We spend most of our day listening to a number of speakers...
speaking on a number of issues.
Committee Chairs led us through Legislation from the dais;
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Certainly the big news from Convention today is the
election of the Rt.
Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Bishop of
Nevada, as our next Presiding Bishop. Election results are posted
here,
Doubtless, there will be plenty of news available soon on most of the
Daily News from General Convention links, as well as in the secular press.
The House of Deputies was totally surprised at the news when we were asked to
consent to the election. But we trust our Bishops as insightful and wise
spiritual guides, men and women who love our Church and seek for it strong and
visionary leadership for the years ahead. Also, we had the opportunity to meet
and to listen to Bishop Schori as our keynote speaker at last Fall's Diocesan
Convention, and we came away impressed. I am delighted at the election, and I
know that all of our prayers are with our Presiding Bishop-Elect in the days
between now and her formal installation on November 4.As of this writing, the
best place I have found to learn more about Bishop Schori is the
News Centre of Anglicans Online.
For us Deputies, most of the Day, following Eucharist, was spent on the floor, doing the work in front of us and wondering what the House of Bishops was up to in nearby Trinity Church, where the election was held.
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Committee Chairs led us through Legislation from the dais; |
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