A Kaleidoscopic Day
How to describe the kaleidoscopic experience of Generalconvention? It is part family reunion. This morning I passedthe peace with my older daughter’s godfather from Honolulu, and later met a work associate of my younger daughter. Two Episcopal nuns I know are here from New York, as is deacon Barbara Novak of Spokane, who is selling [...]
The Day Before…
Los Angeles was buzzing with activity today as Michael Jackson’s funeral unfolded at the Staples Center. Local news was filled with reports. But in Anaheim there was a lot of activity, too. A lot of work going on in the background as we worked our way toward the start of the 76th General [...]
Countdown to GC
My bag is almost packed for General Convention in Anaheim and I’m bracing for the early morning flight on Monday. Amid all the usual things in my suitcase is a folder of notes and a collection of advance reading material that deputies have been using to prepare for the wide-ranging [...]
Deputies are preparing
Eight of Spokane’s 10 deputies and first alternates and Bishop Waggoner held a final preparation session June 25 before leaving for the July 8-17 General Convention in Anaheim. There is a lot of homework to do before we leave: digesting a phone book-sized compendium of reports and a book on a convention theme [...]
diocesan deputation meets to prepare for GC’09
on a sunny, breezy thursday afternoon at the Paulsen House in Spokane,WA, nine members of the diocesan deputation to this summer’s General Convention in Anaheim, CA met to discuss the life and business of this wonderful tri-ennial event.
organized by Deputy Bryan Krislock, lay deputation c0-chair, and Deputy Kristi Philip, clerical deputation co-chair, the organizational meeting [...]
Welcome to the General Convention Blog!
Greetings!
This is the first post on SpokaneDiocese.Net of our Diocesan General Convention Blog. This tradition started in 2006 when each deputy took a day to reflect on the events of General Convention and share their perspective. In this space you will find these reflections as well as related resources. Be sure to share your thoughts [...]
