| Resolution Number: | 1982-A135 | |
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| Title: | Establish a Joint Commission on Peace | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred | |
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Resolved, That this 67th General Convention does hereby establish a Joint Commission on Peace, the membership of which shall consist of three Bishops appointed by the Presiding Bishop, and three Presbyters or Deacons and six Lay Persons appointed by the President of the House of Deputies; and be it further
Resolved, That the Joint Commission on Peace shall, in collaboration with other commissions of the Convention and committees of the Executive Council, the Dioceses, and the Seminaries of the Church, develop a greater awareness of the centrality of peacemaking to their several missions and responsibilities; and be it further
Resolved, That the Joint Commission on Peace is directed to report to the next General Convention on the Church's progress in peacemaking and shall make such further recommendations on the matter as may be appropriate.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, New Orleans, 1982 (New York: General Convention, 1983), p. C-120. |
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