Executive Council Summary of Action
Diocesan Press Service. May 18, 1972 [72060]
N-O-T M-I-N-U-T-E-S
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
SUMMARY OF ACTION
May 16-18, 1972
I. ELECTIONS
A. STEERING COMMITTEE
The Rt. Rev. John M. Allin
Mrs. Seaton Bailey
The Rev. Gordon Gillett
Mr. Walker Taylor
Mr. Houston Wilson
B. COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN INVESTMENTS
For one year:
Mr. John Stires
Ms. Marion Clarke
Dr. Karl Gregory
The Rev. Edgar Lockwood
Mr. Philip Masquelette
For two years:
Mr. Robert Potter Mr. Houston Wilson Mr. George Guernsey Mr. William Whitney
For three years:
Mrs. J. Wilmette Wilson
Ms. Goler Butcher
Mr. Paul Neuhauser, Chairman
The Rt. Rev. Jose Antonio Ramos
C. GHETTO LOAN AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Mr. Charles Bound, Chairman
The Hon. Chester Byrns
Dr. Lindley M. Franklin, Jr.
Mr. Philip Masquelette
Mr. William Wessels
Dr. Charles Willie
II. PLANNING FOR LOUISVILLE
A. Engaged in a day-long test of a tentative design for diocesan visitations, suggested several modifications of the same and directed the Finance and Development Committees to work continuously on developing a model for the General Church Program.
III. Directed the Presiding Officer to appoint a special committee each meeting to consider the Message from the Chair and, the committee having been appointed, approved a re- port which:
A. Expressed support of the Presiding Bishop and requested prayers for him and his family.
B. Affirmed plans for Louisville.
C. Expressed thanks to Mr. Robert Potter, Chairman of the Committee on Social Responsibility in Investments and Dean ffrench-Beytagh.
D. Commended the position of the National Advisory Committee on Evangelism that the Church not participate nationally in "Key '73."
IV. Heard several special reports:
A. A letter from Bishop Browne of Liberia, which proposed that:
1. By December 31, 1973 the Diocese of Liberia and the Executive Council agree on a plan of support for institutions in Liberia.
2. By January 1, 1975 the ecclesiastical programs of the Diocese of Liberia be self-supporting.
Referred jointly to the Program Group on Relations to Jurisdictions, Overseas and the Overseas Review Committee to report in September.
B. A report from the Rev. Robert Rodenmayer of the work of the Ministry Council, an ad hoc coalition of committees and commissions dealing with the ministry, and passed a resolution urging study of and adequate funding for the ministry.
C. A report of the needs and opportunities faced by the Appalachian People's Service Organization, a coalition of Appalachian Dioceses and the Commission on Religion in Appalachia, an ecumenical coalition.
D. A report of the work of Joint Educational Development, an ecumenical coalition working in parish education.
V. STRUCTURE
A. Approved a new article to the By-Laws outlining authority for executing various legal instruments.
B. Approved a revised article of the By-Laws establishing a Steering Committee and outlining its duties.
C. By a vote of 18-13 decided the Chairman of the Committee on Social Responsibility in Investments and the Ghetto Loan and Investment Committee need not be members of Council.
VI. SCREENING AND REVIEW
A. Received a report from the Screening and Review Committee reporting on grants made.
VII. PUBLIC ISSUES AND ACTION
A. Affirmed the action of the February meeting regarding the war in Indochina.
B. Adopted and commended a statement on Equal Educational Opportunity (copy attached).
C. Asked staff to develop a plan for consideration of an invitation of the Joint Commission on the Church in Human Affairs on problems of juvenile justice at the September meeting.
VIII. RELATIONS TO JURISDICTIONS, U.S.
A. Adopted a revised Charter for the National Committee on Indian Work which will decentralize some of its work.
B. Referred a request for allocation of the remainder of the Putnam bequest to the Management Team for inclusion in the budget process.
C. Referred to the Management Team several requests from the Hispanic Commission.
IX. PERSONNEL
A. Acted to make the Executive Vice President responsible for changes in the Personnel Manual.
X. RELATIONS TO JURISDICTIONS, OVERSEAS
A. Approved new Companion Diocese relationships as follows:
1. Central New York with Mexico
2. Ohio with Zanzibar and Tanga.
XI. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN INVESTMENTS
A. Defeated two proposed amendments to the Charter.
B. Heard that the following organizations support the Council's General Motors disclosure resolution:
1. The Church Pension Fund
2. The Episcopal Church Foundation
3. Harvard
4. The Field Foundation
5. Teachers Annuity
6. Oberlin College
XII. PRESIDING BISHOP'S FUND FOR WORLD RELIEF
A. Agreed that the 1973 Church School Missionary Offering should go to projects of the Fund with educational materials on those projects to be pre- pared by the Committee.
XIII. FINANCE
A. Approved an additional appropriation of $20,000 to the Standing Liturgical Commission for Prayer Book Revision.
B. Approved allocation of net rentals from Windham House be made on recommendation of the Program Group on Lay Ministries.
C. Approved a supplement to the pension of the Rt. Rev. Paul Kellogg to raise it to $6,000.
D. Referred a budget request from the Church Periodical Club to the Management Team.
E. Referred Management Team recommendations regarding allocation of $170,000 in Faith Budget money to various Program Groups for action in September.
F. Approved allocation of $10,000 Faith Budget money to the Armed Forces office.
G. Heard a report from the Treasurer that:
1. Income is about $11,000 ahead of the same time last year.
2. Undesignated Birthday Offering funds (about $180,000) have been allocated to Costa Rica. Because of this and other gifts the Diocese will be self-supporting by 1974.
3. $500,000 of Executive Council funds and $370,000 of Ghetto Loan and Investment Committee funds are now deposited in minority banks.
H. Received the Auditor's Report for 1971.
I. Gave a rising vote of confidence to the Treasurer.
XIV. ECUMENICAL
A. Elected members of the Management Team to fill out the delegation to the General Assembly of the Nation- al Council of Churches in December.
B. Directed the Ecumenical Committee with a committee of the Joint Commission on Ecumenical Relations to meet with the delegation to the General Assembly to evaluate the Church's response to the proposals of the Committee on Future Ecumenical Structure.
XV. COURTESY
A. Passed a resolution of greetings to Miss Linda Brower and Mr. Robert Davidson, who will be married on May 27, 1972.
B. Referred to the Committee on the Message of the Chair matters of resolutions of thanks to Dr. Tate and Bishop Kellogg.
XVI. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS
A. Received reports requiring no action from the Pro- gram Groups on Communication, Education, Empowerment and Lay Ministries.
XVII. MEETING DATES
A. Set the following dates for meetings in 1973:
1. February 20-22
2. May 1-3
3. September 27 (tentative, depending on General Convention dates)
4. December 11-13.