Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
[Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] After rejecting all three amendments put to them, deputies on July 12 accepted the proposed 2019-2021 budget and sent it to the House of Bishops for their consideration. The bishops acted minutes later, approving the budget in...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
The Rev. Canon Michael Buerkel Hunn, chairman of the 79th General Convention’s Worship Committee, has apologized for language in a hymn, God of the galaxies (Sound the Bamboo, Christian Conference of Asia Hymnal, 2000), used during the Eucharist for the Care of...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
[Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] En una abrumadora votación de viva voz, los diputados concordaron el 11 de julio con un nuevo plan para una revisión litúrgica y del libro de oración que había sido adoptado por la Cámara de Obispos el día anterior. Esto...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
[Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] Much happens each day during General Convention. To complement Episcopal News Service’s primary coverage, we have collected some additional news items from July 12. ‘Everything is going okay’ despite record number of...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
The Rev. Canon Michael Buerkel Hunn, chair of the 79th General Convention Worship Committee, offers this apology in recognition of the pain our liturgical language may at times inflict. In reference to the Christian Conference of Asia hymn “God of the Galaxies,”...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
The following is the text of the sermon that the Rev. Winnie Varghese, Trinity Wall Street, Episcopal Diocese of New York, preached at the General Convention Eucharist on July 10, 2018. Please be seated. If you’re from the Diocese of New York, you’ll know that our...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
Voici le texte du message délivré par l’évêque primat Michael Curry lors de la Prière de vision, témoignage et justice, à proximité du centre de détention T. Don Hutto de Taylor (Texas) le 8 juillet 2018. Vous trouverez l’enregistrement vidéo...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
Le texte qui suit est le sermon que l’Évêque Prince Singh, Diocèse épiscopale de Rochester, a prononcé à la Convention générale le 9 juillet 2018. Que les paroles de ma bouche et le murmure de mon cœur soient agréés en ta présence, Seigneur, mon roc et mon défenseur....
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
Le texte qui suit est le sermon qu’Andrés González Bonillas a prononcé le 8 juillet 2018 lors de la Convention générale. Vous trouverez l’enregistrement vidéo de ce sermon sur ici. Je prie pour le silence et pour les paroles qu’ils souhaitent exprimer/ Que leurs...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
Au nom de Dieu. Amen. Dans la première lecture d’aujourd’hui, le prophète Isaïe imagine un monde dans lequel « même les idiots ne se détourneront pas du droit chemin ». Au cours des dix prochaines minutes je pourrais vous fournir de nombreuses preuves que...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
Grants of £27 million by the Church of England aim to create 100 new churches in coastal areas, market towns, and outer unban housing estates. “The Church is always called to reach out, meet God’s people and share with them the life changing faith of Jesus Christ,”...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
El siguiente texto corresponde al sermón que el Obispo Prince Singh, de la Diócesis Episcopal de Rochester, pronunció durante la Eucaristía de la Convención General, el 9 de julio de 2018. Sean aceptables a tus ojos mis palabras y la meditación de nuestros corazones,...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
Los obispos alzan las manos para oponerse a la Resolución D019, que aspiraba a ponerle fin a la complicidad financiera de la Iglesia con la ocupación israelí de los territorios palestinos. La resolución fue rechazada 48-78. Foto de David Paulsen/ENS. [Episcopal News...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
By Matthew Townsend The House of Deputies has adopted a $133.8 million budget for the Episcopal Church’s 2019-21 triennium with little opposition and only a few hiccups along the way. The budget, presented by the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and...
Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention
[Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] Three days ago, Native Alaskan Bernadette Demientieff appeared at joint session of the 79th General Convention and spoke about the destruction of the Gwich’in way of life, now threatened by drilling in the Arctic National...
