Wednesday, July 4, 2018 | General Convention
I am an eager proponent of prayer book revision, but we’re not ready. We’re not ready because we haven’t had the conversation well. There have been many forums for conversation about liturgy and liturgical change in the past few years. In my experience of sampling...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 | General Convention
As a parish priest, I see a need for Common Prayer revision, but I am strongly opposed to Book of Common Prayer revision. Lest you imagine I am preparing to found the 1979 BCP Society, let me explain. Certainly, parts of the Book of Common Prayer need to be revised...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 | General Convention
A report to be published this month claims the Church of England “botched” its investigations into alleged cases of abuse. Sir Roger Singleton, chairman of the Independent Safeguarding Authority, said the church’s 2010 investigations “failed to give a complete...
Wednesday, July 4, 2018 | General Convention
La 79ème Convention générale débute officiellement le 5 juillet et se poursuit jusqu’au 13 juillet au Centre de conventions d’Austin. Photo : Centre de conventions d’Austin [Episcopal News Service — Austin (Texas)] Les épiscopaliens commencent à arriver ici avant le 5...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
The House of Deputies at the 79th General Convention in Austin comprises 852 deputies, 53 percent of whom identify as women, 46 percent of whom identify as men, and slightly less than 1 percent of whom identify as gender queer. According to the Pew Research Center,...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
Worship and other opportunities for prayer are at the heart of the Episcopal Church’s 79th General Convention, July 5 – 13, at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas in the Diocese of Texas). “The liturgies of the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
By Kirk Petersen A proposed compromise on same-sex marriage has met a skeptical reception from some of the proponents of Resolution A085, which seeks to force bishops throughout the church to permit same-sex marriages in their dioceses. The resolution also calls for...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
By Kirk Petersen General Convention is a big deal. How big, you ask? It’s the primary governing body of the Episcopal Church, and it only meets every three years. So there’s a lot of work to get done in nine days. The convention officially runs July 5-13, but...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
The third Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission released its latest agreed statement on July 2. Philippa Hitchen of Vatican Radio reported in May 2017 that the document was being prepared. Walking Together on the Way: Learning to Be the Church—Local,...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
[Episcopal News Service] Episcopalians and Episcopal leaders from across the U.S. Episcopalians are beginning to gather in Austin, Texas, for the 79th General Convention, with committee meetings kicking off July 3 and legislative sessions on July 5. You can follow...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
La 79ª. reunión de la Convención General comienza oficialmente el 5 de julio y se extiende hasta el día 13 en el Centro de Convenciones de Austin. Foto del Centro de Convenciones de Austin. [Episcopal News Service — Austin, Texas] Los episcopales empiezan a llegar...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
A former Cabinet minister who spent 211 days in prison for perjury was ordained a deacon June 30 and intends to work in prison ministry. Jonathan Aitken was jailed in 1999 for lying under oath in a libel case against The Guardian. He sued the newspaper when it said he...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
Among the favorite pre-General Convention pastimes on social media platforms where Episcopalians congregate has been guessing what will be the most significant and sensitive legislative issue at the gathering, which begins with hearings tonight but opens officially on...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
There are 852 members of the House of Deputies at the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church and, even in these hyper connected times when you can find a Facebook group to discuss what is being discussed in other Facebook groups, it can be hard to know what...
Tuesday, July 3, 2018 | General Convention
General Convention isn’t all committee meetings, open hearings and legislative sessions. Occasionally, fun is had, friends are made and hearts are moved in activities not dictated by the Committees on the Dispatch of Business. “I believe it was at the Anaheim...
