Thursday, July 9, 2009

Legislative Day Two - Thursday, July 9th

Greetings to everyone in The Diocese of West Tennessee. I did a rather long blog this morning about the events of the day yesterday - only to lose my connection and everything I had written. It was all about the legislative process and what took place in the House of Deputies having to do with organizing for the rest of Convention. It may have only been interesting to those of you who love the legislative process, so probably pretty boring.

Suffice it to say, both Houses did get organized, and resolutions began flowing.

The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke last night. Be sure to go to the diocesan website to read about that and also the Presiding Bishop's sermon from yesterday -- both very powerful.

The day was a long one, and the deputation didn't even get a chance to meet last night because of all the legislative committees that were working late into the day. We hope to meet tonight.

The next session of both houses is about to begin, and I understand the Bishops have been invited to be a part of this meeting where the House of Deputies has decided to operate as a committee of the whole to discuss B033. You can also access information about that on the web site, but I'll try to fill you in later. Until then, all the best from Anaheim.

Stephanie

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