The Episcopal Church has announced the presiders and preachers for General Convention 2015. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori will preside and preach on the opening
What we’re watching for from the upcoming General Convention
Among the topics that will be explored in Center Aisle’s GC79 coverage: the revision or rewriting our Book of Common Prayer, recognizing that prayer shapes who were are, “riches of our Church’s liturgical, cultural, racial, generational, linguistic, gender and ethnic diversity.”
GC set to look at how changes regarding marriage equality have worked throughout the church and make changes to widen access
“We want to know more about how the church is advocating for economic justice, fair wages, and other justice issues,” says Deputy Laura Russell of Newark.
“The Committee has developed a survey and we encourage your participation. Narrative responses would be especially helpful to inform our work.”
2015 Parochial Report statistics are now available in English and Spanish. The summary Statistical Totals tables report on 2015 Average Sunday Attendance and Active Baptized Membership. In addition, there are multi-year breakdowns by Province and Diocese on Average Pledge, and Domestic Plate & Pledge Income.
In our modern, connected world stories rise like rockets and quickly traverse the media sky and what seemed to generate so much light and noise in the immediate experience quickly fade from our attention. Sometimes, these stories speak to deeper happenings in the life of the body (and sometimes not) but here are some thoughts on the Church in the year just passed.
Primate of Brazil issues statement on GC actions in favor of marriage equality; affirms relationship with TEC and disavows any actions to isolate provinces
“What I’ve come to understand after attending General Convention three times is that the Episcopal Church is about as diverse a body of faithful people as a denomination can be and still consider itself to be one church.”