Two of the three Episcopal dioceses in Illinois will hold a joint meeting of clergy and lay leadership at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Springfield, on Aug. 30. The meeting is mandatory for clergy from the Diocese of Springfield, said Bishop Peter Beckwith of Springfield.
 
“We’re going to do an assessment of what happened at Lambeth and [the Global Anglican Fellowship Conference] to see what might be possible,” Bishop Beckwith said when reached by a reporter for The Living Church. “This is not a decision-making meeting, although I would not oppose a decision if a consensus is reached.”
 
Unlike the Diocese of Quincy, which is considering a second and decisive vote to leave The Episcopal Church, Bishop Beckwith said he intends to remain canonically resident in the House of Bishops. He added it was highly unlikely that there would be any vote at the annual meeting in Springfield to leave when synod meets Oct. 24-25 in Whittington.
 
“That’s not going to happen,” he said.
 
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