The Acts of Convention

House of Bishops

Original Text of Resolution:

(A056)

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That this 68th General Convention authorize, subject to the approval of the diocesan Bishop, provided that an ordained priest of this Church is the celebrant, or one of the celebrants, at a concelebrated service; provided the elements are those used by our Lord himself, namely bread and wine; provided further that any of the blessed elements remaining at the end of the service be reverently consumed; and provided further that the guidelines for interim eucharistic sharing authorized by the 65th General Convention be observed ( Journal, 1976, pp. C-89, C-90), trial use in special circumstances of ecumenical worship or for use in special study sessions

1. That certain document entitled An Order of Worship for the Proclamation of the Word of God and the Celebration of the Lord's Supper published by the Forward Movement Publications and copyrighted 1968 by the Executive Committee of the Consultation on Church Union; and previously authorized by the 65th and 67th General Conventions;
2. That certain document entitled Word, Bread, Cup published by the Forward Movement Publications and copyrighted 1978 by the Executive Committee of the Consultation on Church Union, previously authorized by the 67th General Convention and stating preference for Eucharistic Prayers #1 and #2 and excluding #5; and
3. That certain document entitled The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper: A New Text published and copyrighted 1984 by the Executive Committee of the Consultation on Church Union.
   

Seconded by the Bishop of Western New York.

Motion carried

Resolution adopted

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #16)