| Resolution Number: | 1982-A135 |
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| Title: | Establish a Joint Commission on Peace |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That this 67th General Convention does hereby establish a Joint Commission on Peace, the membership of which shall consist of three Bishops appointed by the Presiding Bishop, and three Presbyters or Deacons and six Lay Persons appointed by the President of the House of Deputies; and be it further
Resolved, That the Joint Commission on Peace shall, in collaboration with other commissions of the Convention and committees of the Executive Council, the Dioceses, and the Seminaries of the Church, develop a greater awareness of the centrality of peacemaking to their several missions and responsibilities; and be it further
Resolved, That the Joint Commission on Peace is directed to report to the next General Convention on the Church's progress in peacemaking and shall make such further recommendations on the matter as may be appropriate.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982 (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-120. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Joint Commission on Peace |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Committees and Commissions |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A135)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That this 67th General Convention does hereby establish a Joint Commission on Peace, the membership of which shall consist of three Bishops appointed by the Presiding Bishop, and three Presbyters or Deacons and six Lay Persons appointed by the President of the House of Deputies; and be it further
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Joint Commission on Peace shall, in collaboration with other commissions of the Convention and committees of the Executive Council, the Dioceses, and the Seminaries of the Church, develop a greater awareness of the centrality of peacemaking to their several missions and responsibilities; and be it further
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Joint Commission on Peace is directed to report to the next General Convention on the Church's progress in peacemaking and shall make such further recommendations on the matter as may be appropriate.
The Committee recommended adoption of the resolution without amendment.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #24)
House of Bishops
On the fourth day, the Secretary read:
HD Message #24 --Joint Commission on Peace (A-135).
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #52)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 8.
| Report Reference: | Joint Commission on Peace, Reports to the 67th General Convention, 1982, pp. 251-274. |
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| Abstract: | The 67th General Convention establishes a Joint Standing Commission on Peace. |