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The General Convention of the Episcopal Church is a triennial legislative gathering that shapes the work of the Church for the next three years. Trinity staff and congregation members are attending, and learning more about Trinity’s activities at this year’s Convention is a good way of understanding a number of current mission and ministry priorities.

<b>All Our Children</b>

At this year’s General Convention, the All Our Children (AOC) initiative will be put forth to be voted on.

AOC is a civic outreach initiative aimed at providing education and support services to every child. It was formed in response to a 2007 Diocese of New York resolution for Episcopal parishes to help public schools.

AOC supports school-parish partnerships in which congregations work directly with local school districts, tailoring support or educational programs that fit community needs. Congregations are asked to commit 40 hours per year in this volunteer effort.

If the resolution passes, it will make AOC a national initiative.

<b>Trinity Institute: Building an Ethical Economy</b>

In other Trinity activities at General Convention, Trinity Institute is hosting a reception for conference partners (churches and other groups that participate in the Institute’s yearly conference via live webcast). Reception-goers will be introduced to the 2010 conference theme, “Building an Ethical Economy: Theology and the Marketplace.”

The January conference will feature Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, who will also address the convention and be part of a panel discussion, “God’s Mission in the Global Economic Crisis.” Trinity’s communications team has produced three short videos to be shown during this event.

<b>Anglican Partnerships</b>

The Trinity Grants Program is hosting a dinner for dioceses and their international Anglican partners, a re-convening of sorts of the 2007 Emmaus Consultation in Spain. The initial consultation gathered bishops and deans from the United States and the African continent who were engaged in mission partnerships. Participants engaged in discussion, Bible study, and the building of relationships that allow such mission work to flourish in the future.