Day 1 of GC81 (June 23, 2024)

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On Sunday (June 23, 2024), the first official day of General Convention, we began with Holy Eucharist led by the Bishop of Kentucky (the Right Reverend Terry Allen White). After passing many resolutions about rules of order, we also passed a resolution that calls for the protection of the water of O’ahu that continues to be threatened by the storage and removal of jet fuel, and to advocate for indigenous and native people’s rights to safety and restoration. We also passed a resolution urging Congress to recognize and define gun violence as a public health epidemic and national health crisis, and to enact legislation that promotes the rights of all Americans to live in safe environments free from gun violence.

Bishop Terry Allen White of Kentucky

Archbishop Hosam Naoum, Archbishop in Jerusalem for the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, and his wife Rafa

Colleen Hintz of Fruit of the Vine vestments and creator of the orange “Bishops United Against Gun Violence” stoles



The Rev. Dr. Andrew K. Barnett, the Rev. Canon Stephanie Spellers (Presiding Bishop’s Canon for Evangelism and Reconciliation) and Dent Davidson (Lecturer in Church Music at CDSP and Worship Coordinator of General Convention)

The Rev. Dr. Andrew Barnett, founding director of Theodicy Jazz Collective and CREDO colleague

The Rev. Melvin Soriano, Associate Priest of St. John’s Cathedral in Los Angeles, who happened to be confirmed with me at All Saints Pasadena back in 2007

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