Live webcast; in-person attendance also encouraged
As directed in its
enabling resolution C095 approved by the 77th General Convention in
2012, the Task Force to Reimagine the Episcopal Church (TREC)
will convene a churchwide meeting on October 2 at 7:30 pm Eastern time
(6:30 pm Central/5:30 pm Mountain/4:30 pm Pacific/3:30 pm Alaska/1:30 pm
Hawaii). The purpose of the meeting is "to receive responses to the
proposed recommendations to be brought forward to the 78th General
Convention."
The meeting will be webcast live from Washington National Cathedral.
Although the meeting will be open to the entire church, TREC encourages
attendance from each diocese: a bishop, a lay deputy, a clerical
deputy, and one person under the age of 35. There is no fee to attend
in-person or to watch the live webcast. However, registration for in-person attendance is requested; register here. Registration is not required but is encouraged for viewing the webcast.
The planned format
will be short concise presentations followed by substantive question
and comment periods. Questions, concerns and comments will be taken from
the live audience in addition to email and twitter. Questions can be
emailed to reimaginetec@gmail.com or on Twitter @ReimagineTEC.
TREC plans to draw
from the comments, concerns and questions raised during this event to
influence and fine-tune proposals currently under consideration during
its final meeting immediately following the churchwide gathering on
October 3 and 4. TREC's final report to General Convention is due by
November 30 for the 78th General Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah in
July 2015.
For more info, questions or comments, contact TREC members at reimaginetec@gmail.com.
