Update from Task Force to Reimagining the Episcopal Church
Greetings! The Task Force for Reimagining The Episcopal Church – TREC – recently concluded a set of meetings, and President Jennings asked us to give a brief report on TREC’s progress from our perspective as members of the House of Deputies. First, for...Death of Deacon Terry Star
Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Dear Friends, It is with great sorrow that I write to tell you that our friend and colleague Deacon Terry Star has died. He was found in his room at Nashotah House after missing worship and classes on Tuesday, and the cause of his death is...A050 Marriage Task Force Update
The Task Force on the Study of Marriage created by Resolution A050 of the 2012 General Convention has issued an update on its work. Deputies are invited to watch the video report and answer these questions by March 14. Completed questions can be emailed to the Task...Executive Council Opening Remarks February 2014
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies, delivered these remarks to the opening session of the Executive Council of The Episcopal Church on February 5, 2014: Good morning. Welcome to sunny Baltimore. A couple of weeks ago, I was lucky enough to...Jennings in Religion News Service on Nigerian, Uganda anti-gay legislation
On January 27 in Religion News Service, President Jennings published an opinion essay in on brutally repressive anti-gay laws in Uganda and Nigeria and the church’s role in and against homophobia. Read the essay.From the President
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