Summary
Episcopal News Service – 80th General Convention to proceed in person, but shorter and smaller, presiding officers say – “There are essential matters for the governance and good order of the church which must be transacted. “
The Sand Paper – Tuckerton’s Church of the Holy Spirit Gets a Couple of Priests – Church of the Holy Spirit has not one but two new priests, the Reverends Chip and Lisa Graves
Black Enterprise – Bishop Vashti McKenzie to Lead national Council of Churches – She is only the third woman and first African American woman to serve as general secretary. McKenzie retired from the AME Church last July after being named bishop in 2000.
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80th General Convention to proceed in person, but shorter and smaller, presiding officers say
The 80th General Convention will proceed in person this July in Baltimore, Maryland, but it likely will be shorter and smaller, with enhanced safety protocols to further minimize the risk of COVID-19 infections, according to an outline of potential changes presented May 11 by The Episcopal Church’s presiding officers.
Episcopal News Service – National
Religious women weigh in on abortion: It’s complicated
Atlanta Journal Constitution – Atlanta, GA
The Rev. Patricia Templeton has never shied away from talking about complicated social issues in the pulpit. As rector of St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church in Atlanta, she’s taken on racism, sexual identity, gun reform, immigration and voting rights in her Sunday sermons. But Templeton had never preached about abortion.
Tuckerton’s Church of the Holy Spirit Gets a Couple of Priests
Tuckerton’s Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit has not one but two new priests, the Reverends Chip and Lisa Graves. Holy Spirit has had female priests in the past since the Episcopal Church officially began ordaining women on Jan. 1, 1977. But this is the first time Holy Spirit has had a married couple conducting services.
The Sand Paper – Waretown, NJ
Bishop Vashti McKenzie to Lead national Council of Churches
On Tuesday, the NCC announced McKenzie would succeed Jim Winkler, who resigned from the post on Jan. 31 after serving in the role since 2013, Religion News reports. McKenzie’s term kicked off on April 1 and will continue for two years.
“I look forward to the opportunity to enhance the great work that the NCC has already done and look for strategic ways to amplify its voice,” McKenzie said in a statement.
Black Enterprise – National
St. Timothy Episcopal Church to host LGBTQ+ inclusive youth group
The News Courier – Athens, AL
Beginning the second week of June, local Rector, Rosie Veal Eby, and the St. Timothy Episcopal Church in Athens will begin hosting an LGBTQ+ inclusive youth group on Wednesdays from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The group will be open to high schoolers in ninth through twelfth grade up to 18 years old.
‘You’ve got gifts’ — MSU’s most senior grad earns third doctorate
WILX10 TV – East Lansing, MI
Years of studying, writing papers and late nights culminate in a day of caps, gowns and speeches, all for one degree. Then school becomes a memory, for most. Among the 9,200 students who will receive diplomas from Michigan State University this weekend is one who stands out in the crowd. For Sue Carter, decades spent on the Michigan State campus have now led to her third doctoral degree.