Deputy Booker - Day One

Today (Thursday the 5^th of July) is the first official day of General Convention.  Austin has cooled down for the moment, maxing out at 92 instead of 102. 

This morning there was a worship service featuring a sermon by the Most Rev. Michael Curry.  If you’ve never heard him preach, drop everything and find one of his sermons online.  Say, right here: www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2018/07/05/presiding-bishop-urges-episcopalians-to-embrace-way-of-love-for-spiritual-growth/  He’s one of the great orators of our time, and it’s hard to imagine

Deputy Booker - Day Zero

Tomorrow (July 5^th) is the first official day of the 79^th General Convention of the Episcopal Church, but things have already started yesterday and today.  I was a visitor six years ago in Indianapolis, and an official deputy three years ago in Salt Lake City.  This time around, General Convention is in Austin, Texas, and I’m a deputy and also secretary to the Legislative Committee on Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations.

Being an officer on a legislative committee means that I’m part of a group of 26 people who are

Deputy Fox reporting in

I safely made the 815 mile drive from Jefferson City to Austin, arriving late Monday afternoon.

Last night I had dinner with five other members of the committee on certification of minutes. I'm assistant secretary on that committee. Our own Luke Jernagan is secretary, but he only arrived today. We had a great time getting acquainted, coming from all corners of the US.

This morning, I attended the training session for legislative committee secretaries.

Then I had time to register as a Deputy and get my credentials and iPad. They say this will be a paperless convention. I hope I can easily make the transition from my Android tablet to the iPad. 

At registration, I encountered Deputy Bowersox. Together we went to the hall where the House of Deputies will meet. As you can see, it's a gigantic space. I'm standing here where the Missouri deputies will sit for the next 10 days.

--Lisa Fox