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Latest News from the ConvocationBFP’s “Friend Raising” Events Shine Spotlight on the Convocation
“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...
Bishop Edington Participates in a Belgian Royal Evensong
A Royal Evensong was held in Brussels, Belgium, on November 19th, 2025, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. The event was hosted by the Central Committee of the Anglican Church in Belgium, and attended by His Majesty the King of the Belgians, in addition to several...
114th Convention & 4th Festival of Gathering Held in Wiesbaden, Germany
“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...
Surprise Retirement Celebration for Archdeacon Walter Baer
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...
Lay Preaching Training Course Begins in January
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...
Convocation Young Adults Take a Pilgrimage to Rüdesheim, Germany
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...
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November 14, 2025
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July 06, 2025
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February 02, 2024
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SPRING 2025
April 10, 2025
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