General Convention Remarks

Dean Candler's Remarks on General Convention and the Anglican Communion

Posted here is a collection of remarks made in the past several years by the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral of St. Philip.

Click here for Dean Candler's thoughts and insights sent while attending General Convention in 2006.

Pray for General Convention. An article published June 11, 2006, in the Cathedral's weekly newsletter.

What is Your Destination This Summer? An article published June 15, 2003, in the Cathedral's weekly newsletter.

Do Not Fear. An article published July 6, 2003, in the Cathedral's weekly newsletter prior to General Convention.

I Pray. An article published July 27, 2003, in the Cathedral Times newsletter prior to General Convention.

The Development of Rites Which Would Bless Same-Sex Unions: A Foreword of Explanation

RESOLUTION C-005: This was the resolution which was presented at an Open Hearing of the General Convention of the Episcopal Church on 1 August 2003. By agreement, two members of the “Prayer Book, Liturgy, and Church Music” Committee (Legislative Committee #13) presented two opposing viewpoints to begin the hearing. The Very Reverend Sam Candler spoke in favor of the resolution; the Reverend Kendall Harmon spoke against the resolution. This resolution was later discharged, so that its substance could be debated within Resolution C-051.

A Statement Favoring the Blessing of Same-Sex Unions: For the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, Open Hearing on Resolution C-005, August 1, 2003

2003 General Convention and the Episcopal Church. A statement from Dean Candler on August 8, 2003, following General Convention. Also printed on the front page of the August 17, 2003, Times newsletter.

An Open Letter Concerning My Vote and Work at the General Convention of the Episcopal Church. August 2003

“Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.” An article published August 24, 2003, in the Cathedral Times newsletter.

Agree to Disagree. An article published September 14, 2003, in the Cathedral Times newsletter.

Divided on Doctrine. An article by John Blake in the Faith and Values section of the October 4, 2003, Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Since General Convention, Where is the Cathedral of St. Philip? An article published October 12, 2003, in the Cathedral Times newsletter.

Why Liberals and Conservatives Need Each Other. An article published February 19, 2006, in the Cathedral Times newsletter.