Convention wrap-up: Re-envisioning church for the 21st century

[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] General Convention has called on the Episcopal Church to re-imagine its structure, taken historic steps towards full inclusion, endorsed positive investment in the Palestinian Territories, and reaffirmed its commitment to building Anglican Communion relationships while declining to take a position on the Anglican Covenant. Based on the Anglican Communion’s Five [...]

Solicitar el fin del embargo a cuba y un trato humanitario para prisioneros

[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] La Convención General  adoptó dos resoluciones importantes para Cuba, la primera propone que la Iglesia Episcopal apoye el fin del embargo a Cuba y otra que aboga por un trato humanitario a prisioneros cubanos. Ambas resoluciones fueron  propuestas por la comisión Permanente de Asuntos Anglicanos y de Paz Internacional con [...]

House of Deputies considers a flurry of resolutions on its final day

[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] The House of Deputies worked at a feverish pace July 12 on its final day before adjournment, considering more than 80 resolutions out of the almost 400 that had been filed. It was able to conclude its work in time to say a special good-bye to House of Deputies President [...]

Aprueban Apoyo Económico para el instituto de capacitación teológica indígena

[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] El Instituto de Capacitación Teológica Indígena (Indigenous Theological Training Institute, ITTI), recibió la aprobación de fondos por un total de US$426,000 para tres años. La primera meta del Instituto de Capacitación Teológica Indígena es fortalecer la adecuación cultural de la capacitación teológica para los pueblos indígenas en la Iglesia Episcopal. [...]

Bishops end convention with busy legislative session

[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] The House of Bishops wrapped up its business July 12, the last official day of the 77th General Convention in Indianapolis, considering more than 60 resolutions on topics as wide-ranging as genetically modified food crops to the DREAM Act to social media and implementation of the Episcopal Church Medical Trust. [...]

La Iglesia Episcopal crea un fondo para los soñadores

[Episcopal News Service – Indianápolis]  Este fue un gran día para los jóvenes episcopales, la resolución D067 conocida como la “Resolución para los Soñadores”, fue aprobada por ambas cámaras. Esta resolución insta a las diócesis a investigar y solicitar recursos de fuentes  privadas para crear  un fondo para los jóvenes indocumentados que no pueden pagar [...]

Celebration of the ministries of Canon Bonnie Anderson

Offered by Gregory Straub

[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] The Rev. Canon Gregory Straub, the Episcopal Church’s executive officer and secretary of the General Convention, led the tribute, thanking Anderson for the ways she influenced the church and the world, at the close of the House of Deputies July 12. It has been my honor and pleasure to [...]

General Convention digest

July 12, 2012

[Episcopal News Service -- Indianapolis] The following is a daily roundup of other news at the 77th General Convention on July 12. Bonnie Anderson and House of Deputies bid farewell to each other The last item the House of Deputies handled during their final session was a tribute to its outgoing president, Bonnie Anderson. The [...]

Game over: Bonnie Ball closes out inaugural one-game season

[Episcopal News Service – Indianapolis] In a come-from-behind victory, the Rev. Lowell Grisham, deputy from Arkansas, will go down in the record books as having trounced all competition to win the only game in the first season of Bonnie Ball. A large number of the deputies in the 800-plus-member house, and some staffers, scored points [...]

Rapidísimas

[Episcopal News Service] La 77 Convención General de la Iglesia Episcopal que sesionará hasta el 12 de julio en Indianápolis dejará su huella en esta iglesia de más de dos millones de fieles. Después de largas discusiones las dos cámaras (obispos y diputados) aprobaron el texto para la unión de personas del mismo sexo, sabiendo [...]