Executive Council and most of the so-called interim committees, commissions and boards (which facilitate the work of General Convention when it is not in session) recently announced the date and location for their first meeting since the June 21 conclusion of the 75th General Convention.

Executive Council, which oversees the program budget of the General Convention, is scheduled to hold its first session of the new triennium Nov. 12-15 at a hotel and convention center in Chicago. The first meeting of many of the committees, commissions and boards will be Nov. 15-18 at the same location.

The interim bodies (so called because they meet between sessions of General Convention) perform a variety of functions within The Episcopal Church. Their responsibilities include helping implement legislation approved at the previous convention and preparing draft legislation for the next convention. The importance of many of these groups is expected to increase this triennium. A shorter legislative calendar as well as extended debate and procedural motions pertaining to the Windsor Report created a larger-than-usual amount of uncompleted legislation when the General Convention adjourned. Resolution D098 encourages the secretary of convention to exercise discretion in referring convention resolutions that were not finalized “to an appropriate interim body.”

As of Aug. 30, the following interim bodies were scheduled to participate in the Chicago meeting:

House of Deputies Committee on the State of the Church

House of Bishops Committee on Pastoral Development

Joint Standing Committee on Nominations

Joint Standing Committee on Program, Budget and Finance

(officers only)

Standing Commission on Anglican and International Peace with Justice

Concerns

Standing Commission on Communication

Standing Commission on Constitution and Canons

Standing Commission on Domestic Mission and Evangelism

Standing Commission on Ecumenical and Interreligious Relations

Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music

Standing Commission on Ministry Development

Standing Commission on National Concerns

Standing Commission for Small Congregations

Standing Commission on Stewardship and Development

Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church

Standing Commission on World Mission

Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism

Executive Council Committee on Criminal Justice

(sub-committee of the Standing Commission on National Concerns)

Executive Council Committee on HIV/AIDS

Executive Council Committee on Indigenous Ministries

Executive Council Committee on Science, Technology & Faith

Executive Council Committee on the Status of Women

Board for Church Deployment

Standing Commission on Health

Standing Commission on Lifelong Christian Education and Formation

Executive Council Committee on Social Responsibility in Investments

Executive Council Committee on Investment

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