News
The Supreme Court’s decision today striking down New York’s regulation of the concealed carry of firearms—at a time when our nation is reeling from gun violence—raises grave concerns. We fear this decision will lead to more firearms on our streets and in our communities. When we signed onto an amicus brief in this case last…
Read the full article
The recording of the second President of the House of Deputies and Vice President of the House of Deputies candidate forum, which took place on June 13, is now available with Spanish subtitles. See candidate profiles here: https://houseofdeputies.org/candidate-forums/
Dear Deputies and Alternate Deputies, Last week, you received word that the upcoming General Convention would include a hotel breakfast and boxed lunch program that would be required for bishops and deputies and be billed to dioceses. Since then, I have heard from many of you that the meal plan would be too expensive, involve…
Read the full article
The recording of the first President of the House of Deputies and Vice President of the House of Deputies candidate forum, which took place on June 4, is now available with Spanish subtitles. Join us for the second candidate forum at 2 p.m. Eastern today: https://houseofdeputies.org/candidate-forums/
Deputies and alternate deputies are invited to hear from candidates for President of the House of Deputies and Vice President of the House of Deputies during forums taking place Saturday, June 4 at 2 p.m. Eastern and Monday, June 13 at 2 p.m. Eastern. The Rev. Albert Cutié will moderate the forums. Submit questions for the candidates…
Read the full article
Dear Friends in Christ: Earlier this week, the Presiding Officers’ General Convention Design Group met for a third time to continue planning a shorter, smaller, safer General Convention in Baltimore from July 8 to 11. This week, the group’s primary recommendation is that June 6 be established as the deadline for submitting resolutions to the…
Read the full article
Dear Friends in Christ: Earlier this week, the Presiding Officers’ General Convention Design Group met for a second time to continue planning a shorter, smaller, safer General Convention, which will take place in Baltimore from July 8 to 11. The group has made several recommendations to us that we have accepted, and we are confident…
Read the full article
Search the current roster of House of Deputies legislative committees for the 80th General Convention: 2022 Legislative Committees
May 17, 2022 Dear Friends in Christ: Last week, as COVID-19 rates continued rising across the United States, we appointed the Presiding Officers’ General Convention Design Group to plan a shorter, smaller, safer General Convention to take place in Baltimore in July. We appointed House of Deputies Parliamentarian Bryan Krislock and House of Bishops Parliamentarian…
Read the full article
Good morning. It’s good to see all of you again. Thank you for making the time to be here, and special thanks to the members of Executive Council who took the initiative to call this important meeting. As the Presiding Bishop has said, we are committed to holding the 80th General Convention this summer, and…
Read the full article
I was a 21-year-old college junior in 1973 when Roe v. Wade became law. Coming of age with access to safe and legal reproductive health care, including birth control and abortion, shaped my life and the lives of many women of my generation. Our ability to plan our families made it possible for us to…
Read the full article
Dear Deputies and Alternate Deputies, News travels fast, and you may already know that I have tested positive for COVID-19. Several other members of Executive Council have tested positive as well, and so far we are all experiencing only mild symptoms. It is also possible that you’ve read that the Executive Council, at its recently…
Read the full article
