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Toward GC80: Episcopal Church General Convention daily preachers, presiders announced

April 6, 2022
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Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry has announced the preachers and presiders for the worship services at the church’s 80th General Convention in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 7-14.

The General Convention Worship Committee—tasked with creatively developing and implementing liturgical services during the eight-day churchwide gathering—gave Curry a list of names to consider. Submissions came from groups and individuals across the church, as well as committee members.

“Efforts were made to raise up many individuals who may be less known but have very important voices for the church to hear,” said the Rev. Canon Mark Furlow, worship committee chair.

The worship committee comprises laity, deacons, priests, and bishops from across the church. Beginning its work in 2019, the committee issued an initial overview report in October 2021. A published reflection on the design phase of their work is forthcoming.

Seeking to highlight the breadth and depth of worship in The Episcopal Church beyond General Convention’s traditional daily Eucharistic services, the committee—at the charge of the Joint Standing Committee on Planning Arrangements and Curry—has designed three celebrations of Eucharist; three Liturgy of the Word services; a sung Morning Prayer service; and a churchwide revival service, broadcast to satellite locations across the church.

Preachers and presiders for each service are listed below; visit this page for their bios and photos.

Thursday, July 7 – Opening Eucharist

Preacher: The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, presiding bishop, The Episcopal Church
Presider: The Rt. Rev. Griselda Delgado, bishop, The Episcopal Diocese of Cuba

Friday, July 8 – Liturgy of the Word

Preacher: The Rev. Bessie Titus, Episcopal Diocese of Alaska
Presider: The Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton, Episcopal Diocese of Olympia

Saturday, July 9 – Revival

Preacher: Presiding Bishop Michael Curry
Presider: The Rev. Altagracia Perez-Bullard, Episcopal Diocese of New York

Sunday, July 10 – Eucharist

Preacher: The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland
Presider: The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Washington

Monday, July 11 – Liturgy of the Word

Preacher: Canon Myra Garnes, Episcopal Diocese of Long Island
Presider: The Rev. Gayle Fisher-Stewart, Episcopal Diocese of Washington

Tuesday, July 12 – Liturgy of the Word

Preacher: Ana Victoria Lantigua Zaya, Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic
Presider: The Rt. Rev. Moisés Quezada Mota, bishop, Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic

Wednesday, July 13 – Morning Prayer

Preacher: The Rt. Rev. Diana Akiyama, bishop, Episcopal Diocese of Oregon
Presider: The Rev. Manoj Zacharia, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland

Thursday, July 14 – Concluding Eucharist

Preacher: The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies
Presider: Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

The worship committee’s final implementation phase will start in April, with the creative process continuing until the conclusion of the final service on July 14.

Learn more about General Convention at generalconvention.org.

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