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Connect to the 78th General Convention

The General Convention is the primary governing and legislative body of the Episcopal Church. General Convention comprises two houses: the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops. It meets regularly once every three years.  The Convention is a bicameral legislature that includes the House of Deputies, which has more than 800 members, and the House of Bishops, which is comprised of nearly 300 active and retired bishops.


The 78th General Convention will be in Salt Lake City, Utah July 25 - June 3, 2015.

We have a page dedicated to all things General Convention on the EDWM website. Click here to see our General Convention page.
  • See your clergy deputation by clicking here.
  • See EDWM's lay deputation by clicking here.
Pre-Convention Open Conversation with EDWM's Deputies
Come and talk to the EDWM deputation about all your questions, concerns and opinions on topics important to the 78th General Convention.

Wednesday, June 10, 2015 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Grand Rapids ( click here for map)

Post-Convention Debriefing
After returning from the 78th General Convention, the deputies will hold a debriefing to discuss the events that happening during the convention. All are welcome.

Thursday, July 23, 2015 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. (also at St. Mark's).

Questions for the deputation?
Individual e-mail addresses to our deputation are listed on the links above, but you can email most of them with one email address: gc78@edwm.org

"Testament of a Naked Man" comes to St. Timothy's Church, Richland

St. Timothy's Church, Richland (click here for map) will host "Testament of a Naked Man," a dramatic interpretation of the Gospel of St. Mark by Angus Stuart, on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

The power of the Gospel according to Mark is brought to life in a dramatic one-man performance set in the poetic stillness of this sacred space. The audience is transported back in time to be with Jesus on the dusty roads of Palestine and on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Listeners will come away with a sense of not having ever heard these familiar stories before.  Hearing the Gospel as a whole will enable us to be intellectually challenged and make connections in a new light.


 Tickets are $10. ALL proceeds go to Clean Water for the World.


Call St. Timothy's to reserve tickets - $10 each. Seating is limited. (269) 629-9436 or e-mail office@sttimsrichland.org.
St. Paul's, Dowagiac
100th Year Celebration

 

The 100th anniversary of St. Paul's parish, Dowagiac (click here for map) will be celebrated June 5-7, 2015.  Events for Friday and Saturday are in the planning stages and will be announced shortly.  

 

The weekend will culminate on Sunday, June 7th with Holy Eucharist being celebrated at the 8:00 a.m. morning service.  In addition, Bishop Whayne Hougland will be joining us at 3:00 p.m. and be the celebrant for the service of Holy Eucharist at that time.  


 

A potluck will follow in the Parish hall.

 

God has truly blessed St. Paul's parish and you are invited to be a part of this very exciting and special celebration. 


 

For more information, please email St. Paul's at 

stpauls.dowagiac@yahoo.com


 


 

 

Bishop's Open

Golf Outing

Saturday, June 6th


 

The Bishop's Open will be held Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Shamrock Hills Golf Club starting at 9:00 a.m. (click here for map)


It is a four-person scramble with a shotgun start; teams play 18 holes at $65 per person, or $260 per team. Cost includes greens fees, cart and lunch."Holy shots" (a.k.a. Mulligans) are $5/person. 

Click here to go to a registration form for registering all four members of a team.If you have questions,  email outing organizer Ivan Egnatuk at   iweesq@att.net  or call (269) 789-0094. You may also call Kandi Gibson at (269) 673-1732.

In addition, non-golfers may join for lunch for $10/person.

Hole sponsorships are also available. Click here to sponsor a hole.

Proceeds go to the Bishop's Special Needs Fund. See the flyer by clicking here.
 

 

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