Legislative Day 3, Part 2

Day 3 was long and eventful--but when isn't that true?

Here's what else we did...

The NH Deputation spent the lunch break poring over the proposed budget of The Episcopal Church, identifying expenditures included and questioning which ones had been voted via resolutions but might not be included. 

The House of Bishops entered the House of Deputies, seated at the back (Covid protocol) rather than with their deputations as in the past. After the presentation on the budget, there was time for questions.

Our CFO Benge Ambrogi was the first person to the microphone.

He alluded to the manner in which he and our deputation spent lunch break. And instantly, on what we refer to as the House of Twitter, our Math Lunch became a thing.

In the afternoon, we also voted on the Vice President of the House of Deputies. If the President is a layperson, as Julia Ayala Harris is, then the VPHOD must be elected from the clerical order. There were two priests nominated. The Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton, a woman of indigenous heritage, of the Diocese of Olympia is the next Vice President.

Afterwards, it was time to honor our outgoing President of the House of Deputies, The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings. 

PHOD-Elect shares her experiences of working with Gay.

There were many testimonials from the floor, and one very surprising tribute: from the former speaker of the British House of Commons, The Hon. John Bercow.

Your blogger presented some courtesy resolutions. This is my view from the Platform, where the podium is located. Its pretty impressive, the sight of all those Deputies--about 800.

And at the tables on the platform, the President of the House of Deputies, presenting the HOD Medal to our hardworking and amusing Parliamentarian, Bryan Krislock.

The evening session concluded at 9:30.

Yawn.