#GC79 – Episcopal Cafe

Putting GC79 into practice

August 7, 2018 No Comments

Serving on an interim body is a way for Episcopalians across the church to participate in its governance. While the joint Standing “Committees are only open to bishops and deputies to the 79th General Convention, all other interim bodies are open to all members of the Episcopal Church. Appointments to standing commissions are generally for six years while appointments to joint standing committees or task forces are generally for three years.”

#GC79 Round-up for July 11th

July 11, 2018 3 Comments

General Convention is kicking into high gear as the Bishops and Deputies race the calendar to the finish line, with hundreds of resolutions and the budget still to be decided. Both Houses will work a third legislative session this evening.

Creation Care conversation at GC79

July 10, 2018 No Comments

“Our children deserve to see the world as it was in the beginning, not just when we’re done with it.” – Bernadette Demientieff, Alaska.

Sunday at General Convention

July 8, 2018 1 Comment

We gathered in song in a baseball park adjacent to the prison. Our hosts advised us that the women inside could hear us rallying and praying on their behalf.

How do we see the changes that are needed?

July 4, 2018 7 Comments

In this letter to the editor, five-time GC deputy Jim Papile encourages us to seek adaptive change

A letter to General Convention regarding Justice in the Holy Land

July 3, 2018 1 Comment

“Just as we rightly hear the cry of migrants seeking shelter and asylum on the borders of the US, so, too, does our conscience demand we campaign to end the detention of children and political prisoners caught in the 51-year-old vice of occupation. There is no escaping that the investment of financial resources in companies that support the infrastructure of this brutal occupation make the Church complicit in the injustices suffered by Palestinians. We offer our unceasing prayer as you discern what Jesus requires in this and all the sad injustices that face us in these times.”

General Convention draft schedule announced

February 7, 2017 2 Comments

From the Public Affairs Office of the Episcopal Church:

The Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe, Executive Officer of General Convention, announced the draft schedule for the 79th General Convention, available here in both English and Spanish.

The 79th General Convention of the Episcopal Church will be held Thursday, July 5 to Friday, July 13, 2018 at The Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas (Diocese of Texas). #GC79

Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay […]

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