The Executive Council’s meetings were held on June 25-28, Plenary sessions of that meeting were live-streamed and are available for your viewing. A few highlights of the meeting are: The Presiding Bishop announced that a new churchwide racial truth and reconciliation Commission will be established to bring recommendations to the 80th General convention to acknowledge and reconcile the church’s role in the numerous racial exploits. Leaders from the Episcopal Church in North Texas, formerly the Diocese of Fort Worth, talked about the diocese’s 12-year legal battle with the Anglican Church in North America and its ongoing threat to The Episcopal Church. We met in small groups and committee meetings, where council members shared their reactions to the findings of the racial audit, which concluded that people of color experience lack of access to power and experience stress from being held to unreasonable expectations, as well as their feelings of being invisible or over visible. We identified with the racial Audit and we are seeking ways for the church to reconcile and improve the way forward. On Saturday, July 17, at 2 p.m. Eastern, bishops, deputies and alternate deputies of The Episcopal Church will gather online for a convocation of prayer to prepare for the 80th General Convention, which will take place on July 7-14, 2022 in Baltimore, Maryland. The service will be open to everyone at www.episcopalchurch.org/convocation-of-bishops-and-deputies. Presiding Bishop Michael Curry will preach. House of Deputies President Gay Clark Jennings will give opening remarks and officiate at the service, which will be led by deputies, bishops and others from across the church. The service is scheduled for the Feast of William White, who was the only person to serve as both The Episcopal Church’s presiding bishop and president of its House of Deputies. Council approved the resolution brought by my JSC, Mission Beyond in support of Representative James Clyburn's bill H.R. 301 which proposes that “Lift Every Voice and Sing” be established as the national hymn of the United States. Mally Ewing Lloyd completed her finance report and ended our meeting with the following list of accomplishments the Executive Council has achieved over the past year. I share this with you with her permission so you can be proud of the work your council has performed in spite of an unprecedented pandemic around the world. Yet despite our human foibles, and exhaustion, and worry or fear, we have done the work. Listen for a minute to what we have done in the last 13 months: Not by way of patting ourselves on the back, prideful, but by way of taking a moment to notice that the Spirit has worked in and through this Executive Council." The work of the church, nuts and bolts:
Thanks to staff GCO, HOD, and PB Engaging the church and the world, responding and anticipating:
Respectfully Submitted,
The Rev. Lillian J. Davis-Wilson Scroll to find the notice in Spanish and French. Desplácese para encontrar el aviso en español y francés. Faites défiler pour trouver l'avis en espagnol et en français. June 2021 - With the approval of the Province II Council, Acting President the Rt. Rev. Dr. DeDe Duncan-Probe has appointed Elisabeth A. Jacobs of the Diocese of New York to the position of Assistant Treasurer. “Lis Jacobs possesses impressive experience in the financial field as well as dedication to the Episcopal Church,” commented Bishop Duncan-Probe, bishop of the Diocese of Central New York. “I look forward to working with her and with her joining the other dedicated members of Province II.” “I am pleased to accept this appointment from Bishop Duncan-Probe,” Ms. Jacobs said. “My corporate financial career spanned 35 years and I look forward to continuing my 25+ years in church finances.” Ms. Jacobs is a Retired Senior Manager, currently volunteering as a Medicare consultant to Senior Centers and church groups. She has served as a financial leader at the Hour Children Inc., Long Island City and New York Presbyterian System, New York A resident of New York City, Ms. Jacobs is a graduate of Long Island University in Brooklyn and Lehman College, Bronx, New York. As assistant treasurer, she will assist Provincial Treasurer Canon Phyllis Jones in the financial aspects of the Province II administration. Province II is one of the nine provinces of the Episcopal Church. Known as the International Atlantic Province, Province II encompasses 12 Episcopal dioceses in New Jersey, New York, Europe and the Caribbean: Albany; Central New York; Cuba; Episcopal Churches in Europe; Haiti; Long Island; New Jersey; New York; Newark; Rochester; Virgin Islands; Western New York. View Curriculum vitae > Jacobs nombrada Tesorera Adjunta de la Provincia II Junio de 2021 - Con la aprobación del Consejo de la Provincia II, la Presidente en funciones, la Muy Reverenda Dra. DeDe Duncan-Probe, ha nombrado a Elisabeth A. Jacobs, de la Diócesis de Nueva York, para el cargo de Tesorera Adjunta. “Lis Jacobs posee una experiencia impresionante en el campo financiero, así como una gran dedicación a la Iglesia Episcopal”, comentó la Obispo Duncan-Probe, obispo de la Diócesis de Nueva York Central. “Estoy deseosa de trabajar con ella y que se una a los demás miembros dedicados de la Provincia II”. “Me complace aceptar este nombramiento de la obispo Duncan-Probe”, dijo la Sra. Jacobs. “Me he desempeñado en el área financiera corporativa durante 35 años y espero continuar aportando mis más de 25 años de experiencia en las finanzas de la iglesia”. La Sra. Jacobs es gerente principal jubilada. En la actualidad es consultora voluntaria de Medicare en centros de personas mayores y grupos de la iglesia. Se ha desempeñado como líder financiera en Hour Children Inc. de Long Island City y en el Sistema Presbiteriano de Nueva York. La Sra. Jacobs, residente de la ciudad de Nueva York, se graduó en la Universidad de Long Island en Brooklyn y en Lehman College, en el Bronx, Nueva York. En calidad de tesorera adjunta, asistirá a la Tesorera Provincial, la canóniga Phyllis Jones, en aspectos financieros de la administración de la Provincia II. La Provincia II es una de las nueve provincias de la Iglesia Episcopal. Conocida como la Provincia Atlántica Internacional, la Provincia II abarca 12 diócesis episcopales en Nueva Jersey, Nueva York, Europa y el Caribe: Albany; Nueva York Central; Cuba; Iglesias Episcopales en Europa; Haití; Long Island; Nueva Jersey; Nueva York; Newark; Rochester; Islas Vírgenes; Nueva York Occidental. Curriculum vitae > Jacobs nommée trésorier adjoint de la Province II
Juin 2021 - Avec l'approbation du Conseil de la Province II, le Président par intérim, le Rt. Rev. Dr. DeDe Duncan-Probe, a nommé Elisabeth A. Jacobs du Diocèse de New York au poste de Trésorier adjoint. « Lis Jacobs possède une expérience impressionnante dans le domaine financier ainsi qu'un dévouement à l'Église épiscopale », a commenté Mgr Duncan-Probe, évêque du diocèse de Central New York. « Je me réjouis de travailler avec elle et de la voir rejoindre les autres membres dévoués de la Province II. » « Je suis heureuse d'accepter cette nomination de l'évêque Duncan-Probe», a déclaré Mme Jacobs. « Ma carrière financière en entreprise s'est étendue sur 35 ans et je suis impatiente de poursuivre mes 25+ années dans les finances de l'église. » Mme Jacobs est un cadre supérieur à la retraite, actuellement bénévole en tant que consultante Medicare auprès de centres pour personnes âgées et de groupes religieux. Elle a été responsable financière de l'organisation Hour Children Inc. à Long Island City et du New York Presbyterian System à New York. Résidente de la ville de New York, Mme Jacobs est diplômée de l'université de Long Island à Brooklyn et du Lehman College, dans le Bronx, à New York. En tant que trésorière adjointe, elle assistera la trésorière provinciale, le chanoine Phyllis Jones, dans les aspects financiers de l'administration de la Province II. La Province II est l'une des neuf provinces de l'Église épiscopale. Connue sous le nom de Province internationale de l'Atlantique, la Province II englobe 12 diocèses épiscopaux du New Jersey, de New York, d'Europe et des Caraïbes : Albany ; Central New York ; Cuba ; Églises épiscopales d'Europe ; Haïti ; Long Island ; New Jersey ; New York ; Newark ; Rochester ; Îles Vierges ; Western New York. Curriculum vitae > ECW Province 2 Meeting Report
On May 1, 2021 the Episcopal Church Women of Province 2 met via Zoom to hold their annual meeting. The meeting was hosted by the Diocese of Long Island this year. The Bishop of Long Island, The Rt. Rev. Lawrence Provenzano, welcomed the attendees and opened the meeting with prayer. He also addressed the ladies and expressed his continued support for the organization. Representatives from the dioceses of Province 2 were in attendance along with the Province representatives to the National ECW Board, the National UTO Board and the National CPC Board. Reports were given by the representative from each diocese, elections were held and the treasurer’s report was adopted. Everyone agreed that it has been a difficult year because of the pandemic, but that the work was being carried on by individuals, parishes and dioceses. Since this was the year of celebrating the 150th year of the ECW, the theme for the meeting was “ECW 150 Years and Beyond.” The program reflected a summary of the history of the ECW and predictions about the future of ECW. Two female priests and one postulant glimpsed a bright future for the organization. They expect that the women of the church will continue in their fight for social justice in all its forms and they see technology playing a greater role in keeping the organization moving forward. Attached is a copy of the 150- year history of the ECW as presented at the meeting. - Barbara Taylor In response to a request from Bishop William Love, resigned bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany to be released and removed from the ordained Ministry of The Episcopal Church, pursuant to Episcopal Church Canon III.12.7, Presiding Bishop Curry brought this matter to the Presiding Bishop’s Council of Advice. On March 29, following consultation with this Council and with the advice and consent of a majority of the members, the Presiding Bishop granted Bishop Love’s request.
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