Calendar for Social Justice Folks at General Convention

Sun Jul 13 Early arrivals. Offices open.
2 p.m. Volunteers welcomed
3 p.m. Deputy certification begins
Mon Jul 14 9-12 Legislative committee officers orientation
2 p.m. Committee meetings begin.
8 p.m.- 10 p.m. The General Convention Legislative Committee on Structure will hold an open hearing in Salon C, Marriott Hotel, Level Five.
Tue Jul 15 9-12. Committees continue work
Noon. Consultation Lunch. Forum on "Trying Not to Happen"--Steering Committee Only.
2 p.m. Introductory sessions for bishops and deputies
6 p.m. Dinner of Quest participants, tentatively set for the exhibit area..
8 p.m. Opening forum
Wed Jul 16 9 a.m. GC Begins with opening Eucharist. Preacher: Primate of All Ireland, the Most Rev. Robert Eames, Archbishop of Armagh.
7 p.m. Integrity Eucharist, St. Luke's Epiphany, 330 South 13th Street, Canon Elizabeth Kaeton is the preacher; Presiding Bishop Edmond Browning, the celebrant.
Thu Jul 17 General nominations
4 p.m., Joint Session: Bishops, Deputies & Triennial : National Teleconference: Advocacy for Children.
5:00 p.m. Deadline to file resolutions
5:30 p.m. Reception honoring Presiding Bishop Browning at St. Stephen's Church, 19 South Tenth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
8-10 p.m. Forum on Spirituality, featuring Esther de Waal of Wales, a widely known writer on Benedictine and Celtic traditions; Madeleine L'Engle, a member of the Episcopal Church who is an award- winning author and popular retreat leader; and the Rev. Martin Smith SSJE, superior of the Episcopal Church's Society of St. John the Evangelist in Boston and chaplain to the House of Bishops.
Fri Jul 18 General elections
2 p.m. Joint Session: Presiding Bishop & Executive Council Report.
6 p.m. The Witness dinner, at the Church of the Advocate, 1801 Diamond Street.
6:00 p.m. Rev. Dr. Richard Norris, retired professor from Union Seminary and former GTS professor, will speak at the Historical Society Dinner. His on: "Argument in the Church". Call May Lofgreen at 1-800-553-7745 or purchase tickets at the Historical Society Booth by Wednesday, July 16th.
Sat Jul 19 Nomination of President of House of Deputies
Principal Eucharist & UTO In-Gathering - Archbishop Carey will preach
Seminary night.
Sun Jul 20 Sunday morning free for worship in the area churches.
Environmental Eucharist in the morning on the Schuylkill River and proceed to Church of Advocate, with Barbara Harris preaching Noon: Women's Caucus brunch.
The House of Deputies will elect its President and nominate its Vice-President.
8 p.m. Convention will celebrate Edmond Browning's ministry.
Mon Jul 21 GC's second public meeting.
Election of the new PB
Election of Vice-President of House of Deputies.
6-8 p.m. Episcopal Peace Fellowship Dinner from at Marriott
6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Reception for tertiaries, oblates, associates and friends of religious orders from at the Wyndham Franklin Hotel, 17th and Race Streets.
Evening Forum featuring Hanan Ashrawi, a Palestinian Anglican who was the official voice for the Palestinians during the peace process, now a member of the Palestinian National Authority and a minister for education. The theme of the evening will be, "Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem."
Tue Jul 22 12:45 P.M. Integrity lunch with the Righters, Wyndham Franklin Plaza Hotel
Evening: provincial dinners
Wed Jul 23 Commission on Status of Women brunch with the two bishops of Massachusetts.
Philadelphia Parkway night out. Included will be the Philadelphia Museum of Art, one of the nation's most prestigious, as well as the Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Franklin Institute and the Please Touch Museum.
Thu Jul 24 6:15. New PB at final Eucharist.
Newark Night for all connected in any way with the Dicoese of Newark, past and present.
Fri Jul 25 Convention ends about 6 p.m.


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