tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16936451985277792592012-01-26T13:50:18.769-06:00This blog includes posts from the Bishop of Missouri, Wayne Smith, the Diocese of Missouri Deputation to General Convention, diocesan members from Episcopal Church Women attending Triennial, the Canon to the Ordinary Dan Smith and Communications Director Beth Felice.bfelicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02554672084514632130noreply@blogger.comBlogger631100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-41908281129437213722012-07-01T15:02:00.000-05:002011-05-02T15:05:48.941-05:00

The 77th General Convention of The Episcopal Church will convene July 5-12, 2012, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Each diocese of the church sends bishops to the House of Bishops, and elected clergy and lay members to the House of Deputies at General Convention, which meets every three years. This blog offers posts from the Diocese of Missouri's Deputation and diocesan director of communications.

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bfelicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02554672084514632130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-64428517690644722002012-01-18T10:55:00.000-06:002012-01-18T10:55:15.406-06:00

Here are the legislative committee appointments of Missouri Deputation members to the 77th General Convention, meeting July 5-12, 2012 in Indianapolis, IN: 12- Evangelism Deputy Michael Clark 13- Prayer Book, Liturgy and Church Music The Rt. Rev. G. Wayne Smith, Committee Chair 14- Ministry Deputy Jason Samuel 15- Education Deputy Tamsen Whistler 18- Ecumenical Relations Deputy Daniel

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Deputation members from Diocese of Missouri attending: Tamsen Whistler, rector of Trinity Church, St. Charles, and Lisa Fox, parishioner from Grace Church, Jefferson City. Martha Baker, parishioner at Trinity Church, Central West End, is a member of the Standing Committee on Liturgy and Music. Links: SCLM roster, SCLM meeting agendas and minutes, SCLM website  Archived videos of the four

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The Diocese of Missouri just completed our 171st annual meeting, and we have elected the following members to the Diocese of Missouri deputation for General Convention 2012: ClergyC1. The Rev. Tamsen Whistler C2. The Rev. Jason Samuel C3. The Rev. Doris Westfall C4. The Rev. Dan Appleyard C5. The Very Rev. Ronald Clingenpeel(alternate)Lay L1. Mrs. Kathryn Dyer L2. Mr.

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The Deputation met last week in an attempt to review General Convention material to present to our Diocesan Convention. We are currently reviewing resolutions that need action at our convention, or need to be sent to various bodies within the diocese for action or information.In addition, we are working on a program meant to introduce Public Narrative to the convention goers. This is a tool

The Very Rev. Ronald Clingenpeelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222717728019632490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-86367131711080959642009-07-28T23:30:00.004-05:002009-07-28T23:35:54.710-05:00

Just for fun, I took photos of people near our table (including two of our own and me) who were knitting, crocheting, or doing needlepoint. I now learn that Ravelry.com, a social network for knitting and crochet, caused there to be meetings of knitters and crocheters among bishop's spouses and ECW delegates. This slideshow is just the tip of the iceberg.Knitting, crocheting or needlepointing

Lydianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-85873510206652644552009-07-20T12:43:00.003-05:002009-07-20T12:54:21.502-05:00

The Deputation is currently reviewing the legislation from General Convention and putting some priorities on the various materials. We will meet later in August and put together a list of the legislation that seems more important to publish for you. You can get a list of all legislation at: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/documents/ResStatusReport.pdfThe Deputation would like to be available to

The Very Rev. Ronald Clingenpeelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222717728019632490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-51196306834429147732009-07-19T00:51:00.008-05:002009-07-19T18:52:37.694-05:00

I know that a lot of people believe that General Convention is out of touch with the "real Episcopal Church" and is just a remote, elitist group making top-down decisions they impose on the person in the pew. But General Convention is really one of the most amazingly grassroots styles of church governance I know.If you feel that the actions of the 2009 General Convention are wrong -- and one of

Lydianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-36770682865781010172009-07-17T22:48:00.007-05:002009-07-21T14:41:54.459-05:00

Well, it is amazing how much you can get done when you have a deadline. This may be why a shorter convention will work. We were finished before 6 p.m. today. We zipped through an amazing amount of legislation.According to the secretary, at this convention there were192 "A" resolutions. These are the resolutions which come from CCAB's, which are official Commissions, Committees and Boards of the

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You've seen their schedules these past ten days, packed from early morning through evening legislative session, with study, prayer, reflection, and conversation squeezed in between. Somehow our deputation found extra time to share their observations and help us feel, in real time, that we were with them in Anaheim.Even if you are mostly a reader and not a commenter (like me), I hope you'll join

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If you happen to read my blog too, you will already know that the main actual work I've done during GC is to talk with people who have more Sudan knowledge and experience than I do and to try to learn as much as possible about others' companion relationships. I also volunteered at the booth of the American Friends of the Episcopal Church oF Sudan (AFRECS) on Wednesday, which was Lui Day. The

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As Ron said, we passed the budget Thursday. It was hard and it will mean a lot fewer face-to-face meetings of various committees and commissions and more "online collaboration."One of the program staff cuts which is bothering a lot of people is that there will be no more "Women's Desk" at 815 (although I believe the "Status of Women" committee of Executive Council will continue.) There is a plan

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Today we passed a great deal of legislation:1. A major initiative to put mission as our main priority.2. A much slimmer budget which will mean that some programs are trimmed, some eliminated, many having to learn different ways in which to operate, and the loss of some jobs. Hard work, but really forward looking stuff.3. Lots of changes in rules of order.4. Called on our government to do

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Hi, all who are interested in following legislation. You might want to check-out the current version of C061. It references Canon III.1.2, if you care to look that up. [I do not know if there is a corresponding resolution to update Canon III.1.3.]It began as a resolution to insert "gender identity" and "gender expression" into the anti-discrimination list, since these issues are not the same as

Don Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02446035176914553393noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-15963494716525446922009-07-16T00:33:00.004-05:002009-07-17T02:38:42.968-05:00

(Left, our Hondural table neighbors with their Honduras Soccer shirt.)So, for the first time, I'm blogging--not just for the first time from General Convention, but for the first time, ever. Some of us are just slower than others . . .Lydia and I have made a list of topics each of us may speak to in blogging this evening, so here are a few tidbits:Yesterday in the House of Deputies, a large

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Good evening, all. I haven't yet received the press notices from Integrity and other sources, so I'll get right to the meat of things.This afternoon (LATE afternoon), the House of Bishops passed resolution C056 by a vote of 104 yea, 30 nay, and either 2 or 4 abstentions. (Some of us have cloudy memories about the abstentions.) It is public record that Bishop Smith voted for it. Several of us

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A few of us lucky souls have the luxury of watching what's happening at General Convention without having much responsibility. I've been enjoying hanging out with old friends, seeing a bit of Southern California, and watching the kids at GC. I'm also paying attention to the legislation, but others are writing about that, and doing some Sudan networking, which I'm writing about in LuLuLui. Here's

dlmsnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-62817129320679244202009-07-14T01:38:00.002-05:002009-07-14T01:59:41.404-05:00

Just in case people are wondering, we do a lot of other things at General Convention besides talking about full inclusion of GLBT people... One surprising challenge was consenting to the election of the bishop of Ecuador Central. As you will remember, elections of bishops which happen within four months of GC are voted on in GC. This case is a little unusual, however, because the diocese was in

Lydianoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-5256369006530330162009-07-13T22:01:00.001-05:002009-07-14T18:25:59.509-05:00

About 45 minutes ago, the chair in the House of Deputies announced that D025 had passed in both orders. The numbers were not exactly the same, but they were so close that the percentage in each order was 72%-28%. Again, this is more than 2/3rds, but not quite 3/4ths.It was passed without further amendment, and the final form is on the legislation webpage. Both Houses have now passed it in the

Don Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02446035176914553393noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-4070601355742466742009-07-13T16:04:00.002-05:002009-07-13T16:12:41.699-05:00

This morning (7:30am) the Prayer Book, Liturgy, and Music Committee met for an hour and a half on nothing but the blessing resolution. As yet, I have not been able to obtain a copy of the corrected text. Going by what I heard aloud, the first resolve is a reworking of our C056 first resolve. Their third resolve is very much like our "conscience" clause. However, other things have been mixed

Don Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02446035176914553393noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-72037426120162872372009-07-12T22:29:00.003-05:002009-07-12T23:34:31.715-05:00

Good evening.After a tedious and sometimes tense session this afternoon, we have another step of progress to report. The House of Deputies passed, by a two-to-one margin, Resolution D025. You can look it up at:http://gc2009.org/ViewLegislation/It passed without any floor amendments. It is now sent to the House of Bishops for their consideration. It is very difficult to assess the sense of the

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Good morning. I've just returned from the Sunday morning Eucharist with the Presiding Bishop as both celebrant and preacher. It was a genuine spectacle. All of the tables had been removed from the room, replaced by chairs in rows. Rumor has it that there were 10,000 chairs in the room, and there weren't a whole lot of unused ones. All of the bishops in procession behind Hansori Drums were

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Some lovely things have happened here at General Convention, some funny things, too.Here is a random list, really:Voting:When we started voting on Church Pension Fund Trustees, a pigeon flew low over the room, like a sign of the spirit that the voting machines were working. We vote with little remote control devices. At GC 2006 the voting process gave no end of trouble. The instructions on how to

Lydianoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-83898570414396647382009-07-11T22:06:00.008-05:002009-07-11T23:53:41.014-05:00

I know that several of you are waiting for progress reports, but at this point we have to be patient. A couple of things have moved along, but there is more yet to be done.The issue of same-gender blessings has moved a little. You can always check the status athttp://gc2009.org/ViewLegislation/view_Legislation.aspxWatch particularly C031 and C056. C056 was written in the Diocese of Missouri,

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Thursday – General Convention Day 2Our day began once again with Legislative Committee meetings at 7 a.m.Why so many legislative sessions you may ask? All proposed legislation is assigned by our Presiding Bishop (PB) Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies (PHOD) Bonnie Anderson to a legislative committee.There are 18 legislative committees at this General Convention (GC)

Lydianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-43015641950752386492009-07-10T02:39:00.008-05:002009-07-19T19:02:54.699-05:00

It's Day Two and we're fully underway now. I'm always impressed with those who make up this 'Big Tent' version of the House of God. Lawyers, people of color, mothers, retired business persons, gay activists, Latinos, and a few conspicuous young people (among many others) - - I love it. They all love The Episcopal Church and want to make a difference for you and me in how we live as the People of

Michael Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166578641978651665noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-44956569180818588152009-07-09T15:46:00.002-05:002009-07-09T15:47:55.636-05:00

Today I am submitting a resolution calling upon the Episcopal Church to urge our nationally elected leaders to provide health care and insurance for all American citizens.The Very Rev. Ronald Clingenpeel

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Lydia Agnew Speller posted this for Jay:The first legislative day of General Convention 2009 is now in the books, and I have to admit, it wasn't the teeth-pulling experience I expected. Many of us have taken time to enjoy local entertainments, and we have really had a good time. Everyone I spoke with who experienced the 2003 or 2006 General Convention seemed surprised at the tone of this

Lydianoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-57732051906059174342009-07-09T00:46:00.002-05:002009-07-09T00:51:07.764-05:00

One of our Missouri resolutions is getting a hearing in Committee 14 on Thursday a.m.:Resolved, the House of _______ concurring, That the 75th General Convention support and uphold persons in same-gender committed relationships of enduring love, mutuality, and fidelity; and be it furtherResolved, that the term "sexual orientation" in Title III, Canon 1, Section 2, shall protect all persons from

Lydianoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-33507852966148856602009-07-08T22:57:00.002-05:002009-07-09T00:40:36.492-05:00

This morning's Eucharist had some very rhythmic and multi-ethnic music, numbers that I am not at all familiar with, but I did enjoy singing them, especially when sitting next to that talented choir guy from St. Peter's, Ladue. The music was well done by very capable musicians. Some of this was to celebrate the developments with the church in the Phillipines. The gathering hymn, "People of God,

Don Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02446035176914553393noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-56069383275136242912009-07-08T21:16:00.004-05:002009-07-08T21:21:04.297-05:00

Today, Jeannette Huey of our deputation was appointed to the Board of Directors of the Archives of the Episcopal Church. Her appointment was confirmed unanimously from the floor of the House of Deputies.We wanted to celebrate for her, but alas, the fudge makers who are often at General Convention -- and of whom Jeannette believes makes the best fudge on earth -- are not here in Anaheim. We will

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Well, folks, midday hello from Anaheim.I was just in the 11:00 meeting of Committee 8 - World Mission. They were to begin on B033, but this was deferred to pass either D026 or D027, about adopting the Five Mission goals of the Anglican Communion. I was puzzled, so I thought I would just have to wait for B033.THEN - the reason for the change became apparent. In walked the Archbishop of Canterbury

Don Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02446035176914553393noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-37683667170081292642009-07-07T23:56:00.004-05:002009-07-08T09:27:29.341-05:00

Okay, maybe not "before the storm" but before the first legislative day...We are taking turns blogging. Your bloggers this evening are Lydia Agnew Speller and Mike Clark.I arrived Sunday quite late having done church in the a.m. Monday was pretty free except for making sure that we registered and catching up with any legislation reading... A bunch of deputies went out for dinner in "Downtown

Lydianoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-19620588855425079692009-07-04T16:13:00.000-05:002009-07-04T16:14:02.681-05:00

Happy 4th of July!!!! Play safely and travel safely!!!

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OK, we are about to take off for two weeks in Anaheim, California for the General Convention. Most, if not all of the stuff we have posted on this blog has been serious material -- and it is. But, we also need to keep perspective and one way to do that is to have some fun and keep our humor about us. The daily grind at General Convention begins with committee meetings at 7 a.m. and ends with

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There are several resolutions regarding our place in the Anglican Communion, and it is interesting to note that each of these resolutions have to do with mission and ministry within the Communion.The resolutions have to do with promoting partnerships and witness through ministry. They are not about sanctions, responses to foreign intervention or the like, but rather they point to our need to

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Last week we posted a note regarding cut backs in youth and young adult ministry at the Church Center. Below we have a reply from the Rev. Margaret Rose, who oversees much of the work of that part of our church offices. It is shared so as to inform you of current staffing and actions in youth and young adult ministry.In the Mission Leadership Center, Douglas Fenton is the Program Officer for

The Very Rev. Ronald Clingenpeelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222717728019632490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-44127294330497336172009-07-01T11:05:00.003-05:002009-07-01T11:30:27.722-05:00

I know some people may believe that General Convention 2006 Resolution B033 will just die on the vine as we begin a new convention three years later, but it may not be quite that easy. There is reason to believe that if we do not ‘undo’ B033, it will continue to be used to discriminate against well-qualified and competent candidates for the episcopacy.I found the following explanation clear and

Michael Clarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16166578641978651665noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-26348253762705415082009-06-30T12:58:00.004-05:002009-06-30T13:05:16.024-05:00

There are five resolutions forwarded to the General Convention from the Diocese of Missouri. These resolutions were passed by the Convention of the Diocese of Missouri.You can see the text of these resolutions by clicking on the title to this blog entry.1. To Increase Media Coverage of Global Crises2. Continuing Support for the Millennium Development Goals3. Regarding B033 and rescinding

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We were asked last week if there were resolutions filed regarding health care in the United States. The following is the only resolution prefiled. Resolved, the House of _______ concurring, That the 76th General Convention call on its congregations to undertake discussions within the parish of the issue of health care coverage in the United States, including:a) recognition that health is

The Very Rev. Ronald Clingenpeelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222717728019632490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-87670039014810355962009-06-24T17:12:00.003-05:002009-06-24T17:22:16.130-05:00

Thursday evening will be the last gathering in Missouri of your deputation. We will be reviewing the material from the listening sessions, going over local arrangements in Anaheim and getting ready to go. Our Episcopal Church Women delegates will be with us.Soon we will be in Anaheim and working on the legislation and other material related to the life and mission of the Episcopal Church.Since

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We welcome comments to the blog page - we encourage them. We want to hear from you.Please note that comments are moderated before they are posted. This is to avoid any inappropriate language or personal attacks. They will not be blocked because they disagree with the deputation, the poster or other comment writers. We encourage dialogue, conversation and disagreement, but we also encourage a

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An interesting note from the State of the Church Report"As a final comment on the age structure of The Episcopal Church we note two facts. First, “youth and young adults” were articulated by General Convention as one of our top five priorities for the 2006-2009 triennium. The Executive Council, in developing the draft budget for the 2009-2012 triennium, did not list “youth and young adults” as

The Very Rev. Ronald Clingenpeelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222717728019632490noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-10826023391584031162009-06-23T07:10:00.005-05:002009-06-23T07:22:25.277-05:00

Earlier this week I wrote about the Pension Fund's report to General Convention and the number of congregations in the Church. I have played with the figures a bit and this is interesting.On average, there are 819,635 Episcopalians in church on Sunday morning. Of those in church:22% (182,000) attend a Family-sized congregation (Average Sunday Attendance-ASA-between 1-75)23% (187,596) attend a

The Very Rev. Ronald Clingenpeelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05222717728019632490noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1693645198527779259.post-49919470401956255512009-06-23T06:39:00.004-05:002009-06-23T07:22:43.858-05:00

Below are some of the items we heard about during our current listening sessions. This is not all inclusive, but will give you an idea of what we heard:Many are weary regarding the issues of sexuality and want the church to get about the business of mission.There is concern regarding the cost of running the Episcopal Church and people want more resources available at the local level.Support for

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Serving the Church in a Season of Change, is the report from the Church Pension Group to the General Convention. It has a lot of information regarding pensions, insurance, and the like. Here are some statistics that bear sharing with our readers.Congregational size is based upon Average Sunday Attendance. The numbers in brackets indicate the ASA for each titled congregation.Number of Family

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The deputation wishes to thank all those who participated in the listening sessions over the past two weeks. We know others wished to come, but could not. We know many of you had to drive long distances to attend these sessions and we are grateful for your commitmentWe will take the information and discuss it at a meeting the week of the 22nd. Please be assured that what you said to us will be

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Public Narrative is a process by which we learn how to tell our compelling story succinctly and clearly. It is a faith moment or segment of our lives that we can articulate so that others are engaged and invited into that story. From that, they find ways in which to tell their story. These are faith stories meant to make a statement about our own spiritual growth. We learn this method of

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The following post comes from the office of the House of Deputies and was intended to spark conversation among deputies. We share it with you because the content is important for all to read:The Canons of the Episcopal Church define the budgetary process by whichGeneral Convention receives and adopts a triennial Budget. PB&F ischarged with presenting to General Convention a balanced Budget

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The Church Insurance Corp. was challenged to find relief for the high costs of providing medical insurance for clergy and congregational employees. At this General Convention, we will review a plan that addresses this most pressing problem.One aspect is that it will be a compulsory program. Some dioceses currently use other agencies than the Church Medical Trust to purchase health insurance.

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STANDING COMMISSION ON CONSTITUTION AND CANONSBlue Book, pp. 109-121MandateThe Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons (SCCC) is charged with: (1) review of all proposed amendments to the Constitution or Canons, placing said amendments in proper form, and issuing its views to the proponent of said amendment; and (2) reviewing the Constitution and Canons for consistency and proposing

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Everyone in the diocese has been invited to attend our listening sessions. We want to hear from you - -what you think, what you feel, and what you believe about the church. Our ministry is to take into consideration what you have to say. The listening sessions will be our opportunity to share some information with you and then to hear what you have to say.This is also an opportunity for you to

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Blue Book pg. 674The 67th GC mandated to affirm a ministry of joint discipleship in Christ with poor and oppressed people, wherever they are found, to meet basic human needs and to build a just society. This is at the heart of the mission of the Church.During the 2006-2009 triennium Jubilee Ministry has continued to support a vibrant network of over 600 Jubilee Centers and 75 Diocesan Jubilee

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This report reviews the work of the seminaries of the church, but it seems dated since at least one (Seabury-Western) is closing its doors soon, which was not mentioned.There is praise for the General Board of Examining Chaplains for their new grading scheme of the General Ordination Exams (GOEs) and for their experiment in having readers mark only one canonical area in 2009 -- the latter was

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The Episcopal church is funded in several ways -- the one that touches us most is the assessment each diocese pays. The current expectation is that each diocese will pay 22% toward the work of the general church. Dioceses then choose if they will pay part or all of that.With the current economic situation a question has arisen as to how much ought to be paid and if it is time to cut back.

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How does legislation get through the General Convention?1. A diocesan convention passes a resolution and sends it to the GC and it is registered with the secretary of convention. OR A bishop submits a resolution to the GC OR A deputy submits a resolution. OR A committee/program/department of the GC submits a resolution.2. The resolution is

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Each diocese elects four clerical and four lay deputies for the House of Deputies. Alternates are elected, also, in case a deputy cannot serve or needs to take some time off during the course of the convention.The dictionary defines deputy as: a person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another or others.Those elected are acting as substitutes for the various dioceses. The

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The Executive Council Committee on HIV/AIDS (p. 682ff)The Committee holds meetings twice a year, and its members have also attended meetings and conferred with numerous other HIV/AIDS service organizations outside the Church. The Committee’s own stated purpose is four-fold: 1) increasing awareness with-in the Episcopal Church, 2) reduce effects of stigmatizing, 3) identifying those that we are

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Task Force on Disciplinary Policies (Title IV Revisions) Blue Book Pages 766-795A new set of disciplinary canons are being proposed this year. Four distinct elements need to be included in any process of discipline:(1) safety for all persons involved in discipline (sanctuary)(2) truth-telling, leading to the elimination of toxic secrecy and shame; (3) healing, with its verbal roots in “salve”,

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This is the abstract of the theology the Episcopal Church uses when entering into relationships with other religious bodies. From the Blue Book, pg 134 and following:The Theological Statement on Interreligious Relations outlines the manner and rational by which we as a church involve ourselves in ecumenical and interfaith dialogue and the context and historical prospective by which we do

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Greetings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.The Blue Book of the General Convention contains the reports of the bodies that work between our triennial meetings. Standing Committees and official organizations are required to make these reports. The Blue Book contains about 900 pages of information, resolutions and funding requests.Your deputation divided the reports among us and have provided

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Image via WikipediaSaturday, June 6, 9:30-11, St. Peter’s, Ladue, facilitated by Canon Ralph McMichaelSaturday, June 13, 10:30-12:00 Columbia Hope, facilitated by the Rev. Tamsen WhistlerSaturday, June 13, 10-11:30 All Saints’, Farmington, facilitated by the Very Rev. Ronald ClingenpeelUnable to attend and still have a question? Please send it to GC09@diocesemo.org.

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