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Episcopal clergy travel to Minneapolis to march in ‘ICE Out of Minnesota’ day of action
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York Minster to host thanksgiving service for 30 years of women’s priesthood
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Committees hear testimony on developing a common framework for anti-racism training
General Convention’s Racial Truth-Telling, Reckoning & Healing committees heard testimony on May 16, 2024, on three proposed resolutions: the hiring of a chief equity officer, continued support of the Executive Council Committee on Anti-Racism & Reconciliation and the development of a churchwide anti-racism training framework. James McKim, chair of the Committee on Anti-Racism, testified in…
