House of Deputies Notes
July 7, 2012
By Lauren Anderson
Notes on Inter-religious relations, ECW’s ministries, Youth Presence, and Pension Fund elections.
The Living Church
Serving the One Body of Christ
July 7, 2012
TLC at GC, July 7
July 7, 2012
From Indianapolis: The Living Church, General Convention edition
Communion Vote Due
July 7, 2012
By Joe Thoma
General Convention’s Evangelism Committee’s support is waning for Resolution C040, which would allow Episcopal congregations to “invite all, regardless of age, denomination, or baptism to the altar for Holy Communion.”
Many Nays to the Covenant
July 7, 2012
By Lauren Anderson
Critics of the proposed Anglican Covenant said at an evening open hearing July 6 that it creates a central authority and threatens the Episcopal Church’s self-governance.
Structure Thinks Big
July 7, 2012
By Matt Townsend
General Convention’s Structure Committee heard testimony July 6 suggesting a reimagined role for the presiding bishop, a unicameral General Convention and markedly younger leadership.
New Seats, Hot Seats
July 7, 2012
By Joe Thoma
On the second legislative day of General Convention the House of Bishops consented to the election of eight new bishops after struggling in private with complaints brought against nine of its own.
Baptism and Communion
July 7, 2012
By Lauren Anderson
General Convention’s Evangelism Committee heard the cases for and against repealing a canon that specifies Holy Communion as intended for baptized Christians.
A Matter of Polity
July 7, 2012
Eight of the nine bishops accused of violating the church’s canons have responded in an open letter to the House of Bishops and addressed to Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori.
