The House of Bishops unanimously passed a restructuring resolutions that had already been passed unanimously by the House of Deputies. Now the Presiding Bishop and
While the budget of the Episcopal Church has been presented, it hasn’t yet been approved by either house, so both houses will have to take it up within the next two days.
Commemoration of Benedict of Nursia, (480? – 547?) Founder of Western Monasticism Proverbs 2:1-9 Luke 14:27-33 Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore
I’m not sure whether there is a “fundamental” generational divide here or just a difference of context that we need to process more thoughtfully. This of course would mean including multiple generations in our common conversation The more that that happens, I think, the more exciting the future of the Church will be.
The House of Deputies passed the resolution below and sent it to the House of Bishops. It passed unanimously, and following its passage the house sang “Sing a New Church Into Being, to the tune of “Come Thou Font of Every Blessing.”
Here is the proposed budget of the Episcopal Church, 2013-2015. What do you think about it?
The House of Deputies will discuss legislation on the Anglican Covenant today, possibly quite soon. The bishops will be discussing a resolution on dissolving a relationship between a bishop and a diocese at some point today, possibly within the next few hours.
Psalm 5, 6 (Morning) Psalm 10, 11 (Evening) Numbers 35:1-3, 9-15, 30-34 Romans 8:31-39 Matthew 23:13-26 What then are we to say about these things?
Today the Episcopal Church “put the T in equality” by explicitly including transgender people in the work and witness of the Episcopal Church and as candidates to the ordained ministry. In voting to concur with the earlier actions of our bishops, the House of Deputies officially added gender identity and gender expression to the non-discrimination canons – making today a very good day to be an Episcopalian.
Within each 17 minute TEDTEC presentation – which are also posted on YouTube™ for later viewing, a different example of The Church in Action is showcased, focusing on how they’re achieving one (or more) of the Five Marks of Mission.