Surrounded: Petition Timeframe over; on to August 4 Electing Convention
Friday, July 13th, 2007

The Standing Committee of South Carolina has formally announced that the time for Petitions for nominations for bishop to the South Carolina diocesan Electing Convention has closed as of July 11th, and no petitions for further nominations have been received.

As noted in their announcement following the June 9th re-convened Convention (see here), there was one candidate nominated from the Standing Committee, the Rev. Mark Lawrence, and that the Electing Convention would be held August 4, 2007. With commendation from around the Episcopal Church, the diocese would keep the nomination and participation process as open as possible, allowing a period for petition to nomination to commence, closing July 11th. ...

For Prayer:
With that in mind, the call for prayer and intercession should be:

1) For a peaceful and grace-filled electing convention for South Carolina on August 4th, to confirm their solidly discerned decision for the Rev. Mark Lawrence to be the next bishop of the diocese of South Carolina;
2) For a well-ordered and timely consent process (with the inclusion of each and every diocese), as virtually all electing dioceses expect should take place, allowing the diocese of South Carolina to move ahead in episcopal leadership with consecration and installation of their new bishop.
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