Episcopal Church General Convention Web page
Episcopal Life Online (articles about Convention)
Episcopal Life Media Hub (includes video streams, photos, news reports, etc.)
The
76th General Convention of The Episcopal Church
July 8-17, Anaheim, California
Summary of Actions of General Convention (General Convention Office), downloads a pdf file
Budget of The Episcopal Church for the 2010-2012 Triennium (page has links to download the budget adopted in Anaheim)
Below are links to General Convention information posted on this site or related to the Diocese of Vermont and its General Convention deputation:
Vermont Deputies and Alternates to the 2009 General Convention
Vermont Deputies' General Convention blog, "Cross Country Contemplations"
Links to Diocese of Vermont Bishop and Deputies in the news.
Presiding Bishop's letter to the church on General Convention (July 22, 2009)
Communion, Covenant and our Anglican Future: Reflections on the Episcopal Church's 2009 General Convention from the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Bishops, Clergy and Faithful of the Anglican Communion, July 28, 2009.
The Daily Wrap, a series of brief daily video reports from General Convention by Heidi Shott, Canon for Communication and Social Justice of the Diocese of Maine. Originally posted on the Episcopal Life Media Hub, here they are collected on her blog for those who found the Media Hub slow or difficult to navigate.
Key
Resolutions
Click the "View Legislation" link at left to see all resolutions in their
original and final form. Note that final forms of many resolutions will not
be posted immediately.
Resolution
D025, Commitment
and Witness to Anglican Communion
Submitted by Alaska Deputy Rebecca Snow. Vermont Deputy Tom Little was
a co-author, along with Chicago Deputy Ruth Meyers. Vermont
Deputy Lee Crawford was part of the small sub-group of the World Mission
Legislative Committee that crafted the final language adopted by Convention.
The Presiding Bishop and the President of the House of Deputies wrote a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury intended to provide an explanation and clarification of Resolution D025. Download a pdf. Read ENS article.
Resolution
C056, Liturgies for Blessings (current version posted is the
final version approved)
It
says that bishops, "particularly those in dioceses within civil
jurisdictions where same-gender marriage, civil unions, or domestic
partnerships are legal, may provide generous pastoral response to meet
the needs of members of this church." It authorizes the House
of Bishops, in conjunction with the Standing Commission on Liturgy
and Music (SCLM), to devise an open process that will invite church-wide
participation in collecting and developing theological resources and
liturgies. They are to report their efforts to the next General Convention
in 2012.
The resolution "honor[s] the theological diversity of this church in regard to matters of human sexuality."
The Presiding Bishop and the President of the House of Deputies wrote a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury intended to provide an explanation and clarification of Resolution C056. Download a pdf. Read ENS article.
Resolution B012, A Resolution
Concerning Pastoral Generosity in Addressing Civil Marriage
Submitted by most of the bishops from those dioceses in which civil
marriage legislation has been approved (Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire and Vermont). This resolution was amended and adopted by
the House of Deputies. The House of Bishops included some of its language
in Resolution C056 (see above) and then did not act on Resolution B012.
Resolution
C031, Rites of Holy Union for Same Gender Couples
Submitted by the November 2008 Convention of the Diocese of Vermont.
Some language was incorporated into Resolution C056 that was finally
adopted by Convention.
