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.
This year’s General Convention has a certain youthful energy to it. The Young Adult Festivala for 18-to-30-year-olds drew 95 participants. Eighteen teenagers are participating as
UPDATED – 12 bishops sign dissenting statement – see House of Bishops lay 86 yes 19 no 5 divided 5 78% clergy 85 yes 22
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.”
Updated: Bishops Concur The House of Deputies and the House of Bishops chose to follow the lead of the
Here is the proposed budget of the Episcopal Church, 2013-2015. What do you think about it?
The Rev. Canon Gay Jennings was elected President of the House of Deputies on the first ballot.
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.
Marshall Scott reflects on the resolutions on Palestine and Israel as they came to the floor of the House of Deputies on Monday July 9: