| Resolution Number: | 1976-A034 |
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| Title: | Urge the Church to Act and Plan Ecumenically |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, And in the spirit of the "Lund Principle" approved by our church's delegates and others attending the World Conference on Faith and Order in 1952 and affirmed by the 1968 Lambeth Conference, that the Episcopal Church at every level of its life be urged to act together and in concert with other churches of Jesus Christ in all matters except those in which deep differences of conviction or church order compel us to act separately; and be it further
Resolved, That in all future presentations of budget and program to this General Convention, consideration be given to what efforts have been expended to secure data ecumenically and to plan ecumenically; and be it further
Resolved, That the dioceses be urged to establish a similar policy of ecumenical review and planning.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis 1976 (New York: General Convention, 1977), p. C-91. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Joint Commission on Ecumenical Relations |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Ecumenical Relations |
House of Bishops
On the Second Day, the Bishop of West Missouri, Chairman of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations, moved the adoption of Resolution (A-34).
Seconded by the Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast.
The Bishop of Lexington moved that the last two "resolved" paragraphs be deleted.
Seconded by the Bishop of Quincy.
Motion defeated
The Bishop of Quincy moved that the words, "consideration be given," be substituted for the words, "reference be made" in the second paragraph of (A-34).
Seconded by the Bishop of Erie.
This substitute being accepted, the House passed (A-34) as amended which reads as follows:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, and in the spirit of the "Lund Principle" approved by our church's delegates and others attending the World Conference on Faith and Order in 1952 and affirmed by the 1968 Lambeth Conference, that the Episcopal Church at every level of its life be urged to act together and in concert with other churches of Jesus Christ in all matters except those in which deep differences of conviction or church order compel us to act separately; and be it further
Resolved, that in all future presentations of budget and program to this General Convention, consideration be given to what efforts have been expended to secure data ecumenically and to plan ecumenically; and be it further
Resolved, that the dioceses be urged to establish a similar policy of ecumenical review and planning.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #9)
House of Deputies
On the Eighth Day, Chairman O'Leary (Western Michigan) presented Report #4 of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations regarding Resolution A-34 as amended and moved its adoption in order to concur with House of Bishops Message #9.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #78)
| Report Reference: | Joint Commission on Ecumenical Relations, Reports to the 65th General Convention, 1976, pp. AA-69-AA-111. |
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| Abstract: | The 65th General Convention reaffirms the "Lund Principle" and urges the Church to act in concert with other Christian churches except when deep differences compel separate action. |