About the Episcopal Church
Christ Church is more than the people who worship at the corner of St. Emanuel and Church Streets.
One of the distinctive things about being an Episcopalian is the sense of connection
and fellowship one has with other Anglicans and Episcopalians throughout the world.
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The following is an ongoing list on Episcopal Church resources relating to the ongoing conflict in Gaza. It will be updated as further information and resources become available.
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Statements from Faith Leaders
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry calls church to prayer following attack on Anglican hospital in Gaza – 10/17/2023
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Archbishop of Canterbury statement on the bombing of al-Ahli Hospital – 10/18/2023
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Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem Statement on the Victims of the Bombing of al-Ahli Hospital – 10/17/2023
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Interfaith Leaders Join Call for Ceasefire in Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territory – 10/16/2023
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Patriarchs and the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem Statement on the Escalating Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza – 10/13/2023
OUR DIOCESE
Christ Church is the cathedral church of the Episcopal Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast. Our diocese includes 18,000 people who worship God and reach out to others in 61 parishes in the southern part of Alabama and the western panhandle of Florida. It is one of two Episcopal dioceses in the state of Alabama and one of five in Florida. Our bishop is the Right Reverend J. Russell Kendrick.
The Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast web site.
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THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
The Episcopal Church is a fellowship of 2.2 million Christians in 108 dioceses throughout the United States as well as Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, the Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Micronesia, Taiwan, and the Convocation of American Churches in Europe. The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church is the Most Reverend Michael B. Curry. Bishop Curry, previously the Bishop of North Carolina, was elected during the 78th General Convention in June 2015. He took office in November 2015.
The Episcopal Church web site
THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION
The Episcopal Church is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion, a global fellowship of 73 million Christians in 38 self-governing provinces. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Most Reverend and Right Honorable Justin Welby. While he is sometimes compared to a pope, a more accurate description of his role is that he is "first among equals" with his brother and sister bishops from throughout the Anglican Communion.
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The world-wide Anglican Communion web site
Presiding Bishop Curry’s Word to
the Church: What Did Jesus Do?
September 16, 2020
The following is a Word to the Church from Presiding Bishop Michael Curry,
and is also the text of his sermon at The Episcopal Church House of Bishops,
which met virtually September 16, 2020.
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A WORD TO THE CHURCH
September 16, 2020
The Right Reverend Michael B. Curry
What Did Jesus Do?
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OTHER RESOURCES
There are a number of sources of more in-depth information about the Episcopal Church and what it means to be an Episcopalian, including:
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The Inquirers Class at Christ Church Cathedral, offered annually during Lent
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The Episcopal Church web site
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The Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast web site
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The Book of Common Prayer (the prayer book we use in church)
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The Anglican Communion web site
Or these books are available for purchase by contacting the Cathedral office:
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The Episcopal Handbook
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Those Episkopols by Dennis Maynard
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A People Called Episcopalians by John Westerhoff
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A New Dictionary for Episcopalians by John N. Wall
These are helpful resources: