Episcopal Marketplace News

Lucy the EpiscoBull! Lucy is a beautiful pit bull doggy...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Lucy the EpiscoBull! Lucy is a beautiful pit bull doggy belonging to a member of our staff here. We couldn’t resist sharing this shot of her in her Episcopal Dog Collar!

On Shipping from the Episcopal Marketplace

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:33:50 -0500

Over the last few weeks, as we’ve transitioned the majority of our ground shipping to FedEx ground, we’ve gotten a number of complaints about cost especially for destinations further away from our headquarters here in Atlanta. We want to apologize for these issues and let everyone know we are working on a solution that will work.

The number one complaint we are seeing is that we do not offer USPS as a shipping method. We have heard you all, and are working on ways of making USPS available. There are a number of technical issues with the United States Postal Service that currently keep our store from obtaining real-time shipping rates for the US postal service, this above all is why we do not currently offer it. We also have maintained one main shipper because it saves us on costs, important for a non-profit like ours to keep in mind, and helps our fulfillment services for Episcopal Relief & Development, United Thank Offerring, and Episcopal Church signs operate more smoothly and efficiently.

In the meantime, as we work to figure this out, if you are located in Alaska, Hawaii or another far flung destination and are experiencing prohibitive shipping costs please give us a call at 1-866-937-2772.

Thank you, and thank you for the opportunity to serve our Episcopal Church community!

Lucy the dog met another Episcopal dog at the park!

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:50:01 -0400

Lucy the dog met another Episcopal dog at the park!

Here Am I: Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels In this award...

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:53:36 -0400

Here Am I: Send Me: The Story of Jonathan Daniels

In this award winning documentary we explore the life of a modern Christian martyr who gave his life bravely defending a young woman in Alabama during the civil rights era.

This is the story of a young Episcopalian priest who heard the call to serve in one of the most dangerous social upheavals in American history, and gave his life for it.

For more information read more on him here:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Daniels

Dr. Courtney Cowart: The Sikh experience after 9/11

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:21:48 -0400

Dr. Courtney Cowart: The Sikh experience after 9/11:

Episcopal Shield and Episcopal Church stickers are here! Static...

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 15:32:00 -0400

Episcopal Shield and Episcopal Church stickers are here! Static Clings too!

Available for purchase on our online store, click here to get yours!

Action shots from General Convention! Skip and Thomas make...

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:39:17 -0400

Action shots from General Convention! Skip and Thomas make appearances in a few, perhaps you can find them.

Our New Orleans based friend, Caroline (@Conductor222), knows I...

Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:24:35 -0400

Our New Orleans based friend, Caroline (@Conductor222), knows I have long ties to that fine city. I spent some time there after Katrina, and my sister worked closely with her church, St. Paul’s in Lakeview, in her role with the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana just a few years ago. Today Caroline sent us among the most wonderful gifts you can receive, Chicory Coffee from Cafe Du Monde and some Last Supper Dinner Mints!

A big thank you to her for this phenomenal gift!

New Video from Odyssey Networks on Episcopal Church Approving...

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:28:05 -0400

New Video from Odyssey Networks on Episcopal Church Approving Blessing of Same-Sex Unions

Perfect.

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 11:36:15 -0400

Perfect.

A quality "Church War Cross"

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:30:47 -0400

Back in WW2 there was the “Church War Cross” “Christ died for thee” - i have seen many cheap remakes & now one that says “Christ died for you” - it would be nice to have a quality silver piece made. —>”Christ died for Thee”<—

www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/antique-for-thee-christ-died-church-war-cross

Our booth at General Convention 2012! Come check us out and get...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 10:29:21 -0400

Our booth at General Convention 2012! Come check us out and get a T-Shirt or a massive street sign. Takes many weeks to make the latter, so no squeezing into your carry on! Hope everyone has a great time out there.

Interviews with the Bishop-Elect of the Diocese of Atlanta

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:30:00 -0400

Our partner site, Day1, has a few interviews from only a few months back of the Bishop-Elect of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. We wanted to share them with you all and help introduce you to The Very Rev. Rob Wright.

The new Bishop will be consecrated at Morehouse College and is tentatively set for October 13th, at 11am. For more information, visit the Diocesan website.

Videos:

For more content from The Very Rev. Rob Wright, see everything at Day1.org

A sneak peak of a Day1 video message from The Rev. Tom Brackett:...

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:31:50 -0400

A sneak peak of a Day1 video message from The Rev. Tom Brackett: New Life In The Church. For great video, sermons, blogs and more visit Day1.org!

We want pictures of your new signs!

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 11:15:00 -0400

As many of you know by now The Episcopal Marketplace has partnered with The Episcopal Church as an official partner, offering high quality branded merchandise and materials for community identity and education. One of the most exciting projects we have been working on is the brand new Episcopal Church Welcomes You Sign.

Well now that we’ve been fulfilling orders for these signs for about a year and, while there have been some ups and downs, we know we have some happy customers out there with beautiful new roadsigns.

So we want you to send them to us, in picture form only of course, and let us show your sign to the world. We are excited to be working with all of you and hope we have made your church sign ordering experience a delightful one!

Submit via twitter: @EpiscopalMarket

Submit via Facebook: facebook.com/episcopalmarketplace

We are also on Pinterest! pinterest.com/episcopalmarket

Submit via photo response to this Tumblr blog

Or email us your pictures at signs@episcopalmarketplace.org

Thank you!

Check out this exciting new video from our sister site,...

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:52:28 -0400

Check out this exciting new video from our sister site, Day1.org. We hope you will check them out.

A picture of a beautiful, old, protestant church in the hill...

Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:17:01 -0400

A picture of a beautiful, old, protestant church in the hill town of Bonnieux in the south of France.

Possible new product: Oval, vinyl bumper stickers emblazoned...

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:52:52 -0400

Possible new product: Oval, vinyl bumper stickers emblazoned with the new Episcopal Church brand. What do you think folks?

Episcopal Relief & Development Highlights Friends in Atlanta

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:51:37 -0400

Reposted from http://www.er-d.org

This month’s Friends of Episcopal Relief & Development focuses on the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta’s efforts to engage congregations and communities in the fight against malaria through the NetsforLife^® Inspiration Fund. The feature especially highlights 11^th-grader Adriana Embus, the winner of the 2012 World Malaria Day Make a Difference Essay Contest, who wrote about encountering malaria on a school visit to Liberia, and how it inspired her to take action and raise awareness about the deadly disease.

Please note that the Power of Partnerships and Friends of Episcopal Relief & Development web features are now on an alternating schedule. The next Power of Partnerships will be published in June.

The Power of Partnerships and Friends of Episcopal Relief & Development web features present stories about the agency’s partners in the US and worldwide. Visit www.er-d.org to read past installments, find information about our programs or make a contribution. You can also call 1.855.312.HEAL (4325). Gifts can be mailed to Episcopal Relief & Development, PO Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058.

Executive Director of the Alliance for Christian Media, Skip Schueddig, Given Honorary Doctorate by VTS

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:37:22 -0400

During its 189^th Commencement ceremony today, Virginia Theological Seminary conferred a Doctor in Divinity, honoris causa, upon the Rev. Canon Louis C. Schueddig, president of the Alliance for Christian Media and “Day 1” in Atlanta, Georgia. The degree was awarded by the Rt. Rev. James J. Shand, bishop of Easton (MD), and chairman of the Board of Trustees of Virginia Theological Seminary.

The Virginia Theological Seminary confers honorary degrees of Doctor of Divinity in recognition of faithful and notable service, creative and innovative leadership in parish ministry, overseas missions, academia, and ecumenical, social, diocesan and national church ministries.

Born in St. Louis, Missouri, educated at Northwestern University, and graduated with a degree in Radio, TV, and Film in 1970, Scheuddig earned his Master of Divinity degree at Virginia Theological Seminary in 1973. Ordained to the priesthood that same year by Bishop James Winchester Montgomery, he served first as an associate at St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church in Wilmette, Illinois, and then for seven years as rector at St. Michael’s Church in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was then called to Atlanta to work for the Episcopal Media Center where he serves as President and Executive Director. He also serves at St. Philip’s Cathedral as an honorary canon.

Scheuddig has seen his mission as connecting the Gospel to the world at large through contemporary media; in leading the Episcopal Media Center, Scheuddig has supported Episcopal advertising campaigns at all levels of the church, produced short videos and longer documentaries, hosted live broadcasts, and blogged and tweeted into the second decade of the 21^st century. He has covered crucial events in response to the needs of the world, including the 9/11 recovery, and relief and support after hurricane Katrina. He has served his diocese and the National Church, and worked as a transformative leader to bring about the collaboration of six mainline denominations to form the Alliance for Christian Media. This work has included support of Day 1 and its weekly, national sermon, formerly the Protestant Hour, and ventures into television films such as the animated version of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Since his graduation from Virginia Theological Seminary, Scheuddig has served for two terms as a member of the Alumni/ae Association Executive Committee(AAEC), as President of the AAEC in 1979, and as a member of the Board of Trustees from 1979-1985, which included serving on the Dean’s Search Committee that nominated the Rev. Dr. Richard Reid as Dean and President in 1982.

In living out his vocation he personifies the church’s outreach to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ “through all existing and emerging communications technology.” His deep commitment to “serving people…who seek intelligent inquiry” has also equipped him to recruit and inspire several generations of strong lay leadership in support of his organization’s mission.

Founded in 1823, Virginia Theological Seminary is the largest of the 11 accredited seminaries of the Episcopal Church. The school prepares men and women, representing more than 40 different dioceses and nine different countries, for service in the Church, both as ordained and lay ministers, and offers a number of professional degree programs and diplomas.

Virginia Theological Seminary Dean Ian Markham (left) congratulates The Rev. Canon Louis Schueddig, D.D.