Tuesday, July 10, 2018 | General Convention
The Walt Disney Co. has purchased the rights to develop Trinity Church Wall Street’s property at 4 Hudson Square in New York City. The property will be the new base of Disney’s New York operations. Under a transaction valued at $650 million, Disney will acquire the...
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 | General Convention
Seguir la acción aquí. June 28, 2018 El Centro de Mediático 2018 de la 79.ª Convención General de la Iglesia Episcopal inaugurado a principios de esta semana, ofrece a todos, ya sea en casa o si están presentes en el evento, acceso gratuito a transmisiones en vivo y...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
Deputy Christopher Hayes offers an amendment to Resolution B012 The House of Deputies on Monday approved a resolution that seeks to make liturgies for marrying same-sex couples available in every diocese where such marriages are legal. Resolution B012 would make the...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
I had lump in my throat as our bus turned a corner and headed down a narrow rural road. I knew we had to be close, and it hit me where we were going. We were in a caravan of 19 buses making the 40-minute journey from the Austin Convention Center to a world away where...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
The House of Deputies on Monday approved almost unanimously a resolution from the so-called #MeToo committee to establish a Task Force for Women, Truth, and Reconciliation to help the church “engage in truth-telling, confession, and reconciliation regarding...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
By Kirk Petersen The House of Deputies overwhelmingly approved a resolution intended to ensure that same-sex marriage rites are available in every diocese of the Episcopal Church, even if a diocesan bishop does not approve. Resolution B012, as amended moments before...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald The House of Bishops spent nearly two hours July 9 debating Resolution A068, which would authorize comprehensive revision of the Book of Common Prayer. The vote is due July 10, but some bishops have signaled they might squash the project. One...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
Episcopalians at the 79th General Convention traveled to the Hutto Detention Center on Sunday morning to stand vigil, advocating against the separation of families seeking asylum at our border. This video features the Rev. Megan Castellan, Rector of St. John’s...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
La Rda. Nancy Frausto, rectora asociada de la Iglesia Episcopal de San Lucas en Long Beach, California, y miembro fundador del Grupo de Trabajo del Santuario de la Diócesis de Los Ángeles, presenta un podcast de #GC79. Invitado: El Rdo. Francisco Morales, de la...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
Miguel Escobar, director of Anglican studies at EDS@Union, hosts the sixth nightly #GC79 podcast. Guests: Myra Garnes is the canon for youth and young adult ministries for the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. She is supporting the Long Island deputation, promoting...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
The Rev. Brian Grieves, deputy from the Diocese of Hawaii, speaks in favor of the resolution he proposed about ending the church’s complicity in the Israeli occupation. “Palestinian lives matter.” The Rev. Hillary Raining, deputy from Pennsylvania,...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
The following is the text of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s sermon at the Prayer of Vision, Witness and Justice near the T. Don Hutto Residential Center in Taylor, Texas on July 8, 2018. The video can be found here And now in the Name of our One Loving, Liberating...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
Paula Elmore, left, assists Alice Holinger, deputy from Alaska, as she shops for Navajoland products. Photo: Mike Patterson/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] Stroll the corridors of the sprawling exhibits hall at the 79thGeneral...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
California Deputy Christopher Hayes explains his floor amendment to Resolution B012 during debate on July 9. Hayes is wearing purple in honor of Purple Scarf Day, calling for more women in the episcopate. Photo: Mary Frances Schjonberg/ Episcopal News Service...
Monday, July 9, 2018 | General Convention
The Rev. Allison Liles, executive director of Episcopal Peace Fellowship, testifies July 9 in favor of an anti-death penalty resolution before General Convention’s domestic policy committee at the JW Marriott hotel. [Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] Arkansas’...
