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AED at General Convention

79th General Convention - 2018
July 5-13, 2018
​Austin, Texas

If you're at Convention, please stop by AED's booth to say hello and meet your fellow deacons!

Deacons sponsoring legislation: Please inform Maureen-Elizabeth Hagen of your sponsored cause. AED’s board will vote in June on legislative priorities, and we’d be happy to consider supporting yours!
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78th General Convention - 2015
AED endorsed 5 resolutions, which all passed in both houses:
  • A082 Provide Theological Education for Latino/Hispanic Ministries 
  • A091 Affirm Work for Food Ministries and Food Security 
  • A096 Affirm Relationship-Based Social Justice
  • C020 Ministry to People with Mental Illness and Their Families
  • A011 Recommit to Criminal Justice Reform Study and Advocacy 

​A General Convention 2015 Summary of Actions is available.
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77th General Convention - 2012
The Deacons' Resolved, General Convention 2012
Looking through a diaconal lens, General Convention 2012
Taskforce for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC )
TREC's final report, Word to the Church, lays out their recommendations for adoption at General Convention 2015. This letter discusses prophetic voices, catalysts for mission, and nonstipendiary clergy.
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AED's Convention Button: Shocking the Church into action
News from General Convention to come via Twitter
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