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President Jennings’ remarks to the first meeting of the Task Force on Church Structural Reform. On February 14, House of Deputies President Gay Clark Jennings gave these remarks at the first meeting of the Task Force on Church Structural Reform created by General Convention Resolution 2012-C095: As I’ve been preparing for this meeting, I’ve been…
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29 de enero de 2013 Estimadas hermanas y hermanos en Cristo: La Convención General de la Iglesia Episcopal por más de veinte y cinco años ha hecho un llamado para que se adopten medidas de inmigración que brindarían  a los inmigrantes indocumentados la dignidad y el respeto que todos poseemos como ciudadanos del Reino de…
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January 29, 2013 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ: For more than twenty-five years, the General Convention of The Episcopal Church has called for immigration measures that would give to undocumented immigrants the dignity and respect that we all possess as citizens of the realm of God. In keeping with that legislation, I applaud the…
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On January 26, President of the House of Deputies Gay Clark Jennings gave these remarks to the convention of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina: Good afternoon. My name is Gay Jennings and I am an Episcopalian. And I thank God you are too. My mother used to say that the only person who likes…
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We are sad to report that Deputy John Wood Goldsack, Esq., a six-time deputy from the Diocese of New Jersey died on December 25, 2012. His funeral will be Saturday, January 12 at 11 am at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Somerville, New Jersey. Rest eternal grant to him, O Lord And let light perpetual…
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In the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, many Episcopalians have turned to their church and its leaders for comfort and pastoral guidance, but also for leadership in a fast-forming movement to fight gun violence. Episcopalians involved in this movement are supported by a long history of legislation passed…
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On December 21, the one-week anniversary of the shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, President Jennings wrote to the House of Deputies about General Convention’s history of speaking against gun violence. “Episcopalians involved in this movement are supported by a long history of legislation passed by the General Convention aimed at stopping the proliferation of guns in…
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The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina has posted a letter written by President of the House of Deputies Gay Clark Jennings on December 11. “Your experience as faithful Episcopalians in the Diocese of South Carolina must feel, at times, like trial by fire,” writes Jennings. “You are brave, and I admire you for the risks that…
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December 5, 2012–Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori and President of the House of Deputies the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings have announced the 24 members of the special Task Force for Church Structural Reform created by Resolution C095 of the 77th General Convention. “We are delighted at the collection of gifts that have been offered for…
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