| Resolution Number: | 2003-A015 |
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| Title: | Reaffirm and Commend Jubilee Ministry to the Whole Church |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention acknowledge with thanks to God the ministry of Jubilee on its 21st anniversary; and be it further
Resolved, That this ministry of "joint discipleship in Christ with poor and oppressed people, wherever they are found, to meet basic human needs and to build a just society," continue to be "at the heart of the mission of the Church...;" and be it further
Resolved, That Jubilee Ministry be reaffirmed and commended to the whole Church.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 315f. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Executive Council: Jubilee Ministries Advisory Committee |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions presented its Report #1 on Resolution A015 (Jubilee Ministry Thanksgiving) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A015)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention acknowledge with thanks to God the ministry of Jubilee on its 21st anniversary; and be it further
Resolved, That this ministry of “joint discipleship in Christ with poor and oppressed people, wherever they are found, to meet basic human needs and to build a just society,” continue to be “at the heart of the mission of the Church…”; and be it further
Resolved, That Jubilee Ministry be reaffirmed and commended to the whole Church.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #30)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions presented its Report #7 on HD Message #30 on Resolution A015 (Jubilee Ministry Thanksgiving) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #217)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 8.
| Report Reference: | Executive Council: Jubilee Ministries Advisory Committee, Reports to the 74th General Convention, 2003, pp. 71-72. |
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| Abstract: | The 74th General Convention reaffirms and commends the mission of Jubilee Ministry to the whole Church. |