10/07: Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
As always, the schedule at General Convention goes at a frantic pace. Legislative Committee meetings began yesterday (Tuesday). I’m on the Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Committee. We currently have only 6 resolutions to consider (which is pretty small when compared to the Legislative Committee on Liturgy and Music, which has 65 resolutions to consider). We’ve already sent to the Convention a full-communion resolution between The Episcopal Church and the Moravian Church, as well as a continuance of the Interim Eucharist Fellowship between The Episcopal and the United Methodist Church. Perhaps this fall, St. Martin’s might engage in some formal conversations with Trinity United Methodist Church.
Today, the first two (brief) legislative sessions took place for the General Convention. Most of the time was spent getting the two Houses – the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops – organized. Currently there are 847 Deputies registered. So when one adds in spouses, friends, Bishops, observers, guests, exhibiters, etc., it is a huge group. Deputies who are attending their seventh (or more) Convention get a special yellow ribbon at the bottom of their credentials, which says, “Senior Deputy.” I’m a “Senior Deputy” now.
As always, the schedule at General Convention goes at a frantic pace. Legislative Committee meetings began yesterday (Tuesday). I’m on the Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Committee. We currently have only 6 resolutions to consider (which is pretty small when compared to the Legislative Committee on Liturgy and Music, which has 65 resolutions to consider). We’ve already sent to the Convention a full-communion resolution between The Episcopal Church and the Moravian Church, as well as a continuance of the Interim Eucharist Fellowship between The Episcopal and the United Methodist Church. Perhaps this fall, St. Martin’s might engage in some formal conversations with Trinity United Methodist Church.
Today, the first two (brief) legislative sessions took place for the General Convention. Most of the time was spent getting the two Houses – the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops – organized. Currently there are 847 Deputies registered. So when one adds in spouses, friends, Bishops, observers, guests, exhibiters, etc., it is a huge group. Deputies who are attending their seventh (or more) Convention get a special yellow ribbon at the bottom of their credentials, which says, “Senior Deputy.” I’m a “Senior Deputy” now.
