Continuation of 9.12.09:

After a lovely 2 hours of pool time I came back, took a shower and was off to legislative session from 3-6pm. We had nominations for executive council, and trustees of the General Theological Seminary. We started talk on resolution D025 which will change the history of our church if we and the HOB pass it! In essence it is calling everyone (esp. homosexual people) to every ministry opportunity in this church, priest and bishop. When we had the vote by orders vote I went to ask what our alternates thought because it was such a big issue I wanted to have everyone's input, the ones who chose to respond all agreed we should adopt the resolution. As we voted all of the clergy but one, as well as all of they lay voted to adopt the resolution. In the HOD there were 77 lay vote by orders that were for adoption, and 31 against. In the clergy there were 74 for and 35 against, for lay we needed 50 to pass, and in clergy, 49. So it passed!!!! It was now onto the HOB for passing.

That night Samantha, Tray, Tim, Amelia and I all went out to Pop The Cork for dinner at Anaheim Gardenwalk and Tray, Amelia and I went to Bar Louise after for a beer. Got home around 11:30pm, woke up at 6am!

7.13.09: Woke up Tired! The newness and excitement is starting to wear down and now the exhaustion is catching up. Went to the deputation meeting where we decided to start meeting at 7am now since the legislative committees were going to slow down. Not my committee...there was a hearing in which was to repeal B033 where most everyone was for it (but with D025 I don't think that is really an issue as far as legislation is concerned anymore) and they started to deliberate on some resolutions at which time I left because I knew I would later hear them in the HOD. I was tired and got a little moody (just mehh...) so I got some coffee before 9:30am legislative session. In that session we talked more on the special order of B023, the Bishop elect of Ecuador Central. There was much split feelings in that diocese about if he should be Bishop. However, the committee dealing with this promised us that they conducted their search and process the way they are supposed too by the constitution and cannons.

After that I was so tired I skipped Eucharist for the first time being here (which later I found many others had as well...) and went straight to sleep for about an hour and a half...very much needed nap.

I woke up ate lunch, got more coffee and went to the legislative session at 2-6pm. At this session it was a little boring because they were slightly nit picky or reduntant in positive thought about certain resolutios. We voted and carried that beginning with concent calendar day 6 we would have one vote for or against everything on the concent calendar. We adopted day 6 as recommended. we had 3rd, 4th, and 5th Ballots on Church Pension Fund Trustees and finally had all we needed for election. We had 3rd and 4th Ballots on Bishop search committee and got all we needed in lay but not clergy.

We passed B023 in favor of the Bishop elect of Ecuador Central. That night we had our Southern VA Dinner with the Bishop at the Whitehouse Anaheim, it was absolutely Gorgeous and I had a great vegetarian meal!!! : ) Went to bed around 11pm, up at 6:30, and am going to Disneyland and Disney's CA Adventure all day tonight! : ). This is my full break day!