Episcopal Church Organization

The Episcopal Diocese of Albany

The Diocese of Albany is our diocese. Its territory is the northeastern quarter of the State of New York from the Canadian border in the north and the Vermont, Massachusetts, and Connecticut borders in the east to Columbia, Greene, and Delaware Counties in the South and Otsego, Herkimer, and St. Lawrence Counties in the West.

• Diocesan Parish List
• Diocesan News
• Priests and Deacons “Updates” from our Bishop
• Diocesan Canons

The Diocese of Albany is part of Province 2 of the Episcopal Church.

The Episcopal Church

The Episcopal Church USA is the official website for our denomination. Learn about the ministries, organizations, and governance of the national church. Also search for dioceses, and parishes nationwide.

• Episcopal Life Online (formerly ENS)
• Seekers and Visitors Entrance
• Lists of Dioceses and Congregations
• Life and Work of the Church
• Leadership Resources
• Listening & Learning as Anglicans
• Constitution, Canons, and General Convention publications
• Archives of the Episcopal Church

Washington National Cathedral

The Washington National Cathedral is the cathedral for the Bishop of Washington (D.C.). From the beginning it was intended as a "house of prayer for all people" and a great church for national purposes. It serves and has served as the venue for certain national events, including funerals for some former Presidents of the United States, most recently the state funeral in 2007 for President Gerald R. Ford. It serves also as the ceremonial seat for the Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church.

The Anglican Communion

The Anglican Communion is an informal alliance of national churches, including the Episcopal Church USA, with ecclesiastical ties to the Church of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

• Anglican Communion News Service
• Archbishop of Canterbury
• Anglican Church of Canada
• Church of England

See also the unofficial resources on Anglicanism that may be found through Wikipedia.

Church Related Organizations and Web Sites

Lectionary Readings

Various lectionary sources are available online. Church Publishing offers Preparing for Sunday for the Sunday lectionary. Satucket's The Lectionary is a guide to the daily prayers and readings included in the public worship of our church. Satucket is also an excellent source for private devotions. Another site is The Lectionary Page, maintained by Kelly Puckett of Austin, Texas, which is even more specifically oriented toward The Episcopal Church with coverage of the two lectionaries currently in use. A fourth location for calendar-based readings from the Revised Common Lectionary is offered by the Divinity Library of Vanderbilt University.

Church Publishing

Church Publishing is the Church's bookstore. It offers useful online versions of its Episcopal parish and clergy directories:

• Parish Locator
• Clergy Locator

Forward Movement Publications

Forward Movement is another Church publisher, the source of Forward Day By Day and the online Today's Meditation.

BBC Choral Evensong

A rich resource in our heritage, every week on BBC Radio 3.

Anglicans Online

Anglicans Online is an excellent resource for learning about our church and other member churches of the worldwide Anglican Communion, of which the Episcopal Church USA is a part.

The Book of Common Prayer

The Book of Common Prayer, the primary guide for our corporate praise and worship, is available online. Compare the 1979 prayer book with other editions, going back to 1662 and before.

Bible Briefs

Bible Briefs from the Virginia Theological Seminary: a series of short, highly readable pamphlets introducing books of the Holy Scriptures

The Episcopal Church & Visual Arts

ECVA is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 to “encourage artists, individuals, congregations, and scholars to engage the visual arts in the spiritual life of the church”.

The Episcopal Cafe

The Episcopal Cafe is a source of news about The Episcopal Church sponsored by the Episcopal Diocese of Washington (D.C.).

The Cowley Fathers

The Society of Saint John the Evangelist (SSJE), commonly called “The Cowley Fathers”, a monastic community within The Episcopal Church, is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Bishop Thomas Shaw, SSJE, of Massachusetts is a brother. See also the Wikipedia page on the Society.

Louie Crew

Louie Crew, who founded the organization called Integrity, recently served on the Executive Council of the national church and has represented the Diocese of Newark at General Convention. His web site is an opinionated collection of web links, church documents, and personal reflections that nonetheless contains items of information not easily located elsewhere online.

Albany Via Media

A Diocesan group formed in 2003 focused on maintaining unity with the national church.

Openly Episcopal in Albany

The blog Openly Episcopal in Albany provides commentary on news and issues relating to the Episcopal Church of concern to members of the Diocese of Albany. It is allied with Albany Via Media and kept by John White, a member of St. Andrew's.

Churches in New York City

Many members of St. Andrew's visit New York City from time to time. We provide here pointers to churches that some of us have enjoyed while visiting there.

Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine

The Cathedral of the Diocese of New York on Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street. A very diverse congregation in a massive sanctuary that is said to be the world's largest gothic cathedral, offering liberal Anglican theology with elaborate high Anglican liturgy and outstanding music.

St. Thomas Church

On Fifth Avenue at 53rd Street, just up from St. Patrick's Cathedral. A liturgically moderate church with a strong pulpit and outstanding music.

St. Mary the Virgin

On 46th Street just east of Times Square. Nationally renown for the ultimate in incense, liturgy, music, and vestments.

For a comprehensive list of Episcopal churches in New York City visit the web site of the Diocese of New York.