Staff Member for Digital Liturgies

Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald The House of Deputies has concurred with the House of Bishops in creating a staff position for liturgy and music. The position on the presiding bishop’s staff will cost $380,000 for the triennium, according to Resolution A195, and will focus on...

A Church for the Church, the New ‘London Plan’

Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention

By Colin Podmore On the last day of June — a glorious summer Saturday — the Rt. Rev. Jonathan Baker, Bishop of Fulham (a suffragan in the Diocese of London), ordained two men in their early 30s to the diaconate at the church of Our Most Holy Redeemer in Clerkenwell,...

Departures from Christchurch

Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention

Four congregations have announced they intend to separate from the Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand. Their action protests General Synod’s decision on May 9 to authorize marital blessings for same-sex couples. Archbishop Philip Richardson is in discussions with...

7/15: Dance of Death, Dance of Life

Thursday, July 12, 2018 | General Convention

8 Pentecost, July 15 2 Sam. 6:1-5, 12b-19 or Amos 7:7-15 Ps. 24 or Ps. 85:8-13 Eph. 1:3-14 • Mark 6:14-29 “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them” (Matt. 20:25). An obsession with power, prestige, and...

Bishops Say No to Investment Screens in the Holy Land

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | General Convention

The House of Bishops Wednesday defeated a resolution that would have established “a human rights criteria social investment screen” to guide the church’s investment in Israel and the Palestinian territories. On a vote of 78-48, the bishops defeated Resolution D019,...

Changing Trains on Liturgical Revision

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | General Convention

By Matthew Townsend Both houses of General Convention have approved a resolution that will move the Episcopal Church closer to liturgical revision, but not closer to a revised Book of Common Prayer. The steps to this decision have been unpredictable, and the result...

Bold $5M Plan for Reconciliation

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | General Convention

By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Episcopalians could see a lot more programming aimed at racial reconciliation in the next three years if a resolution approved July 11 by the House of Deputies receives funding. Resolution D002 calls for $5 million in racial reconciliation...

A Move Toward Resolving the Impasse on Marriage

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | General Convention

The House of Bishops on Wednesday moved the Episcopal Church much closer to making it possible for same-sex couples to marry in their home churches. Currently eight diocesan bishops do not permit such marriages in their diocese, and several do not allow their priests...

#GC79 Podcast: As the Clock Winds Down

Wednesday, July 11, 2018 | General Convention

Miguel Escobar, director of Anglican studies at EDS@Union, hosts the eighth nightly #GC79 podcast. Guests: The Rev. Carlos de la Torre is a deputy from Connecticut. He is curate at Christ Church, Newhaven and program director of St. Hilda’s House, an Episcopal...