The Rt. Rev. Orris G. Walker, Jr., Bishop of Long Island, reflected on the events which have shaped the past year in his diocese during his address to convention Nov. 10-11 at a Brooklyn hotel.

Bishop Walker noted that progress had been made on a number of ongoing challenges, including the renovations begun at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, the personnel and curriculum changes at the George Mercer Jr. Memorial School of Theology, the continuing progress through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings of the consortium of diocesan-managed hospitals and health agencies known collectively as Episcopal Health Services, and the improvements to Camp DeWolfe.

Bishop Walker and other speakers referred back to Long Island's first convention in 1868, also held in Brooklyn, and noted that those same founding ideals of love and reconciliation hold true today.

The first resolution passed by the convention pertained to the participation of the diocese in jubilee. Other resolutions adopted dealt with a companion relationship, youth involvement, HIV/AIDS assistance to Africa, and compensation of clergy. During convention, delegates were also asked to complete a survey seeking input on future administrative office needs.