Walking Together from Jericho to Jerusalem: Executive Council Opening Remarks
President Jennings gave these remarks to the opening session of Executive Council on February 21: Good morning. I’m glad to be here with all of you in Oklahoma City, and grateful to you, Bishop Ed, for your hospitality. I look forward to our time together. I don’t...
Leadership, the Canons, and the Incarnation: 2018 Christmas Message
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 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
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...
Challenging Ourselves to Change: Executive Council Opening Remarks
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...From the President
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