Also: 'Parliamentary Ping-Pong' on Israel-Palestine; Title IV, Transparency, and Trust

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Presiding Bishop-Elect Sean Rowe addresses the House of Deputies | Photo: Scott Gunn


** Sean Rowe Elected 28th Presiding Bishop
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By Neva Rae Fox
The Bishop of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Western New York was elected on the first ballot, and pledged to lead the church in restructuring and reconciliation. "Reorienting our structures, our budgets, and our relationships will only matter if we do it for the sake of the gospel, for the sake of Jesus Christ," he said. Read on ([link removed]) .


** 'Parliamentary Ping-Pong' on Israel-Palestine
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By Mark Michael and Kirk Petersen
Deputies spent nearly two hours of floor discussion seeking to get apartheid and genocide back into into two resolutions about the Israel-Hamas modified by the House of Bishops. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Bishops Aim to Add Equity & Flexibility to Title IV
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By Lauren Anderson-Cripps
Bishops passed a series of changes to the church's disciplinary canons aimed at increased fairness and flexibility, while also approving a resolution to clarify the definition of the Book of Common Prayer in the church's Constitution. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Ecumenical and Interreligious Guests Welcomed
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By Weston Curnow
“Part of our goal in hosting these guests is helping the church act like deacons, looking outward,” said the Rev. Margaret Rose, the church's ecumenical officer. Read on ([link removed]) .


** General Convention in Photos 3
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By Asher Imtiaz
Voices lifted in praise, and a parade of bishops! Have a look ([link removed]) .


** 'Jesus is Really, Really, Real'
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By Neva Rae Fox
The Rev. Yejide Peters Pietersen, director of formation at Berkeley Divinity School at Yale University, spoke of her personal conversion and prayed for the strengthening power of the Holy Spirit in a sermon at the morning Eucharist. Read on ([link removed]) .


** Title IV, Transparency, and Trust
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By Frank Logue
Living into our disciplinary rules must always answer this question: “What does faithfulness to Jesus look like in this moment?” Read on ([link removed]) .

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