Standing With Tamar: A Letter from the Presiding Bishop and President Jennings, in English y español
January 22, 2018 Dear People of God in the Episcopal Church: In recent weeks, compelling testimony from women who have been sexually harassed and assaulted by powerful men has turned our minds to a particularly difficult passage of holy scripture: the story of the...
Hard and Holy Conversations: Executive Council Opening Remarks
President Jennings delivered these remarks to the opening session of the Episcopal Church’s Executive Council, meeting in Linthicum Heights, Maryland, from January 22-24. Good morning. Welcome back to the Maritime Center, and welcome back to Executive Council....
Legislative Committee Rosters Released/Se Publican las Listas de los Comités Legislativos
Dear Deputies and Alternate Deputies: Earlier today, I posted the final rosters of legislative committees for General Convention 2018 on the House of Deputies website. Thank you to all of you who filled out last summer’s online survey about your committee preferences,...
Committee Rosters: General Convention 2018
Legislative committees of deputies, along with parallel legislative committees of bishops, work before and during General Convention to review and propose legislation for the convention to consider. For General Convention 2018, President Jennings has appointed the...From the President
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Julia Ayala Harris
President, House of Deputies
