The weather for Monday will be “melt your face off hot.” (Yes, that is a technical term.)
Today is the feast day of St. Peter and St. Paul
Peter has often been called the ‘Prince of the Apostles’ because of the words of Jesus re-naming him Cephas instead of Simon. This was the Aramaic form of the Greek word Peter, which means ‘rock’. Jesus said that on this rock he would build his Church. But both Peter and Paul came to be seen as having different roles to play within the leadership of the Church: Peter in witnessing to the Lordship of Christ, and Paul developing an understanding of its meaning for Christ’s followers, Jew and Gentile alike. Peter and Paul have been remembered jointly on this day from the very early days of the Church, it being honored as the anniversary of their martyrdom in Rome in about the year 64. From Robert Atwell’s Celebrating the Saints
A prayer for today:
Almighty God, whose blessed apostles Peter and Paul glorified you by their martyrdom: Grant that your Church, instructed by their teaching and example, and knit together in unity by your Spirit, may ever stand firm upon the one foundation, which is Jesus Christ our Lord; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
What you need to know and where you need to be
7:30-900AM: Legislative Committee Meetings
9:30AM: Community Eucharist
11:00-12:45PM: Legislative Session
2:15-6:15PM: Legislative Session
*Please check the virtual binders and old-fashioned bulletin board for updated versions of the schedule, as information published here is based on the online draft.
Legislative committee meetings 7:30-9AM:
Those committees that list open hearings and have business listed for their morning hearings include
Committee | Room # Salt Palace | Resolution |
Rules of Order | 355D | D065 |
Constitutions and Canons | Ballroom D | A146, Do55 |
Governance and Structure | 255 E, F | D038, C056 |
World Mission | 355A | A174, A176 |
Social Justice and International Policy | 255B | D027, D053, D058, D062, D069, D071 |
Social Justice and United States Policy | 255C | D048, D068, C053, D057, C054, D073, D074, D077, D079 |
Congregational Vitality | 155B | A172, A173, A179 |
Formation and Education for Ministry | 155C | A127, A144, C028, B023, D054, D061, B020, D075, B022 |
Church Pension Fund | 155A | D021, D049, A177, A178, A180, A181 |
Stewardship and Development | 255D | B017, D066, A175 |
Privilege and Courtesy/HOD, 8:05AM | 150 B,C | D029, D059, D078 |
Details of all resolutions by topic may be found in the virtual binder, or online at: http://www.generalconvention.org/home/legislative-resources/resolution-topics
Other Events of Note:
6:30PM: Bishop Gathering