President Jennings Laments Voting Rights Decision
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church, issued this statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Shelby County vs. Holder: “In the summer of 1965, two weeks after President Johnson...Executive Council Opening Remarks
In her 1998 book Amazing Grace, Kathleen Norris writes about learning to believe: Perhaps my most important breakthrough with regard to belief came when I learned to be as consciously skeptical and questioning of my disbelief and my doubts as I was of my burgeoning...
Remarks at Ohioans to Stop Executions People of Faith Summit
Good morning. My name is Gay Clark Jennings, and I am the president of the House of Deputies of The Episcopal Church. Along with the Rev. Will Mebane, Bishop Bowman and Bishop Persell, I am very glad to welcome you to our cathedral. When my friend and colleague Will...
Living Life to the Fullest: Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community
It’s difficult to talk about Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community in Asheville, North Carolina, without wanting to add your name to the waiting list. With the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop and national recognition as one of the best retirement...
Marshall, Daniels, Murray: The Struggle for the Voting Rights Act and its Aftermath
Eternal and ever-gracious God, you blessed your servant Thurgood with exceptional grace and courage to discern and speak the truth: Grant that, following his example, we may know you and recognize that we are all your children, brothers and sisters of Jesus Christ,...From the President
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Julia Ayala Harris
President, House of Deputies
