From ELO
Episcopal Church House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson helped the Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil (IEAB) bring its historic 31st General Synod to a close June 6 by preaching during the gathering's final Eucharist.
"I am reminded of the long and strong relationship between the Episcopal Church in Brazil and the Episcopal Church," Anderson said from the pulpit of St. Paul's, the Anglican cathedral in Sao Paulo. "I give great thanks for that relationship. Your prophetic witness to justice, your creative and inspired worship, music and song is an inspiration to us."
The 31st synod, held June 3-6 at Recanto Betania retreat center just outside Sao Paulo, honored 200 years of an Anglican presence in Brazil; 120 years of the IEAB, which has deep roots in the U.S.-based Episcopal Church and the 25th anniversary of the ordination of women in the province.
During its final session, the synod voted by acclamation to tell the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada that the IEAB supports those provinces' full inclusion of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people in the life of the church.
"The love of God has no boundaries," Andrade said to loud applause.
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