81st General Convention, Friday the 28th
The 81st General Convention closed today in Louisville, Kentucky. According to President Ayala Harris of the House of Deputies, the Deputies had improved their proper pronunciation of the city as somewhere between Luhvul and Looavul. Please keep Bishop Lucinda and our Deputation in your prayers as they travel home.
Here are the other highlights of the last day of the General Convention.
Closing Eucharist: The final day of the 81st General Convention began with a Eucharist service. Presiding Bishop-Elect Sean Rowe preached, and Presiding Bishop Michael Curry presided. Click HERE to watch a video of the sermon and read a transcript.
Installation plans for presiding bishop-elect: Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe, together with the transition and installation planning committees, announced today that they will forego the traditional installation service in Washington National Cathedral in favor of a smaller, more straightforward ceremony in the chapel at the church’s New York headquarters. Click HERE to read the press release.
Diocesan mergers, updates: On the final legislative day, General Convention approved the mergers of three Wisconsin dioceses (Resolution D051) and two Michigan dioceses (Resolution C025), and a much anticipated change in status to missionary diocese for the Episcopal Church in Navajoland (Resolution C009). Earlier it approved the expansion of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii to include Guam and Saipan, which formerly comprised the Episcopal Church in Micronesia. Click HERE to read the press release.
Election of vice president of House of Bishops: The Rt. Rev. Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, was elected to serve as the vice president of the House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church. Her tenure will begin Nov. 1, when Presiding Bishop-elect Sean Rowe takes office.
Legislation: Both houses met throughout the day and concluded their business in the afternoon, expressing gratitude for the outgoing Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, Secretary of the General Convention, and Executive Officer Michael Barlowe.
Several resolutions were completed today to honor historical figures in the church and our history. Among them were Resolution B011 , which commemorates Harriet Tubman on March 10th in the church calendar, and Resolution C023, which commemorates the Ordination of the Philadelphia Eleven on July 29th.
Prayer card: We invite you to download this prayer card, remembering all Indigenous children who were in residential and boarding schools in Canada and the United States.
To see what other legislative activity took place, please click on the buttons below.
House of Deputies Legislative Journal Day 6
House of Bishops Legislative Journal Day 6
On the GC81 Media Hub site, click on the links beneath the House of Bishops, House of Deputies, and “Love. Always” boxes to watch recordings of the worship services and legislative sessions.
