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Blessing rite authorized for provisional use from First Advent

Blessing rite authorized for provisional use from First Advent

Liturgy still ‘work in progress,’ convention calls for continued comment

11 July 2012

Convention 'declines to take a position' on Anglican Covenant

Convention 'declines to take a position' on Anglican Covenant

The House of Bishops concurred with the deputies July 10 to affirm their commitment to building relationships across the Anglican Communion, especially through the Continuing Indaba program, and to decline to take a position on the Anglican Covenant.

11 July 2012

Three are nominated for president of the House of Deputies

Three are nominated for president of the House of Deputies

[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] Three people were nominated July 9 to stand for election as president of the House of Deputies. They are:

10 July 2012

Deputies vote to sell the church center headquarters in New York

Deputies vote to sell the church center headquarters in New York

[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] The House of Deputies today voted to direct Executive Council to sell the Episcopal Church Center at 815 Second Avenue in New York, where most of the church’s administrative staff offices are located. The action came through a resolution proposed by the Joint Legislative Committee on Structure.

09 July 2012

Deputies approve ending bishop consents at General Convention

Deputies approve ending bishop consents at General Convention

The House of Deputies July 8 approved on final reading an amendment to the constitution of the Episcopal Church to remove the requirement that consent for bishops elected within 120 days of General Convention be given by convention. 

09 July 2012

Deputies say presiding bishop may retain diocesan seat

Deputies say presiding bishop may retain diocesan seat

[Episcopal News Service - Indianapolis] The House of Deputies took another step toward changing the church’s status quo when it adopted a resolution that permits the next presiding bishop, who will be elected in 2015, to remain a diocesan bishop.

09 July 2012

Archbishop of Canterbury to publish new book

Archbishop of Canterbury to publish new book

A collection of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s essays and lectures during his decade of leadership as symbolic head of the Anglican Communion and senior bishop of the Church of England will be released this September.

09 July 2012

Native Anglicans to gather in Pinawa

Native Anglicans to gather in Pinawa

On Aug. 5 to 12, more than 200 indigenous Anglicans from across Canada are expected to gather in Pinawa, Man., to discuss how they can move forward with their goal of "taking responsibility for indigenous ministry" within the Anglican Church of Canada.

09 July 2012

Convention's international guests find experience 'mutually enriching

Convention's international guests find experience 'mutually enriching

[Episcopal News Service] – Indianapolis] Representing more than half of the Anglican Communion’s 38 provinces, and many ecumenical and interreligious partners, guests attending General Convention spoke of their gratitude for the Episcopal Church’s hospitality as they gained a deeper understanding of its polity and legislative processes.

09 July 2012

Archbishop Desmond Tutu to speak at several Honolulu events in August

Archbishop Desmond Tutu to speak at several Honolulu events in August

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu, the Anglican Church’s Archbishop Emeritus of South Africa, will participate in five events in Honolulu in August at the invitation of The Episcopal Church’s Cathedral of Saint Andrew.

09 July 2012