From the Office of the Bishop

80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church

The 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church is one for the history books, and not just for the decisions made but also for how the COVID-19 pandemic changed the way the church conducted its business. The July 8-11 gathering – postponed a year because of COVID-19 and shortened from eight days – conducted what Presiding Bishop Michael Curry had referred to during the planning process as “matters essential for the governance and good order of the church.” Read full article.

Convention Wrap-Up Links:

• Quick Quotes from our Diocese of Easton Deputation
• Presiding Bishop Curry's Opening Sermon
• Bishop Sutton, Diocese of Maryland Sermon
• House of Deputies Outgoing President, The Rev. Gay Jennings Sermon
• House of Deputies President-elect Julia Ayala Harris Sermon
• Bishop's Climate Emergency Statement
• Highlights and Media Clips
• Watch all episodes of the #GC80 Daily Show, produced by the Office of Communication, on the Media Hub.
• Office of Public Affairs’ GC80 page
• GeneralConvention.org
• Episcopal News Service
• General Convention Facebook
• Twitter: #GC80

Bishop San is Heading to Lambeth

Bishop San is headed to Lambeth and will be facilitating one of the Bible Study groups during the event. The Lambeth Conference is a gathering of bishops from across the Anglican Communion for prayer and reflection, fellowship and dialogue on church and world affairs. Follow Bishop San's adventures as he will be posting updates on our Facebook page.

Youth Mission Team Headed to Charleston

Our mission group is heading to Charleston, WV! Our team of 30 (22 youth and eight adults) are traveling July 24th - 29th.  Follow the team on Facebook!

The Board of Managers met this week, in times of portfolio challenges. It was a very good in person quarterly meeting!

Diocese of Easton Team returns from Texas

Fourteen diocesan leaders from three local parishes participated in a Lay Ministry Conference in the Diocese of Texas in mid-June. Leaders from La Sagrada Familia de Jesús, St. Clement’s Massey, and St. Paul’s by-the-Sea joined 250 leaders from the dioceses of the state of Texas at Camp Allen, northwest of Houston for their Annual Latino Lay Leadership Conference.  Read more.