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First Sunday of Advent 2014 Dear Deputies and Alternate Deputies: Not too long after I was elected president of the House of Deputies in 2012, I got a call from Rob Radtke, who is the president of Episcopal Relief & Development. He asked if I would lead a...

I am glad you are here. I especially want to thank the deputies who accepted my invitation to serve on this body. I am grateful for your willingness to serve. And some of you even agreed to come back – Mally Lloyd, David Quittmeyer, Barbara Miles, Doug Sparks, Chuck...

On October 24, 2014, President Jennings made these remarks at the opening session of the Executive Council meeting: Good afternoon. I thought a lot about church structure this past summer. Probably not as much as I’ll think about it next summer, but it was a good warm...

22 de octubre de 2014 Estimados Diputados y Diputados Suplentes: En tan sólo ocho meses, vamos a empezar la reunión para la 78a Convención General. Estoy ansiosa por verlos a todos ustedes en la ciudad de Salt Lake, y como nuestro tiempo juntos se acerca, tengo la...

This morning, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori announced that she will not stand for re-election in 2015. Her gracious letter demonstrates the dignity and spiritual clarity with which she has led our beloved Episcopal Church for the past eight years and that...