Friday, June 29, 2018 | General Convention
“Liturgical Resources 1: I Will Bless You, and You Will Be a Blessing” was one of the rites General Convention authorized in 2015 for trial use. Photo: Church Publishing Inc. [Episcopal News Service] Three bishops have proposed a resolution on same-sex...
Friday, June 29, 2018 | General Convention
The youngest-ever candidate for ordination in the Church in Wales has received permission to be ordained by the Bishop of St. Asaph. Dominic Cawdell from Mold is 22 – a year younger than the usual age set for ordination – and required a dispensation from the...
Friday, June 29, 2018 | General Convention
Adapted from a Diocese of Long Island report The Bishops of Long Island, Pittsburgh, and Rhode Island on June 28 jointly proposed a resolution, B012, in response to the work of the Task Force on the Study of Marriage. The resolution seeks to ensure that all of God’s...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | General Convention
In the lead up to the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Austin, Texas, Episcopal Relief & Development is launching a special carbon offset giving opportunity. For the first time, Episcopal Relief & Development and the Episcopal Church are...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | General Convention
The 2018 Media Hub for the Episcopal Church’s 79th General Convention launched earlier this week, offers everyone, whether at home or on-site, free access to live streaming and on-demand coverage of daily worship, legislative sessions from the House of Bishops and...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | General Convention
[Episcopal News Service] Supporting local food growers, carbon taxes and offsets, opposition to environmental racism and Episcopalians’ continued participation in the Paris Climate Agreement are some of the stewardship of creation and creation care resolutions set for...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | General Convention
Bread & Roses, a ministry of Trinity Episcopal Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, has partnered with International Rescue Committee to hold cooking demonstrations at a city farmer’s market aimed at promoting nutritional cooking techniques and vegetables grown by...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | General Convention
Mary Frances Schjonberg reports for Episcopal News Service: A group of bishops has proposed a compromise on the question of whether the president of the House of Deputies should be paid, an issue that has proved divisive at previous General Conventions. The compromise...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | General Convention
[Episcopal News Service] A group of bishops has proposed a compromise on the question of whether the president of the House of Deputies should be paid, an issue that has proved divisive at previous General Conventions. The compromise comes as the result of Presiding...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | General Convention
ACNS Global Mission scholars from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East gathered in Dallas to exchange ideas and best practices in evangelism and witness. Academics from the Global South presented and discussed papers on mission and evangelism, while...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | General Convention
Episcopal Relief & Development will use its presence at the 79th General Convention to thank the Episcopal Church for more than 75 years of generous support. “I look forward to seeing Episcopal Relief & Development’s many friends, supporters and partners at...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | General Convention
Stories of non-combatant heroes in World War I abound. One of the best-known was the Rev. Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy, widely celebrated as “Woodbine Willie” for his gifts of cigarettes and Bibles to Allied soldiers. For many soldiers, Studdert Kennedy’s face was the...
Thursday, June 28, 2018 | General Convention
Dos programas transmitidos diariamente desde el evento ofrecerán una perspectiva interna de la 79. ª Convención General a todos los miembros de la iglesia episcopal. “Para muchas personas, la Convención General puede resultar abrumadora”, dijo el Rdo. Lorenzo Lebrija,...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 | General Convention
[Episcopal News Service] The 79th meeting of General Convention will ponder the Episcopal Church’s role in and response to the #MeToo movement with resolutions, reflections and the hope for reconciliation. In what could be an extraordinary session, the House of...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 | General Convention
Two daily shows originating from the 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church will offer an insider’s view to Episcopalians across the church. “For a lot of people, General Convention can be overwhelming,” said the Rev. Lorenzo Lebrija, host of both Inside...
