and they’re off!

after a full week of committee work perfecting our resolutions for vote on the floor, we’re ready now to start seeing the fruits of our hard work before us.  the obligatory work associated with perfecting how we do our work has been done.  the election to our key leadership positions has been done.  and now we’re ready to get to the resolutions that reflect something of our ’statement of purpose’ as The Episcopal Church — the ‘big ticket’ resolutions so many of us have been waiting for.

of particular interest to deputies, bishops, guests, and observers will be today’s discussion and vote in the House of Deputies regarding Resolution D025, co-authored by Deputy Rebecca Snow of Alaska and Deputy Ruth Meyers of Chicago and amended by Convention’s Committee on World Mission (since it clearly has global implications).  Resolution D025 represents this General Convention’s best response to GC’06 Resolution B033, which agreed to withhold consent to the election of any persons to the episcopate “whose manner of life presents a challenge to the broader communion.”

no less than 13 resolutions were submitted to this General Convention in response to B033, and the Committee on World Mission has opted to put this resolution forward for vote as the most constructive response possible — affirming both our commitment to the global communion and to our own provincial integrity as The Episcopal Church.

stay tuned and keep the deputation and the Convention in your prayers.  oh, and a special shout out (ie. prayers) today to Deputy Bob Runkle and his lovely bride, Mary Beth, as they celebrate their anniversary.