by Linda Bredvik | Dec 4, 2025
“Friend raising” was the goal of two recent receptions hosted by the Board of Foreign Parishes (BFP) in New York City and Washington DC. “We really focused on a lot of friends – trying to cultivate and reinvigorate old relationships while making new ones,” said Del Glover, BFP board member. Receptions in the Cathedral House at St. John the Divine (NYC) and the Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) were well-attended; both raised awareness among audiences that were either unaware there are Episcopal churches in Europe or unfamiliar with the multinational, multilingual, and multicultural makeup of the Convocation, according to Nancy Treuhold, president of the BFP.
by Linda Bredvik | Nov 1, 2025
“The Convention and the Festival of Gathering continue to be – in a very special way – a (re)gathering of the family of the Convocation,” observed David Case, chair of Racial Justice Beloved Community. “New faces and old faces from all over Europe make it the...
by Linda Bredvik | Nov 1, 2025
Heralded with bunting, musical compositions and suggestions of canonization, the Ven. Dr. Walter J. Baer’s retirement was celebrated – to his great surprise – during the recent annual Convocation Convention at the Wilhelm-Kempf-Haus in Germany. Baer has served as the...
by Linda Bredvik | Nov 1, 2025
The second Convocation-wide Lay Preacher Training course will begin in January 2026 for people interested in the possibility of preaching in the Episcopal Church. The one-year course is offered through the Episcopal Preaching Foundation and combines regular self-study...
by Linda Bredvik | Nov 1, 2025
Fourteen young people from across Europe, along with the Rev. Scott Moore (Erfurt/Nürnberg), recently linked their participation in the annual Festival of Gathering with a pilgrimage to St. Hildegard’s Abbey near Rüdesheim, Germany. “I could have not predicted such a...
