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Presiding Bishop Michael Curry headlines his last revival ahead of General Convention’s first official day
[Episcopal News Service – Louisville, Kentucky – June 22, 2024] When Presiding Bishop Michael Curry headlined and preached at his last revival as primate of The Episcopal Church on June 22, his sermon focused on the word he’s emphasized throughout his episcopacy: Love. “Choose love because love can save us. Love comes from the heart of God,” Curry told the crowd of approximately 2,000 people who gathered at the KFC Yum! Center on the bank of the Ohio River for the revival.
House of Deputies rejects proposed changes to rules on consent calendar, amendment process
[ENS – Louisville, Kentucky – June 23, 2024] The House of Deputies, in one of its first actions of the 81st General Convention on June 23, voted down a proposal that would have made it more difficult for deputies to force floor debates on individual resolutions. The house also defeated a proposal that would have required proposed amendments to be filed in advance of each session.
Committee addresses hymnal supplement, alternate texts, baptismal covenant and calendar changes
[ENS – Louisville, Kentucky – June 23, 2024] The legislative committees on Prayer Book, Liturgy & Music on June 23 recommended that General Convention adopt amended resolutions to create alternate texts for existing authorized hymns as well as a new supplement to The Hymnal 1982.
GC81 Daily Digest, June 23: Legislative sessions commence
[ENS – Louisville, Kentucky – June 23, 2024] The 81st General Convention is underway in Louisville on the first day of legislative sessions in the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops, which convene June 23-28. You can find full, updating ENS coverage here. And here is the ENS primer on this week’s gathering, or everything you need to follow the 81st General Convention.
Bishops pass 3 creation care resolutions
[ENS – Louisville, Kentucky – June 23, 2024] “This is a kairos moment,” Kansas Bishop Cathleen Bascom told the House of Bishops as she presented three resolutions coming out of the committee for environmental stewardship and care of creation. All three – A021, creating a Care of Creation loan program; D030, creating a Task Force on Creation Healing as Christian Ministry; and B002, creating eco-region networks – passed the House of Bishops.
Committee addresses hymnal supplement, alternate texts, baptismal covenant and calendar changes
[ENS – Louisville, Kentucky – June 23, 2024] The legislative committees on Prayer Book, Liturgy & Music on June 23 recommended that General Convention adopt amended resolutions to create alternate texts for existing authorized hymns as well as a new supplement to The Hymnal 1982.
House of Deputies president preaches at 81st General Convention’s opening Eucharist
[ENS – Louisville, Kentucky – June 22, 2024] House of Deputies President Julia Ayala Harris said in a sermon at General Convention’s opening Eucharist June 23, that “Together in Love,” the theme of the 81st General Convention, “perfectly captures the essence of our shared journey as a diverse community united in the power of Christ’s love.”
Bishops, deputies consider finalizing constitutional change defining Book of Common Prayer
[ENS – Louisville, Kentucky – June 22, 2024] The Book of Common Prayer is 475 years old, yet Episcopalians in 2024 remain at odds over how to properly define their prayer book or even whether it exists solely as a physical book. Such questions generated vigorous debate two years ago at the 80th General Convention, and this week, they again underlie one of the most contentious resolutions before the 81st General Convention.
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