Legislative Day 2

Our third day of legislative business passed a blur of activity.

But at the start,  Margaret and Sue were bright-eyed and filled with spirit.

We began with a service of morning prayer, which included a sermon by The Rev. Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies. 

Sermon by The Rev. Gay Jennings

We then moved to elections...with the usual wifi issue delays, and some decisions requiring multiple ballots. 

At lunchtime,The Rev. Deacon Geof Smith (of NH) of The Episcopal Church office joined the deputation gathering.

There was a scheduled session following lunch--which the PHOD opened by stating there would also be an evening session. No surprise! The big event was the election of Julia Ayala Harris of Oklahoma as the next President of the HOD. Her term begins when the adjournment gavel comes down on Monday.

Oh, and Deputy Moose and Alternate Deputy Moose acquired rainbow masks from a friendly Eastern Oregon deputy.

The dinner break preceded the evening session. There were several debated resolutions and points of order. The long, long Third Legislative Day ended at 9.30 p.m.

The exhausted deputies retired to their rooms.