The Acts of Convention
| Resolution Number: | 1976-D017 |
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| Title: | Endorse Covenant Relationships at Diocesan and Parochial Levels |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
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Resolved, That the General Convention endorse the efforts of local dioceses, congregations, and ecumenical officers in the pursuit of covenant relationships at both diocesan and parochial levels.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-85. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Ecumenical Relations |
House of Bishops
On the Sixth Day, the Bishop of West Missouri, Chairman of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations, moved the adoption of the following resolution (D-17 Amended):
Whereas, significant developments have occurred during the last Triennium in Anglican-Roman Catholic relations, the Consultation on Church Union, and in our relationship to other Christian bodies; therefore be it
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, that the General Convention endorse the efforts of local dioceses, congregations, and ecumenical officers in the pursuit of covenant relationships at both diocesan and parochial levels.
The motion was seconded by the Bishop of Kentucky.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #102)
House of Deputies
On the Eleventh Day, the Secretary read Message #102 from the House of Bishops.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #194)
| Abstract: | The 65th General Convention endorses the efforts of local dioceses, congregations, and ecumenical officers in the pursuit of covenant relationships. |
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