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The Bishop's Notebook Archive Executive Council   click here to go to: Archive Topical Index The Bishop's Notebook, 07 March 2002 “Of course most of the time was not social, but business. Meetings are intense and tightly scheduled; alternating between committee time and plenaries. Much attention was paid to, and excitement generated by, the 20/20 Program. As befits a meeting like this, we spent significant time in prayer and worship. Every day began with an hour of morning prayer and scripture reflection, every day at noon we gathered for the Eucharist.” Read More The Bishop's Notebook, 15 June 2001 “The Executive Council acts as the "vestry" for our Church, if the General Convention is thought of as the "congregational meeting." That's a simplified but a helpful illustration. Recently I have spent a lot of time in the "National Concerns Committee" of the Council answering varied questions about the use of the island of Vieques by the Navy, or the pastoral implications of the "new genetics", or the execution of Timothy McVeigh and capital punishment. Thankfully there are many persons who are much better informed than I am to rely upon as timely resources.” Read More