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Leadership, the Canons, and the Incarnation:  2018 Christmas Message

Leadership, the Canons, and the Incarnation: 2018 Christmas Message

by Merrie Beard | Dec 24, 2018 | News

As I prepare for Christmas and open myself to greet anew the mystery of the Incarnation, I’ve been reflecting on how I encountered Jesus at General Convention in dancing with the canons, in listening to testimony, in numerous quick cups of coffee and conversation, in...
Statute of Limitations Suspension Begins January 1: A Letter from the Presiding Bishop and President Jennings, in English y español

Statute of Limitations Suspension Begins January 1: A Letter from the Presiding Bishop and President Jennings, in English y español

by Merrie Beard | Dec 12, 2018 | GC2018, News

Statute of Limitations Suspension for Clergy Sexual Misconduct Begins January 1, 2019 Advent 2018 Dear People of God in the Episcopal Church: Nearly a year ago, we issued a call for the church to examine its history and come to a fuller understanding of how we have...
Response to Bishop Love’s Letter/Respuesta a la carta del Obispo Love

Response to Bishop Love’s Letter/Respuesta a la carta del Obispo Love

by Merrie Beard | Nov 12, 2018 | News

For more than 40 years, the Episcopal Church has prayed, studied and discerned and, in doing so, we have seen the evidence of God’s blessing in the lives of LGBT people. The Episcopal Church’s General Convention, our highest temporal authority, first acknowledged that...
Embarking On An Unknown Future:  An Address to the Joint Conventions of the Dioceses of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania

Embarking On An Unknown Future: An Address to the Joint Conventions of the Dioceses of Western New York and Northwestern Pennsylvania

by Merrie Beard | Oct 29, 2018 | Around the House

President Jennings gave this keynote address to the joint diocesan conventions of the Diocese of Western New York and the Diocese of Northwestern Pennyslvania on October 26, 2018. She was introduced by Bishop Sean Rowe: Thank you, Sean, and thank you Bishop Franklin...
Challenging Ourselves to Change:  Executive Council Opening Remarks

Challenging Ourselves to Change: Executive Council Opening Remarks

by Merrie Beard | Oct 16, 2018 | News

President Jennings made these remarks to the opening session of Executive Council on October 15: Good morning, and welcome to beautiful Chaska, Minnesota. I’m delighted to be starting a new triennium with all of you, especially those of you who are attending your...
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