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Presiding Bishops Opening Address
The following is the opening address of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, presented July 7 to the Church”s 76th General Convention. General Convention opening address 7 July 2009 The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori Presiding Bishop and Primate Greetings to all the dioceses; visitors, ecumenical and interfaith from around AC. […]
Media Hub Goes Live!
The innovative Media Hub is here and is now live: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/gchub For the first time, people anywhere can follow the General Convention of The Episcopal Church on the Media Hub website. Colorful, eye-appealing, sharable and embeddable, featuring many ways to interact, with live video streams and lots of images the Media Hub will enhance […]
President of the House of Deputies Opening Address
The following is the opening address of Episcopal Church President of the House of Deputies Bonnie Anderson, presented July 7 to the Church”s 76th General Convention. 76th General Convention President of the House of Deputies, Bonnie Anderson, D.D. Opening Remarks July 7, 2009 Presiding Bishop Katharine, Secretary Straub, Deputies, Bishops, Members of the […]
Renewing Dioceses Share Journey In Live Webcast
The journey of renewal by The Episcopal Church”s Dioceses of Fort Worth, Pittsburgh, Quincy, and San Joaquin will be featured in a live webcast on Tuesday, July 7. The live webcast will originate from the General Convention of The Episcopal Church from 4:15 pm to 5 pm Pacific (5:15 pm Mountain, 6:15 pm Central, 7:15 […]
Episcopal Church Strategic Planning Committee survey available in Chinese
Adding a fourth language, the Strategic Planning Committee survey is now available in Chinese. To access the survey in Mandarin Chinese: www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=h5zsWxQz84FzsprQcYuq6w_3d_3d The survey is also available in English, Spanish and French as well as a downloadable version for returning by mail. The Strategic Planning Committee was established by Executive Council in January 2009 to […]
General Convention 2009: Volunteers, others commissioned At Sunday Eucharist
Using the well-known musical The Music Man as an example, the Rev Gregory Straub, secretary of General Convention, told volunteers to “Treat conventioneers like the best of General Conventions, and the best of General Conventions is what they will see in themselves.” The occasion was a special Eucharist to commission the volunteers, members of secretariats, […]
Mission Funding receives first gifts, totaling over $1 million
Two gifts totaling over $1.25 million have been donated to The Episcopal Church, through the Mission Funding Initiative program. “I am delighted to see this work beginning to bear fruit, from seeds sown over the last two years, and expect a much larger harvest to come, “commented Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori. “Mission Funding is […]
Episcopal Church Strategic Planning Committee survey available in Spanish and French
The Strategic Planning Committee survey is now available in Spanish and French, as well as for downloading, printing, and returning by mail. To access the survey in Spanish To access the survey in French Additionally, a version of the survey is available for downloading and printing. To receive a print version for downloading, printing, and […]
Strategic Planning Committee maps the future for The Episcopal Church
A newly named Strategic Planning Committee has already set to work, announcing that its first step will be to solicit opinions from throughout The Episcopal Church. The Strategic Planning Committee was established by Executive Council in January 2009 to develop a strategic plan for The Episcopal Church Center and the Executive Council which addresses mission […]
Archbishop of Canterbury, Presiding Bishop, HOD President, panel examine global economic crisis at Episcopal Church General Convention forum
The General Convention of The Episcopal Church will examine economic issues facing the world through a forum featuring Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson, and three prominent lay leaders in the Anglican Communion. Presiding Bishop Jefferts Schori and President Anderson are hosting Christian […]
