Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
Miguel Escobar, director of Anglican studies at EDS@Union, hosts the fifth nightly #GC79 podcast. Guests: The Rev. Devon Anderson is rector of Trinity Church in Excelsior, Minnesota and chair of Minnesota’s deputation to General Convention. She chairs the...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
By Matthew Townsend The journey to reunification of the Episcopal Church of Cuba (La Iglesia Episcopal de Cuba) and the Episcopal Church may seem a long one — at least in Austin. You have to leave the convention center, cross the street and the Capital MetroRail...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
Members of the House of Bishops spend time in table conversation July 8 before debate on adopting a covenant to combat abuse, harassment and exploitation. Photo: Melodie Woerman/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] The House of Bishops on...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Bishops unanimously approved an “equity and justice” working covenant July 8 that commits them to “listen to and take to heart the stories that reflect the biases deeply embedded in our structure.” The House of Bishops’ new working covenant...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
The triennial UTO Ingathering ceremony held at the 79th General Convention of The Episcopal Church in Austin, TX, took place on July 6. It brought in $3,738,989.47. UTO funds are granted on an annual basis to support mission across the worldwide Episcopal Church. The...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
The following is the text of Andrés Gonzélez-Bonillas’ sermon from the General Convention Eucharist on July 8, 2018. The video of the sermon can be found here I pray for the silence and the words they wish to speak/ Allow their words to pop speakers and move us to new...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry preached a sermon of “love God, love neighbor” to more than 1,000 people during a Prayer of Vision, Witness and Justice near the T. Don Hutto Detention Center, where 500 females are housed, in Taylor, Texas. Photo: Frank Logue [Episcopal...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings thanks the House of Deputies July 8 just after the house reelected her as their president for her third and final three-year term. Photo: Mary Frances Schjonberg/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] The House of...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
July 7, 2018 En el nombre de Dios. Amén. En la primera lectura de hoy, el profeta Isaías imagina un mundo en el cual “ni transitarán por [‘el] los necios” En los próximos diez minutos yo puedo darles sobradas pruebas de que este mundo todavía no está con nosotros....
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
Bob Davis, left, and Genaro Lopez, center, lead an “eco tour” of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Austin, including the solar panels installed on the top of the adjacent church-owned parking structure. Photo: David Paulsen/Episcopal News Service...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAK7PCJeVs?feature=oembed&w=960&h=540] Deputy News videographer Katie Forsyth sat down with some church leaders to talk #MeToo, hearing their stories, and reflecting on what we might do as Episcopalians to grow from...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Afffairs] The following is the text of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s sermon from the General Convention Revival at the Palmer Events Center on July 7. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXIORXykxv0&w=560&h=315] Oh,...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
The General Convention Pigeon is spotted on the House of Deputies floor in this photo tweeted by Rev. Diana L. Wilcox. [Episcopal News Service –Austin, Texas] It arrived early to the 79th General Convention and soon was swooping through the House of Deputies and...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
Una de las ofertas únicas en la Convención General de este trienio son las Conversaciones TEC (Conversaciones de la Iglesia Episcopal), que se realizarán durante tres sesiones conjuntas de la Cámara de Obispos y la Cámara de Diputados durante la próxima semana. Cada...
Sunday, July 8, 2018 | General Convention
La presidente Jennings dijo estas palabras en la sesión de apertura de 79.ª la Convención General el 4 de julio: July 4, 2018 ¡Buenas tardes y bienvenidos a la 79.ª Convención General de la Iglesia Episcopal! Estoy tan feliz de tener la oportunidad de darles la...
