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Episcopal Resources: Official Sites

Anglican Communion

The Archbishop of Canterbury

Anglican Communion News Service

ACNS for news and feature coverage of the worldwide Anglican Communion

Episcopal Church USA Official Site 

The office at 815 2nd Ave, New York. Has many links to related organizations and Episcopal resources

Episcopal News Service

ENS is the official news agency of The Episcopal Church USA

Episcopal Relief and Development  

Formerly the Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief

Church Deployment Office 

Resources for parishes and clergy to find and fill vacancies

"The Red Book"

 

Online edition of the Church Annual from Morehouse Communications

Church Publishing

Find clergy online

The Episcopal Diocese of Kentucky

Our ministry partners in western Kentucky

 

 

Unofficial Reference Sites

The Anglican Domain - anglican.org 

Find any Anglican (Episcopal) Diocese worldwide

Unofficial Episcopal Church Site

An early site by Br. Thomas at MIT, still good. 

Anglicans Online  

6,000 links to sites around the world of interest to Episcopalians.

TheMinistree.com

Resources for families, communication ministry, and the Episcopal Church

Episcopalian.org

Host and reference site maintained by the South American Missionary Society. Many links.

Anglican pages of Louie Crew

A reference site maintained by Dr. Louie Crew at  Rutgers

Local Retreat Centers & Organizations

Cathedral Domain

The Episcopal Diocese of Lexington's Camp and Conference Center.  Located near Irvine.

The Chapel of the Broken Vessel, The Close

A retreat center of the Episcopal Diocese of Lexington. Located on the Rockcastle River near Laurel Lake.

Kentucky Council of Churches

Working for Christian unity and for justice, peace, and reconciliation in the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Christian Appalachian Project

Serving human needs throughout Eastern Kentucky

Cliffview Center

Catholic retreat center, near Danville. Great accommodations, food.

Abbey Gethsemani

Trappist monastery, south of Bardstown. Excellent for personal retreats

Cedar Hill Retreat Center

Cedar Hill Retreats provides the location and leadership necessary for individuals or groups to take quiet time out of their busy schedules for spiritual contemplation, personal improvement, or focused group development. 

 

 

Missionary Organizations

AFM: Anglican Frontier Mission

Concentrating on the least evangelized peoples on the earth.

ECMC: Episcopal Church Missionary Community

Enabling Episcopalians to be more knowledgeable, active, and effective in fulfilling our Lord's Great Commission

GEM: Global Episcopal Mission Network

The GEM Network engages dioceses, congregations and individuals in the global mission of Jesus Christ.

SOMA: Sharing our Ministries Abroad

Short term missions fostering renewal in the Holy Spirit throughout the world.

SAMS-USA:South American Missionary Society

SAMS missionaries work in evangelism, church planting and a wide range of social ministries in Spanish speaking Central and South America and Spain.

VFM: Volunteers for Mission

"Missioners" serve as Episcopal Church Volunteers for Mission [VFM] or longer-term Appointed Missionaries

Religious Education

Anglican History, Theology, Literature

English history, culture, and Christian heritage: a treasure trove of references to Anglican resources

CDI - The Church Development Institute

A comprehensive program serving leaders in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada. Includes programs at the University of the South. Many links and resources.

CDI - Listserve on Congregational Development

A place to ask for and offer help; seek and provide resources; explore, wonder about and discover issues in congregational development

EFM: Education For Ministry

A program of theological education-at-a-distance of the School of Theology of the University of the South.

Seminaries

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

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

Special Interest

Anglican Church Music Ring

A comprehensive entry point into Anglican and Episcopal Church music resources.

Gathering the Next Generation: Gen X

A resource for laity and clergy for mission in a postmodern world. 

National Episcopal AIDS Coalition: NEAC

Resources for parishes and individuals

Interim Ministry Network

Equipping and supporting those who lead in times of transition

Union of Black Episcopalians

Encouraging the involvement of Black People in the total life of the Church

SPEAK Society for Promoting and Encouraging Arts and Knowledge

Home of The Anglican Digest, The Anglican Bookstore, Episcopal Book Club

Forward Movement Day-By-Day

Forward Movement Publications, Anglican Cycle of Prayer

Spirituality

Alpha Course

Alpha is a fifteen session introduction to the Christian faith: Conference information and course materials.

Contemplative Outreach, Ltd.

A spiritual network of individuals and small faith communities and resources for centering prayer

C.S. Lewis Web Site: "Into the Wardrobe"

As unofficial C.S. Lewis site filled with fun and  wonder

Daughters of the King

An Order for Episcopal Women dedicated to prayer and service.

Faith Alive

Dedicated to building up the Body of Christ. Conducts Faith Alive Weekends in sponsoring parishes.

Julian of Norwich

Links to the Godfriends' Websites and other material about the spirituality of Julian of Norwich.

Order of Holy Cross

A Benedictine Monastic Order of men in the Anglican Communion.

Order of St. Helena

A religious community for women in the Anglican Communion. A contemporary interpretation of traditional monasticism

Order of Julian of Norwich

A contemplative monastic order of men and women in the Episcopal Church who follow the spirituality of Julian of Norwich.

 

 

 

 

Study and Preaching Resources

The Book of Common Prayer

Current and historic editions of the Book of Common Prayer, online and downloadable

The Daily Office

An online devotional guide for the Daily Offices maintained by Mission St. Clare

Holy Bible

Searchable online texts for King James, NIV, and other translations, including Spanish and other languages.

Lectionary

Lectionary texts for Sundays and Holy Days: New Revised Standard Version.

Sermon/Lectionary Resources

Kir Shalom resources by Richard Fairchild.

The Worship Well

The online community for sharing and creating fresh, innovative worship resources in the Episcopal Church. Has many links to liturgical and scriptural resources, art, multimedia and graphics, and music for worship in a variety of communities and contexts. Some of the resources are available for purchase; many more are free.

"Sermons that Work" 

Sermons and notes from the Episcopal Church Congregational Ministries Office.

Youth and Young Adults

Happening

Youth, grades 10-11-12 in the Diocese of Lexington

New Beginnings

Youth, grades 7-8-9 in the Diocese of Lexington

Cathedral Domain

Diocesan Camps and Conference Center in Lee County