Releases from News Services

Episcopal News Service - ENS
ENS is the official news agency of The Episcopal Church and publishes news and feature stories and media advisories primarily for secular and church publications, such as diocesan newspapers. ENS publishes online as soon as the news is written. ens@ecunet.org

Anglican Communion News Service - Global
ACNS provides news and feature coverage of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ACNS is published in London at the Anglican Communion Office. acc@ecunet.org

Subscription form for "mailing lists"
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Episcopal Church Governance Web Pages
    Official information and resources from the ECUSA Office of General Convention
Web minister of the governance pages, Dr. Pamela W. Darling. pam.darling@ecunet.org

Constitution and Canons, 1997
The General Convention of the Episcopal Church: Links to all the rest
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL: Implements policy, program & budget between Conventions
1997-2000 Interim Bodies: Groups working between Conventions
Convention Office: Who to contact and how
House of Deputies President
1994-1997 Official Documentation: 1997 Blue Book, Resolutions and Final Actions
General Convention '97 Reference Pages


Churchwide Ministries facilitated by the staff of
the Presiding Bishop and The Executive Council of the Church.

Archives of the Episcopal Church
The Archives is a center for contemporary and historical information on the Episcopal Church. The Archives conducts research for Church offices and ministries and provides reference services to the public. Consulting services are available for dioceses, parishes and organizations. Direct questions to the Research department.

Congregational Ministries
A departmental cluster in the Service, Education and Witness Unit which provides congregational development services and promotes leadership training.

Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations
A variety of ecumenical and interfaith study resources for use by individuals and parish groups. Includes the web pages of the Episcopal Diocesan Ecumenical Officers (EDEO).

Episcopal Public Policy Network (EPPN) (These pages are being revised.)
Information about the EPPN, a nationwide network of Episcopalians committed to fulfilling their Baptismal Covenant to "strive for justice and peace" by communicating with national law makers on issues of importance to the mission of the church.

Executive Council Communications Committee
Committee pages discussing work on the General Convention resolution B-015a calling for a "unified, coordinated communications strategy" for the Church.
Ralph Spence, Chairperson. ralph.spence@ecunet.org

Ministries with Young People
This departmental cluster in the Service, Education, and Witness Unit of the Episcopal Church Center includes Children's Ministries; Youth Ministries; Young Adult and Higher Education Ministries; resources for Educators. rbruce@dfms.org

Peace and Justice Ministries
Equipping Episcopalians to carry out the promise made in their Baptismal Covenant to "strive for peace and justice and respect the dignity of every human being."

Mission Opportunities List
"Missioners" needed to serve as Episcopal Church Volunteers for Mission [VFM] or longer-term Appointed Missionaries. Web editor to be named.

"Worship that Works"
A series of sermons and preparation notes based on the liturgical year, published by the Episcopal Church Evangelism Office, The Rev. J. Hugh Magers, director. hmagers@dfms.org Publication Editor, Susan Zetkus, c/o Congregational Ministries 1-800-321-2231, ext. 6281.

Episcopal/Anglican Women's Network
Articles, announcements and resources from the ECUSA/Anglican Women's Network. The network is in partnership with the global Anglican Women initiative.

Planning and Evaluation Unit
The long range planning arm of The Episcopal Church, established in January 1991 following a 1990 Executive Council resolution. Web editor, Veron Hazlewood. vernon.hazlewood@ecunet.org

Office of the Bishop of the Armed Forces
The ministry of the Episcopal Church to the armed forces, veterans medical centers and hospitals, and local, state and federal prisons. Web editor, the Rev. William C. Noble. obaf@aol.com

Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief and Development
Disaster relief advisories. Articles and resources explaining the work of the PB Fund. Regularly updated list of PB Fund grants. Sandra Swan is PB Fund Executive Director.

Episcopal Book/Resource Center (NYC)
The Episcopal Book/Resource Center's ministry is to provide information and an open place for religious inquiry to all people.
The bookstore is located in the lobby of the Episcopal Church Center

Episcopal Migration Ministries
EMM is the arm of the Church which advocates for the protection of the world's refugees and also seeks to provide the protection afforded by third country resettlement. Richard Parkins is EMM Director, 800 334-7626 ext. 5216 or 212 922-5216.


Churchwide Ministry Networks

Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars
An international association supporting biblical scholarship at all levels in the Anglican Communion.

Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission
AP promotes liturgical renewal in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada.

Brotherhood of St. Andrew
A world wide ministry to men in the Episcopal/Anglican Communion

Chaplains
...of Schools, Colleges & Universities On the Internet. Web Editor, The Rev'd Walter Raymond, O.G.S. wraymond@chaplains.net

Devotional Societies
Confraternity of the Blessed Sacrament

Episcopal Church Women (ECW)
ECW Communiqué - The Official Publication of the Episcopal Church Women, Episcopal Church, USA

Episcopal Communicators
Official web pages from Episcopal Communicators, a self-supporting national organization of communication professionals with staff responsibilities in the Episcopal Church. Web editor, Tom Beckwith. tom.beckwith@ecunet.org

The Episcopal Network for Evangelism
A Domestic Mission Imperative for the Episcopal Church. Called to restore all people to unity with God and each other in Christ, we will, with God's help, double the Episcopal Church's baptized membership by the year 2020.

Episcopal Peace Fellowship
The Episcopal Peace Fellowship is a body within the church whose mission is to aid and encourage all Episcopalians to strive for justice and peace among all people and to bear nonviolent witness to Christ's call to peace.

Global Episcopal Mission Network (GEM)
The GEM Network engages dioceses, congregations and individuals in the global mission of Jesus Christ.

Girls' Friendly Society
The Girls' Friendly Society is an international, non-profit organization affiliated with the Episcopal Church for girls and young women.

The Historical Society of the Episcopal Church
The Historical Society of the Episcopal Church is a voluntary organization of people who are interested in researching, preserving or simply reading church history. john.woolverton@ecunet.org

Integrity
Nationwide association of lesbian and gay Episcopalians, as well as our family and friends. Web editor, John Clinton Bradley. johnclint@aol.com

Interim Ministry Network
IMN is the professional association of those serving congregations in the transition from one pastor to the next. Web information includes network programs and services and includes dates and descriptions of educational events. Webmaster, Eric S. Anderson ESAnderson@compuserve.com

International Order of St. Vincent
A fellowship of men, women, girls and boys called, trained and authorized to perform lay ministries associated with liturgies.
order-st.vincent@usa.net

Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project (KEEP)
Applied Christianity in action - "helping people help themselves" - is the mission of KEEP. The work includes educational, agricultural, medical, environmental and religious activities.

National Episcopal AIDS Coalition (NEAC)
A network of AIDS ministries across the Episcopal Church, with bishops, priests, deacons and lay ministers as NEAC constituents. neac@neac.org

National Network of Lay Professionals (NNLP)
NNLP exists to provide a national support system for lay people employed in the ministry of the church.

North American Association of the Diaconate (NAAD)
Official Web pages of the NAAD. Ted Hallenbeck, director, Centre for the Diaconate. ted.hallenbeck@ecunet.org

Religious Orders and Other Christian Communities
The Brotherhood of Saint Gregory
Community of St. John Baptist
Franciscan Order of the Divine Compassion
Order of the Holy Cross (Benedictine)
Order of Julian of Norwich
Order of St. Helena
Society of St. Francis

The Episcopal Network for Stewardship (TENS)
A voluntary network of people who realise: that everything comes from God; God, the giver, gives it to us as Stewards for the span of our lives; God is love and gives all to us as acts of love; We are made in God's image and find our true selves when we, like God, love and give. Email for TENS: tomgossen@aol.com

Union of Black Episcopalians
The UBE encourages the involvement of Black People in the total life of the Church. R. Brett Wormley, webmaster. webmaster@AfroAnglican.ORG

Vergers' Guild of the Episcopal Church
Information about the lay ministry which assists clergy in the conduct of public worship; VGEC history, calendar of events and criteria for membership.


Educational Institutions
Berkeley Divinity School at Yale, New Haven, CT
Bexley Hall - Colgate-Rochester, Rochester, NY
College of Emmanuel and St. Chad, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA
Church Divinity School of the Pacific, Berkeley, CA
Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest, Austin, TX
General Theological Seminary, New York, NY
Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, MA
Nashotah House, Nashotah, WI
School of Theology of The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, Evanston, IL
Trinity Episcopal School for Ministry, Ambridge, PA
Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, VA


Provinces/Dioceses/Parishes
Official web pages of Episcopal Church Provinces and Dioceses. Parish web pages are included with the diocesan listings.

THE CONVOCATION OF AMERICAN (Episcopal) CHURCHES IN EUROPE
(is in Province Two and is also shown under that province listing).

DIOCESES AND PARISHES IN OTHER PROVINCES OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION

We welcome URL information to link to official provincial, diocesan or parish pages hosted at other web sites. Please send information to The Rev. Clement W.K. Lee.

Forward Movement Publications

FMP web site
FMP is one of the official agencies of the Episcopal Church, noted for its Forward Day by Day devotional materials and other parish literature. These pages include announcements from FMP, ordering information and the latest FMP catalog. Web editor, Dr. S.B. Sedgwick. s.b.sedgwick@ecunet.org

The Office for Ministry Development
The Office for Ministry Development serves as support for the Standing Commission on Ministry Development (SCOMD) and as a resource for projects for the development of the ministry of all baptized persons. Webmaster, Molly Shaw. mshaw@dfms.org

Satellite Teleconferencing
Schedule of satellite telecasts and Internet NetCasts.
Programs produced by Episcopal Church organizations, with publicity and downlink arrangements facilitated by ECTN, the Episcopal Cathedral Teleconferencing Network.

Quest International Group Communication Network
Quest International is part of the world-wide Inter-Anglican Network system and the Interfaith Ecunet network, a group communication network for those active in the church.


Anglican Communion Partners

The Anglican Communion Office
News, information and resources from the Anglican Communion Office, London. The ACO includes the Secretariat for The Primates Meeting, The Lambeth Conference and The Anglican Consultative Council.

And in New York, the Office of the Anglican Observer at the United Nations, the Rt. Rev. James Ottley.

Lambeth Conference Web Site
Information, reference and planning materials for the coming Lambeth Conference of Anglican Bishops, Summer 1998, in Canterbury, England, at the University of Kent and Canterbury Cathedral. The Lambeth Conference is convened every ten years by the Archbishop of Canterbury and has been a primary instrument of inter-Anglican life. The first Lambeth Conference was held in 1867.

DIOCESES AND PARISHES IN OTHER PROVINCES OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION which have asked to be linked here.


Resources from other
Anglican/Episcopal sites
Web sites with a wide range of information and perspectives. The sites list the names of the persons or groups responsible for the editorial content and viewpoints expressed therein. If you have inquiries or comments, please contact the web editors whose e-mail addresses are provided on their pages.

Episcopal Book/Resource Center (NYC)

Affirming Anglican Catholicism - A renewal movement of Anglo-Catholicism, in the US and Canada, allied to British/Irish Affirming Catholicism. One of the primary goals of Affirming Catholicism is the retrieval and reinsertion of the doctrine of the Trinity into the centre of Church life.

African Palms USA - an outreach ministry of St. John's Church, Olney, MD

The Alliance of Lesbian and Gay Anglicans (ALGA) - An international network of nine gay/lesbian Anglican organizations and ministries united in working for the unconditional inclusion and full participation of lesbian and gay people in every facet of the Church's life throughout the Anglican Communion.

American Anglican Council - "A network affirming Biblical authority and Anglican orthodoxy within the Episcopal Church."

Andrew Weeks' Episcopal evangelism web site.

Anglicans Online! - Anglican Communion "reststop in Cyberspace."

Anglican Pages of Louie Crew - Dr. Louie Crew's compilation of resources.

Archives of the Episcopal Church - The Archives is a center for contemporary and historical information on the Episcopal Church. The Archives conducts research for Church offices and ministries and provides reference services to the public. Consulting services are available for dioceses, parishes and organizations. Direct questions to the Research department.

Bible Reading Fellowship - BRF encourages and facilitates Bible reading for Christian growth by creating, publishing, and distributing Bible commentaries and related materials.

Christ Church Tape Ministry - a ministry of Christ Church, Red Hook, NY, assisting the spiritual needs of congregations and clergy through video and audio tape resources. The Ministry reads "Forward Day by Day" and distributes it at no cost to visually impaired recipients. Video offerings include summaries of Lambeth Conference 1998

Diocese of Maryland Evangelism Resources Pages
Maintained by Bob Wyatt

Ecclesia Ministries - whose mission is to bridge the distances between people who in various ways live outside and those who live inside. Ecclesia trains volunteers to visit homeless people in hospitals, and offers many other opportunities to give and receive friendship in Christ.

ECUSA Images - A growing collection of Episcopal Church, USA, graphic images for use by web site developers and print media.

Ekklesia Society - "An international society committed to making disciples of Jesus Christ."

Episcopal Life - The National Newspaper of the Episcopal Church.
What's happening?

The Episcopal Media Center - Video, audio and advertising resources for individuals and congregations.

The Episcopal Synod of America - "The web pages of the Episcopal Church's largest traditionalist group."

Happening - Happening seeks to bring young persons to a fuller personal knowledge of and relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and to a deeper level of commitment and apostleship.

Kanuga Conferences - An Episcopal Conference Center in the Western North Carolina Mountains

millennium3 - Creation of a group of bishops to encourage conversation among the ordained about the future of the church in its third millennium.

National Episcopal Acolyte Team - a new organization for Acolytes, Youth Ministers and anyone interested in the the inclusion of teenagers in the regular worship and liturgy of the Episcopal Church.

The Odyssey Channel. A faith and values cable-TV network available to 30 million homes in the USA and owned in part by an interfaith coaltion of which the Episcopal Church is a member.

An Outline of the Faith - commonly call the Catechism - a commentary on the creeds from the Book of Common Prayer.

"Peek through the Window" - for young adults exploring the various Christian traditions, including a taste of what the Episcopal Church has to offer. Maria Hoshaw, Webmaster.

The Protestant Radio and Television Center - Protestant Hour Information Center.

Road to Emmaus - Christian apologetics bulletin board service.

Scholarly Engagement with Anglican Doctrine (SEAD) - "...continuing the rich Anglican heritage of prayerful scholarly engagement with Christian belief."

Stewardship web site of Ted Mollegen - Parish resources about stewardship theology and practice.

United Voice - The national newspaper of Episcopalians United.

University of the South - Popularly known as "Sewanee." Owned by 28 Episcopal dioceses in 12 states. 10,000 acre campus.

Unofficial Episcopal Church Home Page - Repository for information relevant to the Episcopal Church.

The Witness - For more than 75 years The Witness has published articles addressing spirituality as well as critiquing social issues from a faith perspective.

"www.episcopalian.org" - A servant ministry sharing Christ's message.


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