Executive Council Meeting Discusses the Church Budget

January 27, 2012

The January 2012 meeting of the Executive Council is discussing the subject of the budget for The Episcopal Church during the next triennium.

More information about the Executive Council meeting can be found at Episcopal News Service.

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Our Work Ahead: The Lives and Legacies of Two Women Can Help Guide Us

January 25, 2012

This coming General Convention, to be held July 5–12 in Indianapolis, will be my first convention without my role model and mentor, Dr. Pamela Chinnis. Pam died last August, and I'm keenly aware of how I will miss her distinctive voice speaking truth with humor and wisdom to me when the going gets rough.

Pam was a tireless advocate for the full inclusion of women in the life and leadership of the Episcopal Church, and for that we owe her a debt of gratitude. She also was a champion of including the voices of all the baptized in the governance system she cherished and helped to lead. In the remainder of my current term as president of the House of Deputies, I want to recall and reclaim the ground on which she stood and from which she led.

I've also been thinking about the life and witness of another great laywoman of the church, Sister Margaret Hawk of the Church Army, to whose family I presented the President of the House of Deputies Award for Exemplary Service last September. Sister Margaret was a missionary on the Pine Ridge and Rosebud Reservations in South Dakota, and after retirement she continued her work in her home community of Red Shirt Table. She was also one of the first women seated in the House of Deputies in 1970.

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I Love to Tell the Story - Diocese of Vermont Convention

November 7, 2011

The theme for the Diocese of Vermont's 179^th Convention "I love to tell the story" was a great match with Bonnie's style of preaching and keynoting.  Invited by Bonnie into their own storytelling of life's definitive moments, convention participants engaged in conversation and storytelling about "why we do what we do".

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Executive Council Meeting Discusses Mission and Structure

October 25, 2011

The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church met from October 21-25 in Salt Lake City. During its meeting, the Council discussed the mission and structure of the church and took action on issues including the 2012 budget, the Anglican Covenant, and the renewing ministry of the Diocese of San Joaquin.

In her opening and closing remarks, the President of the House of Deputies emphasized the essential role of laypeople and clergy in church governance and the Five Marks of Mission as a guidepost and measuring stick for our work in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion.

 Bonnie's Opening Remarks
 Bonnie's Closing Remarks

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Bonnie Visits Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland

October 10, 2011

Bonnie traveled to Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio, on October 9 where she preached at both the 9:00 and 11:15am services.  In her sermon, she discussed how Jesus invites everyone to the banquet - lay and clergy alike.  Focusing on the ministry of the laity, she encourages us to exercise our gifts, or charism, doing God's work in the world. Lay people are called to lay ministry.

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Photo courtesy Sam Hubish