The gorgeous banner was painted by the parishioners of the Cathedral of St. Luke in Portland! It will be included in the processions each Sunday during the Season of Creation.
Catherine Mansir of Christ Church, Gardiner was one of eighteen young people from every province in The Episcopal Church who served as the Official Youth Presence for the 81st General Convention in Louisville, Kentucky. The Official Youth Presence was established by the 1982 General Convention; members have had seat and voice in the House of Deputies since 1997. Sixty young people applied for the 2024 General Convention Official Youth Presence and were interviewed by a team of youth ministers and General Convention deputies from across The Episcopal Church. A team of adult mentors shepherded the group through convention.
GC81 was deputy John Hennessy’s second General Convention and first as elected chair of the Maine deputation. A public policy consultant for the diocese with long experience in advocacy at the state and federal level,...