What is an Episcopalian?
 
The Episcopal Church in the United States is part of the worldwide Anglican Communion. 
 
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Rowan Williams, is the titular leader of the Anglican  Communion.  In the United States, the Presiding Bishop is the “Chief Pastor and Primate” of the Episcopal Church. The individual elected to this position serves for nine years. The current Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States  is the Most Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori.
 
Bishop Jeffery Lee was ordained and consecrated as the 12th Bishop of  The Episcopal Dioceses of Chicago in 2008 and seated as diocesan bishop in St. James Cathedral Chicago.
 
Episcopal Sheild
The Episcopal Church offers a thoughtful approach to religion. It believes faith involves a measure of reason as well as emotion. Its doctrine is designed to point out, not dictate, the response to God's continuing revelation. The focus is on God's love and the invitation to respond in mature freedom, in thanksgiving, and in loving devotion. Basic beliefs are expressed in the Book of Common Prayer and especially in the Catechism.
 
The Episcopal Church teaches that morality is positive, rather than negative. It is rooted in Jesus' summary of the law: 'to love God with heart, mind and soul and to love one's neighbor as oneself." The focus of Christian morality is not on laws and restrictions but on free and mature response to God's love and in responsibility to our neighbors.
 
It is a church that encourages dialogue, discussion, ongoing study and active participation in the liturgy and sacraments.  The Episcopal Church embraces a diverse people united by the common recognition of Scripture, Tradition, and Reason as authoritative in all that we think, say and do
 
The Book of Common Prayer is the source of much of our liturgy, sacramental rites, prayers and theology, and is used by most Episcopal churches in the United States. 
 
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