Legislative Aide Applications Open Through March 31
At each General Convention, legislative aides serve the House of Deputies by working closely with the officers of legislative committees to help legislation move through convention efficiently and smoothly. For General Convention 2015, legislative aides will be...Remarks to the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget & Finance February 2015
President Jennings gave these remarks today to the Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget & Finance: Our stewardship of money is a spiritual matter, and the budget is a deeply theological document. What I do with what I have says a great deal about my...A Letter from President Jennings: The Death of Thomas Palermo
February 9, 2015 Dear Deputies and Alternate Deputies: Like many of you, I was deeply saddened by the news that bicyclist Thomas Palermo had died on December 27 after he was struck by a car driven by Bishop Heather Cook of the Diocese of Maryland. Mr. Palermo’s wife,...Resources for Legislative Committee Officers
The documents on this page are samples from past General Conventions that may help legislative committee officers organize and communicate with their committees: Sample Welcome Email to Legislative Committee (Word) Sample Welcome Email to Legislative Committee (PDF)...
Naughton Awarded House of Deputies Medal
Episcopal Café founder, long-time editor honored for service to church On January 31, House of Deputies President Gay Clark Jennings awarded the House of Deputies medal to Jim Naughton, founder and long-time editor of Episcopal Café, a blog of news, meditations,...From the President
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Julia Ayala Harris
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