| Resolution Number: | 1985-A092 |
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| Title: | Add Commemorations and Request a Report on a Church Calendar Revision |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the Calendar of the Church Year (Book of Common Prayer, pages 19-30) be revised by the addition of certain commemorations, as follows:
| January 12 | Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167 | |
| September 1 | David Pendleton Oakerhater, Deacon and Missionary of the Cheyenne, 1931 | |
| September 9 | Constance, Nun, and her Companions, commonly called "The Martyrs of Memphis," 1878 | |
| October 14 | Teresa of Avila, Nun, 1582 | |
| November 20 | Edmund, King of East Anglia, and Martyr, 870 | |
| November 25 | James Otis Sargent Huntington, Priest and Monk, 1935 | |
| November 28 | Kamehameha and Emma, King and Queen of Hawaii, 1863, 1885; |
and be it further
Resolved, That the process by which additional Days of Commemoration are added to the Liturgical Calendar of the Church be referred to the Standing Liturgical Commission during the coming triennium for a report to the next General Convention containing suggested guidelines that are clear and detailed, by which new names are added in the future to the Days of Commemoration.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 587. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Liturgical Commission |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Prayer Book and Liturgy |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(A092)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the Calendar of the Church Year (Book of Common Prayer, pages 19-30) be revised by the addition of certain commemorations, as follows:
| January 12 | Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx, 1167. | ||
| September 1 | David Pendleton Oakerhater, Deacon and Missionary of the Cheyenne, 1931. | ||
| September 9 | Constance, Nun, and her Companions, commonly called "The Martyrs of Memphis," 1878. | ||
| October 14 | Teresa of Avila, Nun, 1582. | ||
| November 20 | Edmund, King of East Anglia, and Martyr, 870. | ||
| November 25 | James Otis Sargent Huntington, Priest and Monk, 1935. | ||
| November 28 | Kamehameha and Emma, King and Queen of Hawaii, 1863, 1885. |
Seconded by Bishop Gordon.
The Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast moved an amendment.
Proposed Amendment:
Delete January 12 (Aelred) and November 20 (Edmund).
Seconded by Bishop Powell.
The Bishop of Louisiana moved re-referral to the Committee on Prayer Book for further study, to be brought back during this Convention.
Seconded by the Bishop of Kentucky.
Motion carried
Resolution re-referred
On the sixth day, the Bishop of North Carolina, Chairman of the Committee on Prayer Book and Liturgy, moved A092 (Additional Days of Commemorations). The Resolution was moved on the third day and re-referred to the Committee for further study.
Seconded by the Assistant Bishop of Texas.
The Bishop of the Central Gulf Coast moved an amendment.
Proposed Amendment:
Delete January 12 (Aelred) and November 20 (Edmund).
Seconded by Bishop Richards.
Motion to delete defeated
The Committee accepted an amendment to the Resolution, offered by the Bishop of Texas, that would refer to the Standing Liturgical Commission the need to develop guidelines for the future inclusion of names for the Calendar and to report such recommended guidelines to the 1988 General Convention.
Proposed Amendment:
Resolved, That the process by which additional Days of Commemoration are added to the Liturgical Calendar of the Church be referred to the Standing Liturgical Commission during the coming triennium for a report to the next General Convention containing suggested guidelines that are clear and detailed, by which new names are added in the future to the Days of Commemoration.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #136)
House of Deputies
The Committee on Prayer Book and Liturgy presented its Report #11 on A092a (Commemoration) and moved concurrence with HB Message #136.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #232)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 14.
| Report Reference: | Standing Liturgical Commission, Reports to the 68th General Convention, 1985, pp. 150-164. |
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| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention directs that the Church Calendar be revised to include seven additional Days of Commemorations. |