In Robert Altman's film M.A.S.H., a character asked one
of the doctors, "How did a person like you get in a position of authority
in the United States Army?" The
doctor replied, "I was drafted."
That pretty much sums up how I ended up as a Deputy to
General Convention! I was called upon at
the last minute to fill in for an elected Deputy who was not able to
attend.
Even though I have been a priest for many years, this is
my first experience of General Convention and I have spent most of these first
few days bumbling around, bumping into walls.
It has been just today that I feel as though I am getting a sense of the
rhythm of the event. There turns out to
be a flow to the way the days are structured with which everyone, including myself,
is beginning to get in touch.
Nothing terribly important or exciting has happened as
yet. Our senior deputy told me that, as
a rule, it's really too early expect
that. But I can report that I have a sense
that the ship called General Convention feels as though it has caught the tide
and is heading for blue water.
Dennis Bosley
All Saints', Colorado City
St. Stephen's, Sweetwater
Clergy Deputy
Dennis: Thanks for being first up. We posted your picture and the webcite to St. B's Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pages/St-Barnabas-Episcopal-Church/111513012222841 . We also posted a link to Sunday's legislation and mentioned 2 resolutions of interest...A011 and A070. Should you decide to post a follow-up comment, let us know if there's legislation which has caught your eye and made ya glad to support some action of General Convention!
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