Developing The Next Generation of Leaders
By F. Cano
As we emerge from the pandemic’s effects on us as a diocese, it has become a critical priority to reimagine old ways of being faithful. The past 1 ½ years have deeply challenged the ways we do “church,” what it means to worship, and what it means to be in community with one another as…
Kelly Latimore: Iconographer of a New Imago Dei
By Pamela A. Lewis
Any lingering ideas we might hold about artists who paint — or, more precisely, write — icons quickly disappear when we meet iconographer Kelly Latimore and his large body of work. The affable 34-year-old suburban Chicago native (now living and working in St. Louis) does not align with the image of an elderly monk bent…
Covid on (and Off) Campus
By The Rev. Ryan Kuratko
How do we tell the story of a pandemic that divided us into separate rooms in scattered cities, defined by different stories, but linked by the hum of monitors and Zoom? One of the best ways is also the most illuminating: we tell all our stories by listening to each other, attending to one story…
In The Current Issue
Bishops' Messages
Diocesan and Parish News
The Bishop’s staff, which has been working partly in the office and partly from home since early July, will return to working five days a week in the diocesan offices starting in November. This represents…
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The diocesan Reparations Committee sponsored a series of well-attended webinars in May, June, and July including: Equal Education Denied: The Legacy of Segregated Housing Systemic Racism and Medical Apartheid Reaching for a Better Tomorrow: “The…
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Episcopal Charities recently received a $1 million anonymous donation—the largest single gift in its history. The gift will be used to grow the organization’s endowment to build long-term organizational capacity as well as support new…
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After a pandemic-induced hiatus in 2020, the Warden’s Conference returned for 2021 via Zoom with a strong lineup of well-attended presentations, delivered over two weekday evenings and a Saturday morning in early June. All sessions…
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Episcopal Futures, which launched on the Day of Pentecost (May 23), is a new diocesan initiative for collaborative transformation of congregations in the Diocese of New York. All congregations in the diocese are invited to apply…
Read MoreIn an email communication replacing all previous statements of diocesan protocols and policies regarding reopening of churches in the diocese, Bishop Dietsche wrote May 27 to state that he would no longer impose Covid-related restrictions…
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Rev. Kevin W. VanHook, II, who previously served as minister of justice, advocacy and change at the Riverside Church, took up his position at the head of Episcopal Charities on May 10, 2021. An ordained…
Read MoreSubject to the safety caveats to which we’ve grown accustomed, the main business of the 245th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of New York—for which the theme this year is “Your Faith Has Made You…
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The Episcopal New Yorker is delighted to record the appointment of long-time editorial advisory board member the Rev. Robert M. Pennoyer II to be the next head of school at Grace Church School in Manhattan,…
Read MoreDo You Qualify? If your congregation received one or more Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans, it should qualify* for full loan forgiveness if, during the 8- to 24-week covered period following loan disbursement: Employee and compensation…
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Episcopal News Service Feed
- Archbishop of Canterbury shares his hopes and updates on the latest plans for the 15th Lambeth Conference
- Reformed Church in America faces rupture over LGBTQ+ gridlock
- Presiding Bishop visits Community of St. Mary’s Southern Province to ‘affirm’ their place in Episcopal Church
- Wyoming Episcopalians look to welcome Afghans in state with no prior history of refugee resettlement
- Indigenous leaders lament intergenerational trauma inflicted by boarding schools, some with Episcopal ties
Bishops' Messages
In The Current Issue
Diocesan and Parish News
The Bishop’s staff, which has been working partly in the office and partly from home since early July, will return to working five days a week in the diocesan offices starting in November. This represents…
Read More
The diocesan Reparations Committee sponsored a series of well-attended webinars in May, June, and July including: Equal Education Denied: The Legacy of Segregated Housing Systemic Racism and Medical Apartheid Reaching for a Better Tomorrow: “The…
Read More
Episcopal Charities recently received a $1 million anonymous donation—the largest single gift in its history. The gift will be used to grow the organization’s endowment to build long-term organizational capacity as well as support new…
Read More
After a pandemic-induced hiatus in 2020, the Warden’s Conference returned for 2021 via Zoom with a strong lineup of well-attended presentations, delivered over two weekday evenings and a Saturday morning in early June. All sessions…
Read More
Episcopal Futures, which launched on the Day of Pentecost (May 23), is a new diocesan initiative for collaborative transformation of congregations in the Diocese of New York. All congregations in the diocese are invited to apply…
Read MoreIn an email communication replacing all previous statements of diocesan protocols and policies regarding reopening of churches in the diocese, Bishop Dietsche wrote May 27 to state that he would no longer impose Covid-related restrictions…
Read More
Rev. Kevin W. VanHook, II, who previously served as minister of justice, advocacy and change at the Riverside Church, took up his position at the head of Episcopal Charities on May 10, 2021. An ordained…
Read MoreSubject to the safety caveats to which we’ve grown accustomed, the main business of the 245th Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of New York—for which the theme this year is “Your Faith Has Made You…
Read More
The Episcopal New Yorker is delighted to record the appointment of long-time editorial advisory board member the Rev. Robert M. Pennoyer II to be the next head of school at Grace Church School in Manhattan,…
Read MoreDo You Qualify? If your congregation received one or more Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loans, it should qualify* for full loan forgiveness if, during the 8- to 24-week covered period following loan disbursement: Employee and compensation…
Read More Episcopal News Service Feed
- Archbishop of Canterbury shares his hopes and updates on the latest plans for the 15th Lambeth Conference
- Reformed Church in America faces rupture over LGBTQ+ gridlock
- Presiding Bishop visits Community of St. Mary’s Southern Province to ‘affirm’ their place in Episcopal Church
- Wyoming Episcopalians look to welcome Afghans in state with no prior history of refugee resettlement
- Indigenous leaders lament intergenerational trauma inflicted by boarding schools, some with Episcopal ties