Dates Announced: June 25 – July 3 in Salt Lake City by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs Following a decision by the Joint Standing Committee on Planning and Arrangements, the General Convention Office (GCO) has announced the dates for the 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church in 2015: Thursday, June 25 to Friday, July 3. General Convention 2015 will be held at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, UT, Diocese of Utah. “I am blessed to work with the talented...

President of House of Deputies Jennings Calls for Action on Immigration Reform by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs Episcopal Church President of the House of Deputies, the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, has issued a letter calling on Episcopalians to contact their elected officials on immigration reform. “We Episcopalians know that welcoming the stranger among us is one of our greatest responsibilities and joys,” President Jennings writes.

The Rev. Canon Michael Barlowe Named Episcopal Church General Convention Executive Officer by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings have named the Rev.

Special Task Force Members Named for Church Structural Reform by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings have announced the 24 members of the special Task Force for Church Structural Reform. Approved at the July General Convention 2012, Resolution C095 calls for development of a 24-member task force charged with presenting a plan to the next General Convention in ...

Episcopal Church same-sex blessing resource excerpts available online “I Will Bless You and You Will Be a Blessing” by The Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs The Episcopal Church’s liturgical rite for blessing same-sex relationships, authorized by General Convention for use in the Episcopal Church beginning the first Sunday in Advent, December 2, is now available online free of charge. The rite and a short theological summary, both excerpted from the report of the Church’s Standing Commi...

Applications accepted for Episcopal Church General Convention Executive Officer Deadline for applications is September 21 by the Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs Applications are now being accepted for the position of Executive Officer of General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Following a review by a search committee, the new Executive Officer will be appointed jointly by Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, ...

by the Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs The Summary of Actions, detailing the resolutions, elections and other matters from the 77th General Convention held in July 2012, is now available in English from the Episcopal Church General Convention office here. The Summary of Actions fulfills the canonical requirement of Joint Rule 15 in the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church. The document reports on the 411 resolutions considered by the 77th General Convention: -167 from Commit...

from the Episcopal News Service The seeming disconnect in some parts of the Episcopal Church between the theology and practice of admission to communion became newly apparent to the Rev. Canon Beth Wickenberg Ely on a recent Sunday morning. Ely, canon for regional ministry in North Carolina, who was presiding at St.

Nominations Open Until August 1 to Continue Work of General Convention by the Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs Now that the 77th General Convention has concluded, the work of the Church continues. There is still time to submit a nomination to the General Convention office for clergy and lay volunteers to serve on committees and commissions of the General Convention and committees of the Executive Council. All members of the Episcopal Church may serve on Committees of the Executive Counc...

The House of Deputies has just passed resolution A049, the blessing of same gender unions. With passage by both houses, General Convention has affirmed the resolution. For more news and updates, follow the NorCal Deputation Team blog here.

Innovative Media Hub brings Episcopal Church General Convention to all people in all places by the Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs The innovative Media Hub, developed and produced by the Episcopal Church Office of Communication, will bring the 77th General Convention 2012 to all people, wherever they may be, available here or episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/gc2012. “Whether our viewers are attending General Convention in Indianapolis, or they are in their own dioceses and homes, they can f...

By Bonnie Anderson, part of the Vestry Papers issue on Governance (May 2012) for the Episcopal Church Foundation Vital Practices Our revolutionary form of governance does not stop on the parish, mission, or diocesan level. Once every three years the Episcopal Church gathers together in a General Convention, which, as a “unitary” form of governance, holds all authority for the Episcopal Church. Laity, clergy and bishops each have had equal voice and vote since the first General Convention in 1785...

Have you submitted your video in the Make Your Mark video contest? Share your work around the Five Marks of Mission from The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs Have you entered your video in the Make You Mark video, sharing your congregation’s or diocese’s examples of local ministry and work of the Five Marks of Mission? Uploading local videos to the Make Your Mark video contest is easy – look here.

by  the Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs & Kathy Copas, Coordinator of Communication and Evangelism, General Convention 2012 Planning Team, the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis Volunteer opportunities are still available at the Episcopal Church 77th General Convention, July 5 – 12 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, IN (Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis). Patrick Haizel, General Convention volunteer coordinator, said that all are welcomed to help out. “We are sti...

by the Episcopal Church, Office of Public Affairs Questions for panelists about the General Convention 2012 of the Episcopal Church can be submitted now at publicaffairs@episcopalchurch.org as well as during the May 9 live webcast. The live webcast, originating from Indianapolis, the site of this year’s General Convention, can be accessed live or on demand at www.episcopalchurch.org. It will begin at 1 pm Eastern (noon Central, 11 am Mountain, 10 am Pacific, 9 am Alaska, 8 am Hawaii).

by Neva Rae Fox, Public Affairs Officer, The Episcopal Church General Convention 2012 of the Episcopal Church will be the topic of a live webcast on Wednesday, May 9 at 1 pm Eastern (noon Central, 11 am Mountain, 10 am Pacific, 9 am Alaska, 8 am Hawaii). The webcast, originating from Indianapolis, the site of this year’s General Convention, can be accessed live or on demand at www.episcopalchurch.org. Participants in the live webcast will be: Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church, the Most Re...