General Convention 2006

Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling. Then I will go to the altar of God, and I will praise you . . . Psalm 43:3-4

The General Convention of the Episcopal Church
met in Columbus, Ohio from June 11-21, 2006.
This blog offers a view of the convention and beyond from the perspective of Lydia Evans, a two-time lay deputy from the Diocese of South Carolina.
Visit the links found below for additional resources
as well as pre- and post-convention coverage.
Thank you for remembering the convention deputies and their families in your prayers. For further resources, visit my webpages.
For all posts from the month of June, click here.
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6.26.2006

William Murchison: Eyewitness to GC2006

"We Episcopalians, here in Columbus, just elected a new presiding bishop named Katharine Jefferts Schori. I guess she's nice enough; she went to Stanford, holds a Ph.D. and speaks well."

"Her experience as a bishop in Nevada? Minimal. Her previous experience as a priest? Less than minimal."

"What got her where she is? Two things: her sex and her commitment to those issues that most fascinate today's Episcopal Church -- peace and justice."

Read the whole story here.

posted by Anglican Feedbag | 10:10 PM

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