The endowment will support professorship and international conference NASHOTAH, WISCONSIN (November 16, 2016)—Nashotah House Theological Seminary has received a $3.5 million commitment from the Order of St. Benedict Servants of Christ as a gift to carry on the order’s legacy. The endowed fund will be used to support the St. Benedict Servants of Christ Professorship…
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Recently recognized as a historical district by the Wisconsin State Historical Society, Nashotah House is again making history by bringing the first change-ringing bells to the state of Wisconsin and only the 42nd set of these special bells in North America. A groundbreaking ceremony was held at noon on Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Nashotah…
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Friends, are you looking to empower your philanthropy? Do you want to make a single gift this year, take your tax deduction, and then make as many grants as you wish in the future based on your timing? ECF is pleased to announce that our new Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) is now available! DAFs are one…
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, is issuing an international call to prayer for evangelism leading up to Pentecost Sunday in 2017. The worldwide roll-out of the Thy Kingdom Come prayer initiative follows the success of a similar scheme this year, when churches in the United Kingdom and around the world joined in what had…
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The seldom-told story of Anglicans and refugees in Ethiopia The world has focused on refugees arriving in the European Union from the Middle East, but there is a story seldom told about refugees in Ethiopia and how God is moving through them. Missionary couple Bishop Grant and Dr. Wendy LeMarquand visited the Church Mission Society…
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The news service of the U.S.-based Episcopal Church has launched a French-language service to complement its existing English and Spanish provision. Actualités—the French word for “news”—ENS will provide news and information for French speakers throughout The Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion. “The Episcopal Church includes several dioceses where English is not the primary language, so…
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The Diocese of Honduras gave me a very warm welcome during my visit there. I had the chance to speak with several convention delegates and learn about their work in their diocese. Getting to know the clergy is my task. For my convention address, I reemphasized the importance of the relationship between the Diocese of…
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Anglicans from around the world have made a new commitment to fight for climate justice. The commitment was made at the conclusion of an international consultation in Fiji organized by the Anglican mission agency United Society. The society’s global relations director, Rachel Parry, said: “While affirming the current direction and areas of mission with which…
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A man who threatened to shoot a priest and hold a congregation hostage was thwarted on Sunday, June 19, by police who were lying in wait at the Ancient Spanish Monastery in North Miami Beach, Florida. The attacker, 33-year-old Jorge Arizamendoza, was known to the congregation and leaders of the St. Bernard de Clairvaux Episcopal…
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The day after the Pulse nightclub shootings, the archbishops of Canterbury and York issued a joint statement: Now, in this time of heartbreak and grief, is a time for solidarity. Click here for full story.
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