The Rev. Colin Mathewson St. Paul's Cathedral's Colin Mathewson to Preach Thursday, July 2, 8:30 a.m. PST The Rev. Colin Mathewson, curate at St. Paul's Cathedral, San Deigo, has the distinct honor of preaching during the daily General Convention Eucharist. A native of San Diego, Mathewson attended the Seminary of the South, Sewanee, with his wife, the Rev. Laurel Mathewson, who also serves as a curate at St. Paul's Cathedral, San Diego.  What a wild and surprising invitation," exclaimed Mathewson. "I hope, with God's help, to rise to this challenge! I've particularly appreciated the chance to get to know the story of Charles Barnes, a martyr in the Dominican Episcopal Church, who spoke out against the massacre of Haitians in 1937." Tune in tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. by going to this link:  www.episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/gc and clicking "Worship." View Mathewson's June 7 sermon (11:13)   Canon Peter Bergstrom Honored and Mr. William Slocumb Promoted Canon Peter Bergstrom, retired executive director of our diocesan camp, Camp Stevens, in Julian, received a Hero of Camping Ministry award from Episcopal Camps and Conference Centers (ECCC) on Sunday, June 28. The Rev. Brian Prior presented the award in the House of Bishops at General Convention, for Bergstrom's ten years of ECCC leadership. When he retires at the end of this year, Mr. William Slocumb will lead ECCC as director. ECCC's mission is to advocate for Episcopal camps and retreat centers. Learn more. Canon Peter Bergstrom and Mr. William Slocumb   House of Bishops Passes Key Marriage Resolutions The House of Bishops on Monday approved two liturgies for trial use that will permit same-sex couples to be married in the Episcopal Church, beginning on the first Sunday of Advent of this year. Their action came just days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples can now be married in all 50 states. The two liturgies, which were in Resolution A054, include a gender-neutral version of the current marriage service in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, as well as a version of a liturgy that was approved in 2012 for blessing same-sex unions that now also provides vows of marriage. These rites do not refer to "man and woman" or "husband and wife," but instead use "these persons" or "the couple" to refer to the two people being married." Continue Reading Get the Latest News from GC78  General Convention San Diego Style The blog is overflowing with short videos that give you a sense of being at the Salt Palace Convention Center with our deputies and visitors. Watch responses to the presiding bishop election, thoughts about GC  in general and the House of Deputies. EDSD in Salt Lake City group on Facebook We post GC78 updates to the diocesan Facebook page (Like it here), but the complicated news feed algorithm prevents you from seeing all our posts. Join the EDSD in Salt Lake City group to see photos and updates in real time. You can ask questions of our people for real-time response. Follow us on Twitter Search #GC78 for tweets from hundreds of Episcopalians across the church. Follow the diocese: @diosandiego and Communications Director Hannah Wilder @wilderwrites. Other hashtags to search: #PrayersOf #JesusAtGC #PB27 General Convention Website: all the in-depth resources including schedules, resolutions, maps and more The Media Hub: real-time and video on demand of sermons from daily Eucharists, live streaming of legislative sessions from the House of Deputies and the House of Bishops, and a daily schedule of events. The Blue Book: Find all the resolutions from standing bodies of the Episcopal Church as well as their reports from the 2013-2015 triennium. Follow this link to get the report for a particular group (rather than download the whole Blue Book.) Legislation Tracker: Interested in a particular piece of legislation? Track it by number, committee, subject, or sponsor and follow its legislative progress through committee and the two houses. Episcopal News Service: Top-notch news stories and photos about all aspects of the General Convention House of Deputy News: an alternate news source focusing on news and views from members of the House of Deputies See what's happening on our social sites