Conflict and Christian Nationalism: How to Talk across the American Divide
By The Rev. Pamela Cooper-White, PhD
As recent congressional hearings on the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol have reminded us in vivid detail, we are a nation deeply divided. Conflict due to political and cultural differences has penetrated every corner of American life, including our relationships with family and friends, and caused painful rifts among members of our congregations….
Bishop Search Update
A Message from the Committee to Elect a Bishop Greetings, beloved siblings in Christ of the Diocese of New York! The diocesan profile you helped us to write inspired a wonderfully gifted group of candidates to come forward to be a part of the search process for our next diocesan bishop. Since our last…
The Flag is Raised: Demystifying the LGBTQ+ Community in Northern Westchester
I just finished my sophomore year of high school and I’m a member of the LGBTQ+ community and a confirmed Episcopalian at the Church of the Good Shepherd, in the northern Westchester community of Granite Springs. In The Episcopal New Yorker’s spring issue, I wrote an article about the Educate/Validate program, an LGBTQ+ education series…
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Just War Theory: Often Ignored, But A Necessary Compromise with The World As It Is
Seeds of Faith: Theology and Spirituality at the Heart of Christian Belief
Bishops' Messages
Diocesan and Parish News
General Convention 2022
The Covid-abbreviated, Covid-shrunken, and Covid-delayed 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church—the Church’s ultimate decision-making body—gathered in early July in Baltimore. Before the pandemic intervened, it was to have been held a year earlier, over…
Read MoreOrdination of Deacons – May 14
Front row left to right: The Rev. Deacon Anthony Troy Johnson, The Rev. Anahi Teresa Galante, The Rt. Rev. Andrew ML Dietsche, The Rev. Deacon Pamela Wan-Yee Tang, and the Rev. Deacon Jean Marie Angelo. Back…
Read MoreOver the past few years, a house in West Park, on the west bank of the Hudson south of Kingston, has been beautifully restored to provide a fully equipped gathering space for diocesan and parish…
Read MoreMalloy Appointed Cathedral Acting Dean
On June 9, the Rev. Canon Patrick Malloy, formerly Sub-Dean and Canon for Liturgy and the Arts of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, was appointed Acting Dean by the Cathedral Trustees, to serve…
Read More220 Years of Ascension on Staten Island
On Ascension Day (May 26), the Church of the Ascension, Staten Island, celebrated its 220th anniversary with a special service and reception. Bishop Assistant Mary Glasspool was the celebrant and preacher, assisted by the Rev….
Read MoreEpiscopal Church and Diocesan Positions on Abortion
Following the June 24, 2022, decision of the Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization to overturn Roe v. Wade and hold that the Constitution of the United States does not confer a…
Read MoreThe deadline for applying for a 2022 Sustainable Development Goals Fund Grant has been extended to Friday, June 3. The Sustainable Development Goals Fund (SDGF) aims to provide support for partnerships between congregations, schools and mission networks…
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Episcopal News Service Feed
- Presiding bishop sends pastoral word on the death of Tyre Nichols
- West Tennessee bishop issues statement on Tyre Nichols’ death
- Lutherpalians: Combined Lutheran-Episcopal worship communities are on the rise
- First Palestinian Christian woman ordained in Holy Land
- Episcopal leaders attend papal vespers service in Rome for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Bishops' Messages
In The Current Issue
Six Poems in BLM-Tide
The voice of a Black man calling on real good Whites and real good cops to join with us; for, it is enough
En la intersección del Racismo y el COVID
The Color of the Godhead ~ Is It Time to Remove Images of the White Jesus From Churches?
Racism Exists in Our Churches: Here’s What to Do About It
Diocesan and Parish News
This year’s 244th Diocesan Convention, which was scheduled to take place at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine on Saturday November 7, will—of course—now take place online, in this case via Zoom. The convention…
Read MoreMis Hermanos y Hermanas, Al momento de recibir esta edición del Episcopal New Yorker, ya han pasado seis meses y medio desde que el acelerado incremento de la pandemia del COVID-19 en Nueva York nos…
Read MoreMy Brother’s and Sisters, As this issue of the Episcopal New Yorker comes to you, six and a half months have passed since the rapid escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York required of…
Read MoreTrinity Church, Garnerville—organized in 1846 and brought into union with the Diocese of New York in 1847—is the oldest Episcopal parish in Rockland County. The current church building was opened in 1899. Like many parishes,…
Read MoreIn this time of global pandemic, the Global Women’s Fund of New York (GWF) is continuing to empower Anglican women and girls in the developing world through education. Despite the challenges facing the Episcopal Diocese…
Read MoreThis year, the New York Service + Justice Collaborative (NYSJC)—the New York affiliate of Episcopal Service Corps, a national network of intentional communities—welcomes a new cohort of Fellows from six states across the country. For…
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Episcopal News Service Feed
- Presiding bishop sends pastoral word on the death of Tyre Nichols
- West Tennessee bishop issues statement on Tyre Nichols’ death
- Lutherpalians: Combined Lutheran-Episcopal worship communities are on the rise
- First Palestinian Christian woman ordained in Holy Land
- Episcopal leaders attend papal vespers service in Rome for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity