It looks probable that there will be a special committee to coordinate all Windsor Report and related Anglican Communion legislation for the 75th General Convention, according to the Very Rev. George L. Werner, president of the House of Deputies.
In a June 2 conversation with The Living Church, Dean Werner revealed a number of details about the convention, which meets in Columbus, Ohio, June 13-21, 2006. Presiding Bishop Frank T. Griswold and Dean Werner appointed a similar committee to coordinate legislation on same-sex blessings for the 73rd General Convention that met in Denver July 5-14, 2000.
Next year’s General Convention has one less legislative day than the past six conventions and not everything everyone has proposed is likely to find a place on the calendar, which Dean Werner emphasized continues to undergo revision. The church-wide conversation on marriage appears to be one such item that will be omitted, Dean Werner said, although it is possible that Bishop Griswold will choose to make that the topic of his forum, currently scheduled for the evening of June 17.
One item that now appears set on the calendar, according to Dean Werner, is the date for the election of the next Presiding Bishop. Dean Werner said the House of Bishops is scheduled to begin voting for that office at 11 a.m. on June 18. As it stands today, the election for the President of the House of Deputies is set for June 16, but the final decision on that will not be made until after convention begins, Dean Werner said.
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