Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
Miguel Escobar, director of Anglican studies at EDS@Union, hosts the second nightly #GC79 podcast. Guests: The Rev. Laurie Brock is the rector of St. Michael the Archangel in Lexington, Kentucky and a deputy from the Diocese of Lexington. She serves on the House of...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
Members of the Committee to Receive the Report of Resolution A169, which is considering revision of the Book of Common Prayer, clap along while singing a hymn before the start of their morning meeting on July 5. Photo: Melodie Woerman/Episcopal News Service Full ENS...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry delivers a sermon at the opening Eucharist at the 79th General Convention in Austin, Texas. Photo: Mike Patterson/Episcopal News Service Full ENS coverage of the 79th meeting of General Convention is available here. [Episcopal News...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
Oklahoma Deputy Julia Ayala Harris, the proposer of Resolution D016, testifies July 5 to the Committee on Safeguarding and Title IV. Photo: Mary Frances Schjonberg/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] People of all genders told the...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald The Episcopal Church needs to update its means of holding offenders accountable for sexual misconduct, including situations involving parishioners. That theme emerged July 5 during a hearing convened by General Convention’s Joint Committee on...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
Three members of the Evangelism and Church Planting Committee met and talked with this group of people who have formed a sidewalk community next to the Episcopal Church-owned parking lot on Trinity Street. The Rev. Alex Montes-Vela, deputy from Texas, stands on the...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
Bishops and deputies pray in a corner of the Austin Convention Center for the victims of those who have committed suicide with a gun. Photo: Mary Frances Schjonberg/Episcopal News Service [Episcopal News Service – Austin, Texas] Much happens each day during General...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald Graphic accounts of sexual harassment in the Episcopal Church were center stage on the eve of General Convention July 4 as bishops presided at a liturgy focused on lamentation, confession, and healing. Raw material came from 42 letters received...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
Central New York Bishop DeDe Duncan-Probe, left; Central Pennsylvania Bishop Audrey Scanlon, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Olympia Bishop Greg Rickel and House of Bishops Vice President and El Camino Real Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves pray July 4 during the House of...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
It’s Time to Pay the Presiding Officer of the House of Deputies. Until yesterday, three resolutions were being considered to authorize some form of compensation for the President of the House of Deputies: A028 from Task Force to Study Church Leadership &...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
The 79th General Convention will be my second as a deputy. My first foray into the inner workings of our denomination’s national structure was prompted by the calls to reimagine the church. I believed, and still believe, that the Episcopal Church is going to have to...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
The topic of marriage – who is included, how the church is involved, and what the rites should look like – has been in front of every General Convention for at least 40 years. The 79th General Convention will be no different. The focus this time will be on the...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
“No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were.” –Justice Anthony Kennedy “’Will all of you gathered...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 | General Convention
This reflection began when I received an email noting that I was a deputy from a diocese whose bishop had not authorized the use of rites to marry same-sex couples, and asking if I would be willing to write a short piece on Resolution A085 since I was to serve on...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 | General Convention
TLC’s Kirk Petersen reflects on how quickly — and early — General Convention can start. By Kirk Petersen The 79th General Convention hasn’t officially started, but it already feels like I’ve missed a lot. Thegeneralconvention.orgwebsite lists the convention as meeting...
