| Resolution Number: | 2003-D011 |
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| Title: | Encourage the Church to Append "Anglican Communion" to Communications |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 74th General Convention encourage all Episcopal Church dioceses, congregations, and affiliate organizations to append the phrase, with appropriate connecting wording, "Anglican Communion" to their signage, publications, advertising, and communications so that churches and organizations of The Episcopal Church may be easily identified as part of the wider fellowship of churches in the Anglican Communion by persons of other member churches of the Communion.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Minneapolis, 2003 (New York: General Convention, 2004), p. 334. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. Canon Mark Harris (Delaware) |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Evangelism |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Evangelism presented its Report #13 on Resolution D011 (Appending "Anglican Communion" to materials) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D011)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 74th General Convention encourage all Episcopal Church dioceses, congregations, and affiliate organizations to append the phrase, with appropriate connecting wording, "Anglican Communion" to their signage, publications, advertising and communications so that churches and organizations of The Episcopal Church may be easily identified as part of the wider fellowship of churches in the Anglican Communion by persons of other member churches of the Communion.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #186)
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Evangelism presented its Report #9 on HD Message #186 on Resolution D011 (Appending "Anglican Communion" to materials) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #252)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, August 8.
| Abstract: | The 74th General Convention encourages the Church to append the words "Anglican Communion" to publicized communications. |
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