Bishop Andy Doyle will lead a book study of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Christmas Sermons during Advent this year.

New facts and figures about membership in the Episcopal Church have been posted on the Research page: www.episcopalchurch.org/research

The Rev. Jeff W. Fisher, former rector of St. Alban’s, Waco, will be consecrated bishop in the Episcopal Church in Tyler on Saturday, October 6, 2012. Fisher was elected bishop suffragan at Christ Church Cathedral, Houston, on June 2, 2012.

September 15 kicked off National Hispanic Heritage Month. It runs thru October 15. For those of you unfamiliar with Hispanic Heritage Month, it is a time when people recognize the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States and celebrate the group's heritage and culture.

John McCardell, vice-chancellor and president of the University of the South, announced today that the Rt. Rev. J. Neil Alexander, bishop of the Diocese of Atlanta, has been appointed dean of the university’s School of Theology. The announcement follows a national search that began last fall...

[Episcopal News Service] Just more than 41 percent of the Episcopal Church’s dioceses and regional areas have committed to contributing the full amount asked of them to fund the wider church’s 2012 budget.

Applications are now accepted for the 2013 Roanridge Trust Award Grants, awarded annually for new and creative models for leadership development in small communities across the Episcopal Church.

The Bishop of Texas, C. Andrew Doyle, announced his response to the likely approval at this summer’s General Convention of the blessing of same-gender covenants today at a special meeting of diocesan clergy. Bishop Doyle outlined his plan to help unify the Diocese of Texas, addressing both...