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Latest News from the Convocation114th 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...
Interview with Kunstpause, Wiesbaden, Germany
Art Class Project (Kunstpause) started with two small classes at St. Augustine’s of Canterbury (Wiesbaden) in 2024 and has grown to seven different classes that host over 60 people each week in just a year and a half. “We are excited that we can provide a space for...
APL Workshop Focuses on Care for Refugees
The Academy of Parish Leadership (APL) met at Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Geneva on 19-20 September for a training weekend focused on the refugee crisis. Eighteen participants shared insights from existing projects while working to establish a framework to identify...
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