Tuesday, July 12, 2022

COVID Caution Kept Infections at 34

By the time of the closing gavel, nearly three dozen people at the 80th General Convention in Baltimore had tested positive for COVID. But a consulting epidemiologist said it would have been a lot worse if the convention had not taken extensive precautions. Read on

Communion Partners Seek Clarity on Prayer Book

On a divided vote on General Convention’s final day, the House of Bishops approved an amended form of Article X, which defines the Book of Common Prayer in the Episcopal Church’s Constitution. Read on

Budget Approved, Process Simplified

The 80th General Convention passed, as it always must, a budget for the operations of the Episcopal Church. More importantly, or at least more enduringly, it streamlined all future budget development by eliminating an entire layer of bureaucracy from the process. Read on

President-elect: ‘Look at the Violets in our Church’

House of Deputies President-elect Julia Ayala Harris wasted no time in challenging General Convention on the morning of its final legislative day: “Our time is now to shape the good news with the multicultural, multiethnic, intersectional generation that is burnt out and dismayed.” Read on