Joseph Mathews, a representative of our diocese to General Convention and member of the Episcopal Peace Fellowship Young Adult Presence, testified this past Friday at the hearing before the Committee on Urban and Social Affairs, specifically on CO50 – the Continuation of Conversations on the Institute of Slavery. Joseph uses his experience working in Sumter [...]
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Holy Conferencing
Posted in Joseph Mathews on July 7, 2009 |
I know we’re Episcopalians. And I know that there is wisdom in other traditions and denominations. I offer this as a read (from this page): What God Expects of Us Colossians 3:12-16a, 17 As God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. Bear with one another and, if [...]
General Convention Day Zero
Posted in Joseph Mathews on July 7, 2009 |
“Guide us waking O Lord, and guard us sleeping, that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace.” That might be something I find myself saying a lot these next ten days, and not just as an antiphon to the Nunc dimitis. But let me back up a little bit. [...]
GC Resolutions
Posted in Joseph Mathews, tagged epfyoungadults.wordpress.com, Joseph Mathews, racial reconciliation on June 24, 2009 |
Hey y’all. Sorry it’s taken me so long to get stuff up here. My parents don’t have the interwebs at their house, but I’m online and ready to go now! I’m going to be focusing on issues of race at General Convention, particularly racism and reconciliation. These are in no order but the order that [...]
