| Resolution Number: | 1985-A053 |
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| Title: | Request a Response to Anglican-Reformed International Commission Report |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That the 68th General Convention acknowledge with appreciation God's Reign and Our Unity: The Report of the Anglican-Reformed International Commission 1981-1984; ask the Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations to arrange for joint study of the Report; and direct the Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations to make an interim response to the Anglican Consultative Council and a report to the next General Convention.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 458. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Ecumenical Relations |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(A053)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 68th General Convention acknowledge with appreciation God's Reign and Our Unity: The Report of the Anglican-Reformed International Commission 1981-1984; ask the Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations to arrange for joint study of the Report; and direct the Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations to make an interim response to the Anglican Consultative Council and a report to the next General Convention.
Seconded by the Bishop of West Missouri.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #15)
House of Deputies
The Committee on Ecumenical Relations presented its Report #7 on A053 (Anglican-Reformed Dialogue) and moved that the House concur with House of Bishops Message #15.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #70)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 10.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations, Reports to the 68th General Convention, 1985, pp. 24-59. |
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| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention asks for study and response to the document God's Reign and Our Unity: The Report of the Anglican-Reformed International Commission 1981-1984. |