| Resolution Number: | 1988-A185 | |
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| Title: | Urge Participation in the Companion Diocese Program | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred | |
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Resolved, That the 69th General Convention, meeting in Detroit, urge the participation of dioceses and provinces of the Episcopal Church in the Companion Diocese Program as one means of exercising their partnerships with the worldwide Church; and be it further
Resolved, That dioceses considering or currently engaged in companion relationships make full use of the Companion Diocese Provincial Network and the World Mission staff of the Episcopal Church Center, especially in initiating and evaluating companion relationships; and be it further
Resolved, That emerging Anglican Communion guidelines for companion relationships be honored in all relationships formally endorsed and established by Executive Council action, with special care that such relationships seek to cultivate provincial unity, and that they not complicate or hinder the implementation of previously agreed provincial priorities.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Detroit, 1988 (New York: General Convention, 1989), p. 481. |
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