| Resolution Number: | 1994-D129 |
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| Title: | Express Support for the People and Church of Rwanda |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That this 71st General Convention request the Convention Secretary to send expressions of deep concern and heartfelt greetings in the name of Jesus Christ to the Archbishop of Rwanda and the people of the country during this time of civil war; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention express its thanksgiving for and encouragement to the members of this Church who are volunteering, at great risk to themselves, to go to Rwanda for relief or missionary work, thereby serving as ministers of Christ's reconciling love; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention urge the President of the United States to continue the policy of providing relief to refugees and other victims of the civil war in Rwanda; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention urge the United Nations to continue to use its offices to negotiate a settlement in Rwanda; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention urge members of the church to give to the Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief, to enter into diocesan companion relationships and to pray for the people of Rwanda.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 1994 (New York: General Convention, 1995), p. 764. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Problems |
House of Bishops
Original Text of Resolution:
(D129)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That this 71st General Convention request the Convention Secretary to send concerned and affectionate greetings to the Archbishop of Rwanda during this time of civil war; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention urge the United Nations to use its offices to attempt to negotiate a settlement in Rwanda; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention urge members of the church to pray for the people of Rwanda.
Proposed Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That this 71st General Convention request the Convention Secretary to send expressions of deep concern and heartfelt greetings in the name of Jesus Christ to the Archbishop of Rwanda and the people of the country during this time of civil war; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention express its thanksgiving for and encouragement to the members of this Church who are volunteering, at great risk to themselves, to go to Rwanda for relief or missionary work, thereby serving as ministers of Christ's reconciling love; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention urge the President of the United States to continue the policy of providing relief to refugees and other victims of the civil war in Rwanda; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention urge the United Nations to continue to use its offices to negotiate a settlement in Rwanda; and be it further
Resolved, That the Convention urge members of the Church to give to the Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief, to enter into diocesan companion relationships and to pray for the people of Rwanda.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #128)
House of Deputies
Committee No. 10 on National and International Problems presented its Report #38 on House of Bishops Message #128 relating to Resolution D129a (Support for the People of Rwanda) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #265)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 1.
| Abstract: | The 71st General Convention sends greetings to the Archbishop of Rwanda and expresses encouragement to those volunteering for relief or missionary work in Rwanda. It urges a government policy of providing relief to refugees of the civil war in Rwanda. |
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