No day of rest here in Salt Lake City, people of God. Your elected representatives at General Convention were a busy group today just like any other day.
The day began early, with a march organized by Bishops United Against Gun Violence which had over 1500 attendees walking through the streets of SLC. More details, including video, can be found .
Following that, the convocation gathered for the traditional UTO Ingathering and Eucharist. The crowd audibly gasped when the final total was announced–over the last triennium, UTO had raised over $4 million for their work.
For those of you at home, here’s  showing just how incredible worshipping with so many fellow Episcopalians can be.
Overheard: “Look around–resurrection is always emerging.”–Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, in her sermon today.
Tonight, TransEpiscopal held a Eucharist service. Thanks to  for posting .
Nurya Love Parish of ChurchWork writes about how General Convention is doing with caring for God’s creation.
Finally, in a point of personal privilege (sorry, I’ve been in the House of Deputies too long), the Acts 8 Moment’s podcast about prayer, The Collect Call, held a live recording of its show this evening. Joining hosts Brendan O’Sullivan-Hale and yours truly were Kyle Oliver and Lisa Kimball from , Sean Maloney from (via the telephone), and the Rev. David Simmons as our special live music DJ. Look for the episode on the Acts 8 Moment website later this week!
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