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- 81st General Convention wraps up in Louisville
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The triennial Episcopal family reunion, worship extravaganza and legislative session that is General Convention was back in full force during its meeting here after
- Prayer Book liturgies, church calendar commemorations reach final action in House of Deputies
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] In the final two days of General Convention, the House of Deputies acted on the last of the 43 resolutions from the legislative committees
- 81st General Convention finalizes reunion of the Diocese of Wisconsin
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The Episcopal Church again has a Diocese of Wisconsin. As one of its final acts of its June 23-28 meeting, the 81st General Convention
- Bishops, deputies pass compromise resolution backing Palestinian state; no mention of ‘apartheid’
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] Resolution D013, “Affirm the Imperative of a Palestinian State,” has become an act of General Convention. Both houses passed the resolution June 28, finishing
- Presiding bishop-elect to forego installation at National Cathedral; scaled-back event to be held at church’s New York headquarters
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe and the installation planning and transition committees announced June 28 that Rowe’s installation service will take place Nov. 2 at
- Bishops, deputies unanimously vote to adopt prayer to remember Indigenous children forced to attend boarding schools
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] The House of Deputies unanimously voted on June 27 to adopt Resolution C032, “A Prayer to Remember the Innocents,” which expresses the church’s remorse
- Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan celebrate approval of merger as Diocese of the Great Lakes
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] A nearly five-year journey of experimentation and collaboration between the dioceses of Eastern Michigan and Western Michigan culminated in jubilant votes June 28, as
- Anglican Communion leaders share thoughts about their first General Convention
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] For 23 leaders from across the Anglican Communion, including nine primates, the 81st General Convention here was an opportunity to see how The Episcopal
- Presiding Bishop-elect calls the church to ‘think differently’ about how it should work for the sake of sharing the Gospel
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky] In his first sermon as presiding bishop-elect, the Rt. Rev. Sean Rowe said The Episcopal Church needs to be ready to tolerate uncertainty, make
- GC81 Daily Digest, June 28: Closing legislative sessions and a post-convention drag show
[Episcopal News Service — Louisville, Kentucky] The 81st General Convention concludes June 28 with final debates and votes in the House of Deputies and House of Bishops on resolutions covering