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Blogging Begins at General Convention

July 7, 2009

General Convention blogging has begun! Check out the blogs from General Convention 2009: Bloggers on the Ground: http://episcopalchurch.typepad.com/bloggersontheground Blogging Bishops: http://episcopalchurch.typepad.com/bloggingbishops   And, follow all the action for General Convention […]

Presiding Bishop’s Opening Address

July 7, 2009

The following is the opening address of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, presented July 7 to the Church”s 76th General Convention.   General Convention opening address 7 July […]

Media Hub Goes Live!

July 7, 2009

The innovative Media Hub is here and is now live: http://www.episcopalchurch.org/gchub For the first time, people anywhere can follow the General Convention of The Episcopal Church on the Media Hub […]

President of the House of Deputies Opening Address

July 7, 2009

The following is the opening address of Episcopal Church President of the House of Deputies Bonnie Anderson, presented July 7 to the Church”s 76th General Convention.   76th General Convention […]

Renewing Dioceses Share Journey In Live Webcast

July 7, 2009

The journey of renewal by The Episcopal Church”s Dioceses of Fort Worth, Pittsburgh, Quincy, and San Joaquin will be featured in a live webcast on Tuesday, July 7. The live […]

Episcopal Church Strategic Planning Committee survey available in Chinese

July 6, 2009

Adding a fourth language, the Strategic Planning Committee survey is now available in Chinese. To access the survey in Mandarin Chinese: www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=h5zsWxQz84FzsprQcYuq6w_3d_3d The survey is also available in English, Spanish […]

General Convention 2009: Volunteers, others commissioned At Sunday Eucharist

July 5, 2009

Using the well-known musical The Music Man as an example, the Rev Gregory Straub, secretary of General Convention, told volunteers to “Treat conventioneers like the best of General Conventions, and […]

Mission Funding receives first gifts, totaling over $1 million

July 3, 2009

Two gifts totaling over $1.25 million have been donated to The Episcopal Church, through the Mission Funding Initiative program. “I am delighted to see this work beginning to bear fruit, […]

Episcopal Church Strategic Planning Committee survey available in Spanish and French

June 29, 2009

The Strategic Planning Committee survey is now available in Spanish and French, as well as for downloading, printing, and returning by mail. To access the survey in Spanish To access […]

Strategic Planning Committee maps the future for The Episcopal Church

June 24, 2009

A newly named Strategic Planning Committee has already set to work, announcing that its first step will be to solicit opinions from throughout The Episcopal Church. The Strategic Planning Committee […]

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