The bishops joined in reflections and conversations on issues including declining church attendance, prayer as a form of witness, church property, Christian nationalism, immigration, hope and institutions, and Title IV.
The New York Episcopalian was chosen from a pool of 121 applicants, and is CFO and general counsel to a nonprofit focused on supporting people with mental-health challenges.
All three of the church's archbishops shared in the ceremony, which recognized the role played by Nashotah alumni and faculty in preparing the prayer book used across the ACNA.
The conference drew 220 clergy and laypeople from 30 countries and 28 provinces, under the theme “Leading Safer Churches: Power and Vulnerability in Church Life.”
The blessings were an extension of the church’s participating in Faith & Blue, a national effort to “build bridges and break biases” between police and the communities they serve.
Among those assisting with the integration of migrants is Brother Mike Lopez, OSB, an Episcopal monk serving at the House of Initia Nova. He created the Hungry Monk Rescue Truck in Queens.
