Bill’s Trip to General Convention

Off to General Convention in Anaheim, California.  For those of you who do not know, General Convention is the main governing body of the Episcopal Church, it is a time of legislation, committees but also a time of worship and fellowship, not unlike a summer camp

The ECCC Booth

One of the highlights for the booth for me was the map of the 104 camps and conference centers across the nation, and people could put pins in, where they were from.

ECCC Booth Visitor of the Week

That’s right the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, stopped by the booth and I got to tell him about Camps and Retreat Ministry and about our centers.  Quick funny story, my friend Patrick, had told me right before the Archbishop was coming and to get ready, but when he said that, he said ABC is around the corner.  So in my head I thought ABC News with a camera crew was coming and I was totally nervous, then when I saw it was the Archbishop, I was relieved, because it was way easier to talk to him

Camping Ministries Resolution B003 – was approved unanimously by the Education Committee and passed overwhelmingly in both the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops.  This help set “Camping Ministries” as one of its priorities for the Episcopal Church for the next three years.

2009 Hero of Camping Ministry – ECCC hosted a reception honoring Bishop Tom Shaw of Massachusetts.  The event was well attended and well received, and it resulted in a story in Episcopal Life Daily

Part of the presentation was given by Tom, a counselor from Camp Stevens (Diocese of Los Angeles and San Diego; and Sam, a Deputy and staff member from Barbara C. Harris Camp (Diocese of Massachusetts).  Both represented their camps well.

Tom and Sam, West Coast and East Coast Unite

Next time on the Episcopal Traveler Blog, I am back on the road, this time Delaware…