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| Clergy: Raisin Horn Chaplaincy at University of Iowa & Trinity Church, Iowa City Wendy Abrahamson St. John's Church, Mason City Cathleen Bascom Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Des Moines Carl Mann St. Alban's Church, Spirit Lake |
Lay Persons: Ellen Bruckner Christ Church, Cedar Rapids Jenna Guy St. Timothy's Church, West Des Moines Maggie Tinsman St. Peter's Church, Bettendorf Tom Early St. Paul's Church, Harlan |
Alternate Deputies to the 77th General Convention
| Clergy: Mel Schlachter Trinity Church, Iowa City Kathleen Milligan St. John's Church, Dubuque Sean Burke St. James', Independence Netha Brada Retired, Iowa Falls e |
Lay Persons: Michael Greve New Song Church, Coralville Helen Keefe St. Luke's Church, Fort Madison George Eaton St. Alban's Church, Davenport Sandra Kraschel St. John's Church, Mason City |
The 76th General Convention
of the Episcopal Church
July 8-17, 2009 ♦ Anaheim, CA
The General Convention is the governing body of The Episcopal Church that meets every three years. The Convention is a bicameral legislature that includes the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops. The work at Convention is carried out by deputies and bishops representing each diocese. During its triennial meeting deputies and bishops consider a wide range of important matters facing the Church.
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori's letter to the church about General Convention
Archbishop of Canterbury's Reflections on the Episcopal Church's 2009 General Convention
View Legislation from General Convention
Read the Iowa Deputation's Blog Posts during the General Convention!
Blogging Bishops (Read Bishop Scarfe's Postings)
Watch video from the General Convention with Media Hub
General Convention News from EpiscopalLife Online
Video by Youth that attended General Convention Youth Event! (Youtube Video)
The Ubuntu logo of the 76th General Convention was designed was by the Rev. Paul Fromberg, St. Gregory of Nyssa Church, San Francisco, California.
The word Ubuntu is an African word the means the essence of being human, of interconnectedness.
The Trinitarian design depicts God the Creator in the bright center, God the Son in the cross formed by the longitude and latitude lines and God the Holy Spirit, swirling around the Father and the Son. The swirl is comprised of dancing figures, male and female, with faces of many colors, who symbolize the interconnectedness of humanity.
The Ubuntu logo of the 76th General Convention was designed was by the Rev. Paul Fromberg, St. Gregory of Nyssa Church, San Francisco, California.
The word Ubuntu is an African word the means the essence of being human, of interconnectedness.
The Trinitarian design depicts God the Creator in the bright center, God the Son in the cross formed by the longitude and latitude lines and God the Holy Spirit, swirling around the Father and the Son. The swirl is comprised of dancing figures, male and female, with faces of many colors, who symbolize the interconnectedness of humanity.
Iowa Deputies to 76th General Convention
Clergy—
The Rev. Wendy K. Abrahamson
St. John’s Church, Mason City
The Rev. Jan “Raisin” Horn
Chaplain—University of Iowa, Iowa City
The Rev. Kathleen Milligan
St. John’s Church, Dubuque
The Rev. Mel Schlachter
Trinity Church, Iowa City
(Alternate) The Rev. Carl Mann
St. Alban's Church, Spirit Lake
Lay—
Ms. Ellen Bruckner
Christ Church, Cedar Rapids
Mr. Jack Holzhauer
St. Alban’s Church, Spirit Lake
Ms. Leslee Sandberg
Christ Church, Cedar Rapids
Ms. Maggie Tinsman
St. Peter’s Church, Bettendorf
(Alternate) Ms. Helen Keefe
New Song Church, Coralville
Learn more about General Convention
General Convention 2009 web site
Weekly Bulletin Inserts
An introduction to General Convention's history, governance and scope
Episcopal Life Online - Links to current news from reporters with Episcopal Life and Episcopal News Service
Legislation from General Convention 2009
How Resolutions Move Through General Convention
General Convention Primer(Youtube Video)
