There were four sermons during the 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church. Because of COVID-19 concerns, each sermon was prerecorded and played to each House separately during worship.
Julia Ayala Harris, President-elect of the House of Deputies
President-elect Julia Ayala Harris of the House of Deputies preached this sermon on Monday, July 11, 2022. When Convention ended, she became the President of the House of Deputies. This term ends in 2024, when she can run for reelection.
The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, Bishop of Maryland
The Rt. Rev. Eugene Sutton, Bishop of Maryland preached this sermon on Sunday, July 10, 2022.
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies, preached this sermon on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Her third and final term as President ended as Convention ended.
The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church
The Most Rev. Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop and Primate of the Episcopal Church, preached this sermon on Friday, July 8, 2022, to open the Convention. His term ends at the end of the next General Convention in 2024.
What happens at General Convention?
The legislative process of General Convention is an expression of The Episcopal Church’s belief that, under God, the Church is ordered and governed by its people: laity, deacons, priests, and bishops.
The General Convention is the Church’s highest temporal authority. As such, it has the following power:
- Amend the Constitution and Canons of the Episcopal Church
- Amend the Book of Common Prayer and to authorize other liturgical texts
- Adopt the budget for the Church
- Create covenants and official relationships with other branches of the Church
- Determine requirements for its clergy and other leaders
- Elect its officers, members of the Executive Council, and certain other groups
- Delegate responsibilities to the Interim Bodies of The Episcopal Church
- Carry out various other responsibilities and authority
Church of the Redeemer
Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world around us. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County. We welcome you be with us as we walk the way of Jesus.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.