| Resolution Number: | 1997-A129 |
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| Title: | Charge Dioceses and Provinces with Ministry to Migrant Farm Workers |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 72nd General Convention charge the Dioceses and Provinces of the Church with greater responsibility for sustaining and developing ministries of advocacy and outreach among migrant and seasonal farm workers, especially in the areas of health, education, family integrity, economic justice, the fight against "scapegoating," and religious community building.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, 1997 (New York: General Convention, 1998), p. 63. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on the Church in Small Communities |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on National and International Problems |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A129)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 72nd General Convention charge the dioceses and provinces of the Church with greater responsibility for sustaining and developing ministries of advocacy and outreach among migrant and seasonal farm workers, especially in the areas of health, education, family integrity, economic justice, the fight against "scapegoating," and religious community building.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #12)
House of Bishops
The Committee on National and International Problems presented its Report #2 on HD Message #12 on Resolution A129 (Outreach to Migrant Workers), moved the resolution, and recommended concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #19)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 17.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on the Church in Small Communities, Reports to the 72nd General Convention, 1997, pp. 395-401. |
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| Abstract: | The 72nd General Convention charges dioceses and provinces of the Church to sustain and develop advocacy and outreach ministries to migrant farm workers. |