founder of Deep Conversion Communications, has won the Franciscan Philanthropist Award in this year's Earth Ministry sermon contest. ...

Lynette Wilson promoted to editor-writer of new church publicationBy ENS staff, Oct 01, 2009Lynette Wilson, staff writer for Episcopal Life, has been promoted to editor/writer of a new Episcopal Church quarterly publication, set to debut in 2010....

Katie Mears to head ERD's disaster response program Sep 30, 2009Catherine (Katie) Mears has been named program manager for USA disaster preparedness and response for Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)....

Sudanese Bishop Joseph Garang Atem receives honorary degree from Seabury-Western Sep 29, 2009Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, on September 21 conferred an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree on Bishop Joseph Garang Atem of the Diocese of Renk in the Episcopal Church of Sudan....

Church Pension Fund board elects officers, welcomes eight new trustees Sep 29, 2009The Church Pension Fund's board of trustees, at its September 17 meeting, elected new leadership for the board, and welcomed the eight new trustees elected by General Convention in July....

Episcopal Church Foundation board elects three new members Sep 28, 2009The Episcopal Church Foundation's (ECF) board of directors voted Friday to elect three new members: John E. Harris, Jr., of Cincinnati, Ohio; Leonard W. Johnson, of Oakland, California; and Ernest Q. Petrey, Jr. of Shaker Heights, Ohio....

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