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20s30s Ministry Hosts Annual Thanksgiving Dinner 

by | 2 January 2026 | Children & Youth Commission, Convocation News | 0 Comments

The 20s30s Ministry at the American Cathedral in Paris recently hosted their 4th annual Thanksgiving dinner, a multigenerational celebration with over 100 people.“Thanksgiving has become a key moment for our community, not only to celebrate gratitude, but also to...
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BFP’s “Friend Raising” Events Shine Spotlight on the Convocation

by | 4 December 2025 | Convocation News, The Board of Foreign Parishes | 0 Comments

“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...
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Bishop Edington Participates in a Belgian Royal Evensong

by | 21 November 2025 | Convocation News | 0 Comments

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...
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114th Convention & 4th Festival of Gathering Held in Wiesbaden, Germany

by | 1 November 2025 | Convocation News | 0 Comments

“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...
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Surprise Retirement Celebration for Archdeacon Walter Baer

by | 1 November 2025 | Convocation News | 0 Comments

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...
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Lay Preaching Training Course Begins in January

by | 1 November 2025 | Convocation News, European Institute for Christian Studies | 0 Comments

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...
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Convocation Young Adults Take a Pilgrimage to Rüdesheim, Germany

by | 1 November 2025 | Children & Youth Commission, Convocation News | 0 Comments

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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Interview with Kunstpause, Wiesbaden, Germany

by | 10 October 2025 | Convocation News, Refugees & Migrants | 0 Comments

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...
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APL Workshop Focuses on Care for Refugees

by | 1 October 2025 | Convocation News, European Institute for Christian Studies, Refugees & Migrants | 0 Comments

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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Article by St. Paul’s Member Published by Diakonea

by | 7 August 2025 | Commission on the Ministry of the Baptized, Convocation News, European Institute for Christian Studies | 0 Comments

An article on the diaconate in the Convocation by Shelley Ruelle, member of St. Paul's Within the Walls in Rome, Italy, was recently published in the Diakoneo, a publication of The Association for Episcopal Deacons. Read her article below, courtesy of the publisher,...
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The Right Reverend Jeffery Rowthorn 1934 – 2025

by | 23 July 2025 | Convocation News | 0 Comments

Earlier today, Wednesday, July 23, Bishop Jeffery Rowthorn died in Bloomfield, Connecticut. He died almost exactly two years after the death of his beloved wife, Anne. As many remember, Bishop Jeffery served from 1994 to 2001 as the last bishop to be appointed as...
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A Spiritual Spring in Tuscany: Retreat at Eremo di Lecceto

by | 2 July 2025 | Commission on the Ministry of the Baptized, Convocation News, Spiritual Development | 0 Comments

In the gentle embrace of Tuscany's rolling hills, just a stone's throw from the mobbed center of Florence, our group gathered in May for a transformative spirituality retreat at the Eremo di Lecceto in Lastra a Signa. Maintained by the Roman Catholic Diocese of...
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TEC Europe at the 81st General Convention

by | Jul 31, 2024

The General Convention of The Episcopal Church is the governing body of the church.  It meets every three years to pray, worship, consult, consider and decide on all manner of things that stretch from theology to operations.  This year the 81st General Convention met...

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by | Jul 22, 2024

Nineteen young people and 10 leaders from three Convocation congregations met last weekend (29 May-1 June) in Strasbourg, France, to experience God’s word and get to know one another while exploring the topics of racial and social justice.   Participants were given...

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Retrospect: Spirituality Retreat

by | Jul 9, 2024

A recent Convocation spirituality retreat encouraged participants to listen for the voice of God from a position of trust and gratitude. “How Do I Know It’s God Speaking?” was a CECE spirituality retreat, held at the Johannes-Schlößl Monastery in Salzburg, Austria,...

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