Welcome to GC80 Daily Updates from the Office of Public Affairs, morning and evening roundups of news, events, and resources related to the 80th General Convention, July 8-11 in Baltimore.
Watch GC80 live: All worship and legislative sessions, as well as media briefings and postings of #GC80 Daily Shows, will be livestreamed on The Episcopal Church GC80 Media Hub, with recordings available on demand. See livestream schedule below.
- Check the legislative calendars for the House of Deputies and House of Bishops for information on which resolutions are being considered each day.
News
- In addition to sermons and other press releases from the Office of Public Affairs—which we’ll share here each day—we encourage you to follow Episcopal News Service for in-depth coverage of convention happenings.
- Racial healing to top agenda as Episcopalians converge on Baltimore for their 80th churchwide convention
The Baltimore Sun
“The Most Rev. Michael Curry, once a priest in West Baltimore, is the church’s first African American presiding bishop and 27th bishop overall. . . .’We can’t do all the things we had planned on doing. But we’ve got some things that will help people go and learn about the work that’s going on in the diocese and Baltimore,’ said Curry, who described his former home as ‘a great American city.'”
#GC80 Daily Show
The #GC80 Daily Show, produced by the Office of Communication, showcases the good work of Episcopal leaders and initiatives from around the church. Episodes will be released each day on the Media Hub and included in these updates. Today’s episode features the Rev. Lydia Bucklin, canon to the ordinary for discipleship & vitality for the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan, and project director at Virginia Theological Seminary, talking about “Wild Church.”
Livestream schedule
Note: Legislative sessions take place in both houses concurrently, with separate livestreams for each (English and Spanish). Worship services will be held in each house, with a prerecorded sermon streamed in both.
Friday, July 8
- 8:30-10 a.m.: Opening Eucharist; sermon by the Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop, The Episcopal Church
- 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Legislative Session
- 2:30-5:30 p.m.: Legislative Session
- 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Legislative Session (as needed)
Saturday, July 9 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.: Morning Prayer; sermon by the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president, House of Deputies
- 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Legislative Session
- Election of next president of the House of Deputies
- 2:30-5:30 p.m.: Legislative Session
- 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Legislative Session (as needed)
Sunday, July 10 - 8:30-10 a.m.: Sunday Eucharist; sermon by Bishop Eugene Sutton, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
- 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Legislative Session
- 2:30-5:30 p.m.: Legislative Session (includes Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance budget presentation to a joint session of the House of Bishops and House of Deputies)
- 7:30-9:30 p.m.: Legislative Session (as needed)
- TBD: Election of next vice president of the House of Deputies
Monday, July 11 - 8:30-9:30 a.m.: Morning Prayer, sermon by newly elected president of the House of Deputies
- 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Legislative Session
- 2:30-5 p.m.: Legislative Session
Informational resources
- Office of Public Affairs’ GC80 page
- General Convention Office GC80 resource page
- House of Deputies website
- Be sure to visit—and share the link to—gceighty.org, a special site created by GC80’s host diocese, the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. The site offers virtual (and in-person) walking tours of Baltimore, a virtual exhibit booth highlighting the diocese’s work in truth and reconciliation and reparations, and much more.