I arrived in Louisville for the General Convention of The Episcopal Church (TEC) last night. This morning I received a call that a car had run into the front of the church building! It was a single car accident, the driver was taken to the hospital via ambulance and we are all praying she is ok.
Fortunately, although it looks pretty bad, the city building inspector has deemed no structural damage. We give thanks for that. Here are a few pictures:
Meanwhile, the work of General Convention is cranking up. My committee is meeting to discuss some changes to resolutions, as are several others. Today we have a forum to meet the candidates (there are 3) for the President of the House of Deputies, as well as a presentation from the Joint Commission on Nominations to introduce various other candidates for elected office.
Speaking of things not on my bingo card, I had the pleasure of seeing Presiding Bishop Curry on the elevator yesterday. He is in fine spirits and it is such a blessing to be here at his last GC as Presiding Bishop. More on that election soon.
Lastly, one committee that stays extremely busy is the Prayer Book, Music, and Liturgy group. They have a LOT of resolutions to deal with. Some have to do with shortening the time it takes to make changes to the Prayer Book, and I suggest we move cautiously. For instance, a resolution to allow the exchange of the Peace to be at the beginning of the worship service has been submitted. I read a very interesting article opposing this change, and agree with the author’s viewpoints. Click here to read it yourself:
Much more to come, thanks for joining in!
Thanks for keeping us informed
Thanks for the update. So cool you got to see Bishop Curry!
Will read…but first thought is WHAT??
I read it. I don’t agree with changing it at all! I makes sense where it is to me.