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For
the second consecutive General Convention a young man from
Southeast Florida is part
of the Official Youth Presence, which includes two young
people from each of the nine provinces of the Episcopal
Church. By a resolution of General Convention in 1982, these
youth have seat and voice on the floor of the House of Deputies.
David
Pringle, a member of Trinity Cathedral and current president
of the Youth Commission, is one of the two Province IV youth
representatives. The other is Boyce Whitesides of the Diocese
of East Carolina.
David
(left) sits with another youth representative in the opening
session of the House of Deputies. He is scheduled to address
the House of Bishops on Wednesday morning, June 14.
Canon James Rasnick may have retired as a priest in the
Diocese of Southeast Florida, but he is still working hard
as a coordinator for General Convention. He can’t recall
immediately quite how long he’s done this—perhaps 12 General
Conventions, he says.
In
the Exhibit Hall
The exhibit
hall is a marketplace of information and wares from ministries
and vendors. Browsers can learn about mission work around
the world, the Millennium Development Goals, religious orders,
seminaries and Christian education while shopping for books,
recordings, crafts, jewelry, art and vestments.
Alfredo Macayo of Trinity Cathedral designed the display
for the National Episcopal AIDS Coalition—note
the Florida
themed décor—and is working in the booth this week.
Ros
Warren of Bethesda-by-the-Sea provides information from
the Church Medical Trust.
Rick Effinger (right) of Trinity Cathedral works with Fr. Ronald Brokaw
of the Diocese of Central Florida in the exhibit for Our
Little Roses Ministries.
Evening
events
Bishop
Leo Frade talks with Bishop Jean Zaché Duracin of Haiti at a reception celebrating missions
around the world.
About
700 worshipers of all ages were packed into a hotel ballroom
for a U2charist or U2 Eucharist,
a liturgy using the music of the Irish rock band U2. The
service was sponsored by Episcopalians for Global Reconciliation,
a group that is coordinating with the ONE campaign to support
the Millennium Development Campaign to eliminate poverty
in the world. In his sermon Bishop Michael Curry of North
Carolina challenged the crowd to
“be a witness” for Christ to transform the world. “This
is a bad news world,” he said, “and we’ve got some Good
News to share!”
For
more about this service, go to http://www.episcopalchurch.org/75383_75779_ENG_HTM.htm
For
more on how to participate in the work of Episcopalians
for Global Reconciliation, go to www.e4gr.org
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