ONLINE LUNCH & LEARN RESUMESWe return in this new academic year to a schedule of short courses starting in October. Our format follows our established pattern: three or four consecutive Thursdays, 12 Noon – 1 pm, via Zoom.
We have repeatedly offered our program with an eye toward the seasons of the Church Year. Some of our courses will keep to that rhythm. But because this is an Election Year, and because our Episcopal Church engaged in major churchy political activity at its tri-annual Convention in early summer, we joined with our Episcopal Church Law team to provide three sessions entitled “Breaking News: Episcopal Church Polity Update.” Learn about legislative changes in our Constitution and Canons that will impact our worship, governance, and ministries over the next few years. Register now for a new Lunch & Learn series on Episcopal Church Polity!
Course Leader:
The Rev Joseph Campo “Father Joe” has taught ecclesiastical polity and canon law to generations of priests, first in the Roman Catholic Church, and then, after reception as a priest in the Episcopal Church, at the General Theological Seminary. Before his recent retirement, Father Joe was primarily a parish priest and served as a priest in charge and rector for churches in the Diocese of New York. He studied theology at the Gregorian University in Rome and canon law at St. Paul’s University in Ottawa. He is one of the few USA members of the Ecclesiastical Law Society. October 10th: After asking what exactly we mean by church “polity” and “canon law”, we’ll do an overview of the polity and governance of The Episcopal Church. October 17th: We’ll focus on changes in the legal dimension of the worship life of our church and provide an update on ecumenical relations. October 24th: In our concluding session, we’ll consider other changes affecting church structures and procedures. All three sessions via Zoom October 10th, 17th, 24th from 12 Noon – 1 p.m. |
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