Feature Stories

Poetry, Prayer, and Protest: Minneapolis experience shared with Christ Church, Short Hills

March 12, 2026

Members and guests of Christ Church in Short Hills gathered on Zoom to from a former rector and his wife, now living in Minnesota, how local clergy and community members in Minneapolis have responded to recent ICE operations that have traumatized families, shaken neighborhoods, and disrupted the local economy.

Who comes to mind in your parish? Celebrate them with a Hegg Award

March 11, 2026

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Hegg Awards

Every congregation has them. They are the people who quietly make things happen: the ones setting up the parish hall

Fourth BCEF Call of 2025: Holy Trinity, Hillsdale

March 2, 2026

BCEF

The fourth BCEF call of 2025 is for rectory maintenance for Holy Trinity, Hillsdale.

What’s up with the Bishops’ Cup?

February 27, 2026

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The annual fundraiser of Cross Roads Camp and Retreat Center, it’s not the Cup of Salvation - but for certain golfers, it comes close.

Stewardship Matters: Are you missing out?

February 24, 2026

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Stewardship Matters

Legacy Giving doesn't "just happen."

A different kind of Lenten preparation – restoring community in a conflicted world

February 18, 2026

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As we enter Lent, Canon Margo Peckham Clark invites us to consider a different kind of Lenten preparation — one that moves beyond personal repentance toward the healing of community. (Time: 5:32.)

“Whaling” email attacks: How to foil them

February 10, 2026

Communications

You receive an email that appears to be from the Bishop, or your clergy person, asking you to take some kind of action – click a link, download an attachment, wire money to a specified account, purchase gift cards and reply with the serial numbers, or simply to reply quickly. Watch out – it could be a form of email “phishing” known as “whaling.”

Follow the Way

February 4, 2026

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In this video, Canon Wright reflects on a simple message from a retreat he attended as a teenager, and how it can guide us in the moment we face now. (Time 3:40.)

A Joint Letter from 154 Bishops of The Episcopal Church: Whose Dignity Matters?

February 2, 2026

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Bishop Carlye Hughes, Bishop Mark Beckwith (retired), and Bishop Suffragan Jack McKelvey (retired) are among the 154 bishops of The Episcopal Church who signed a joint letter in English and Spanish stating, "What happened a week ago in Minnesota, and is happening in communities across the country, runs counter to God’s vision of justice and peace."

Th Rev. Diana Wilcox with Minneapolis clergy

From Newark to Minneapolis: Answering the call of conscience

January 26, 2026

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Immigration

The Sunday of Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, a call went out from clergy in Minneapolis to clergy across the nation. Echoing King’s call to Selma, they asked us to come to Minneapolis to stand, march, and pray with them on January 23rd, and I knew I had to answer that call.