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The Pasadena Fire Department has partnered with the ABC-7/Spark of Love Toy Drive since its inception 29 years ago.  It is one of the highlights of serving the Pasadena community each year.  While 2020 was challenging for all of us in various ways, Pasadena businesses such as yours came through, enabling us to meet the needs of MANY children in our own community! This is a true testament to your commitment to making this...

Washington National Cathedral at Christmas By The Rt. Rev. Kirk S. Smith, Bishop of Arizona Did you know that many of the customs and practices that we Americans associate with Christmas came from the Church of England, and in this country, the Episcopal Church? The New England Puritan settlers were very distrustful of any celebrations of Christmas, which they associated with the excesses of the Church of England that they were...

Episcopal Relief & Development continues to support partners responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cuba, Jordan, Haiti, Madagascar, Myanmar, Nepal and Peru. “Our partners are remaining vigilant in identifying ways to walk alongside communities, particularly in light of new variants such as Omicron,” said Nagulan Nesiah, Senior Program Officer, Episcopal Relief & Development. In Madagascar, the organization is partnering with...

Ali Al Sudani, chief programs officer for Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston in Texas, meets with some of refugees served by the organization, an affiliate of Episcopal Migration Ministries. Photo courtesy of Ali Al Sudani [Episcopal News Service] Episcopal Migration Ministries is nearing a milestone in the church’s 40-year history of participation in the U.S. refugee resettlement program: Sometime this month, the church will...

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, center at bottom, and Washington Bishop Mariann Budde, bottom right, officiate at the funeral of Bob Dole on Dec. 10 at Washington National Cathedral, as seen on the cathedral’s livestream. [Episcopal News Service] Bob Dole, the longtime Kansas senator and national Republican leader, was mourned Dec. 10 in a funeral at Washington National Cathedral in the nation’s capital city. Presiding Bishop Michael...