Episcopal Church
UTO grant opportunities available for their regular annual grants as well as grants for young adults and seminarians
2020 Annual Grants: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/uto-grants
YA and Seminarian Grants: https://www.episcopalchurch.org/uto-young-adult-and-seminarian-grants
Hip hop liturgy in Connecticut
https://www.courant.com/ctnow/music/hc-ctnow-music-hip-hop-mass-episcopalian-hartford-20190910-fzjhexxy7nczvijm7finjcilwi-story.html
Executive Council is undertaking a project to understand the diversity (or lack thereof) of the leadership of TEC
https://www.courant.com/ctnow/music/hc-ctnow-music-hip-hop-mass-episcopalian-hartford-20190910-fzjhexxy7nczvijm7finjcilwi-story.html
San Joaquin has a plan to install solar panels in every parish
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2019/09/10/san-joaquin-plan-would-equip-all-churches-with-solar-power-to-transition-diocese-off-fossil-fuels/
Beautiful pipe organs
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2019/09/10/the-grandeur-and-beauty-of-brooklyns-church-organs-in-photos/
University art program in Minnesota works with local parish to create a unique piece of sculpture
https://www.bethel.edu/news/articles/2019/september/st-matthews-sculpture
Massachusetts rectory raided by FBI for child pornography, husband of rector (also ordained and a kindergarten teacher) arrested.
https://www.masslive.com/news/2019/09/holyoke-kindergarten-teacher-resigns-under-investigation-for-child-pornography.html
In Texas, a unique ministry begun in a food truck finds home base
https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/Saint-Isidore-Episcopal-Church-to-open-new-food-14435553.php
Historic Colorado church building project approved after a 13-year process (plan is to make upgrades and expansion to be ADA compliant and better able to do ministry)
https://www.summitdaily.com/news/saint-john-the-baptist-episcopal-church-development-agreement-moved-forward-in-breckenridge-town-council-after-13-years/
Responding to Disaster, natural and otherwise
Bishops in Brazil speak out on the Amazonian fires
https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2019/09/brazilian-bishops-blame-amazon-fires-on-greed-and-hatred.aspx
More Dorian response
https://www.anglicanjournal.com/anglicans-respond-to-hurricane-dorian-devastation/
Archbishop of Canterbury in India
ABC Welby calls for respecting religious freedom in India
https://cruxnow.com/church-in-asia/2019/09/10/welby-calls-for-respect-for-religious-freedom-during-visit-to-india/
ABC Welby prays at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, the site of a British massacre of unarmed Indians a century ago
https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2019/09/12/we-must-learn-from-the-past-says-archbishop-of-canterbury-at-site-of-indian-massacre/
Royal Wedding and Bishop Curry
There are a never ending supply of angles to “that” wedding
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/9904514/pregnant-zara-tindall-wasnt-comfortable-meghan-markle-prince-harry-wedding/
Malaysia
Archbishop of SE Asia critical of new Malaysian law banning interfaith prayer
https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2019/09/malaysian-government-ban-on-joint-prayers-could-increase-discrimination-between-different-faiths.aspx
image: Archbishop Justin Welby at the memorial for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in India. (Lambeth Palace)