78th General Convention Legislative Committees

1. Dispatch of Business Proposes the agenda for its house and determines the calendar of the day, proposes special orders of business, and schedules elections. (Each house has its own committee.) 2. Certification of Minutes Reviews the minutes of the previous...

A Cloud of Witnesses from the Summer of 1964

Speech to the United Black Episcopalians 46th Annual Meeting and Conference I am honored by this opportunity to speak to you today. Thank you for your warm welcome and hospitality. It is a privilege to be with you and to be present as you renew your commitment to the...

Opening Remarks to Executive Council June 2014

  Not too long ago, I had an alarming moment when I opened a book to read an essay by my friend and former colleague Dr. Matthew Sheep. The book is What We Shall Become:  The Future and Structure of the Episcopal Church, edited by Deputy Winnie Varghese and...

2014 Commencement Address at Episcopal Divinity School

House of Deputies President Gay Clark Jennings gave the commencement address at Episcopal Divinity School on May 22, 2014. At the ceremony, she was awarded the Doctor of Divinity honoris causa. President Ragsdale, Bishop Tengatenga, Malcolm, Janet, Julia, and all of...

Honorary Degree Citation for the Rev. Gay Clark Jennings

Honorary Degree Citation for The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings Presented by the Rev. Winnie Varghese At the Episcopal Divinity School Commencement Ceremony May 22, 2014   Gay, you have been rightfully described as a force of nature. You are gregarious, fearless, and...