In the last hours of its eighth day, General Convention handled a flurry of resolutions covering a wide range of topics. Following the close of Convention, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said at a press conference, “You have seen the Episcopal Church not only of the future, but […]
In one of its last acts, General Convention reaffirmed baptism as the “ancient and normative entry point to receiving Holy Communion,” but did not address the question of “open communion,” the communing of unbaptized people. When C029 was approved by Deputies on Wednesday, it included the sentence, “We […]
Spirited debate took place in the House Deputies Thursday morning over whether to require “any person accepting any office in this Church … to have completed instruction in the history, structure and governance of this Church and in the duties and responsibilities of their office.” Despite the […]
The Structure Committee’s first attempt at restructuring the Church failed in the House of Deputies Thursday. Structure put forward B027 on “re-envisioning committee structure,” which would have ended all Standing Commissions except for Constitution and Canons and Structure. All other Standing Commissions would have been turned into task […]
In case you need to catch up on your sleep when you get home, but you need to summarize General Convention for your parish or friends, here’s my “ABCCCS Plain Language Guide to What Happened at General Convention.” A – Anglican Covenant: There were several proposals to reject […]
By the Rt. Rev. Shannon S. Johnston, Bishop of Virginia With this last issue of Center Aisle for General Convention 2012, I want to continue with a theme I noted in the first issue: fundamentals in our life and witness as a church. Specifically, I happily consider our […]
In Issue 8 of Center Aisle, Bishop Johnston reflects: “Convention’s Liturgies Have Offered Energy, Spirit.” Plus, check out the ABC(CCS) of Convention – and see when the PB visited Center Aisle! You can access today’s issue in several convenient ways. Read the user-friendly Web mag Download a PDF […]
