| Resolution Number: | 1979-A022 |
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| Title: | Amend Canon III.1.2 [Rules of Diocesan Commissions on Ministry] |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
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Resolved, That Title III, Canon 1 be amended to read:
Sec. 2. The Commission on Ministry may adopt rules for its work, subject to the approval of the Bishop; Provided, the same are not inconsistent with the Canons of the General Convention and the Diocese. These rules may include the appointment of Committees of the Commission (such as Selection, Examination, Interviewing and Continuing Education) to act on its behalf, with ultimate responsibility remaining with the Commission as a whole to certify recommend the applicant for admission as a Postulant or Candidate and for ordination to the Diaconate and to the Priesthood.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 1979 (New York: General Convention, 1980), p. C-76. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Joint Commission on Constitution and Canons |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Canons |
House of Bishops
On the second day, the Bishop of Mississippi, Chairman of the Committee on Canons, moved Resolution A-22, Rules of Commission on Ministry, as follows:
Original Text of Resolution:
(A022)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That Title III, Canon 1 be amended to read:
Sec. 2. The Commission on Ministry may adopt rules for its work, subject to the approval of the Bishop; Provided, the same are not inconsistent with the Canons of the General Convention and the Diocese. These rules may include the appointment of Committees of the Commission (such as Selection, Examination, Interviewing and Continuing Education) to act on its behalf, with ultimate responsibility remaining with the Commission as a whole to certify recommend the applicant for admission as a Postulant or Candidate and for ordination to the Diaconate and to the Priesthood.
The motion was seconded by the Bishop of New York.
Motion carried
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #16)
House of Deputies
HB Message #16 was referred to the Committee on Canons.
On the eighth day, the Committee on Canons presented its Report #21 on Resolution A-22, and recommended concurrence without amendment.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #120)
| Report Reference: | Joint Commission on Constitution and Canons, Reports to the 66th General Convention, 1979, pp. AA-7-AA-27. |
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| Abstract: | The 66th General Convention amends Canon Title III.1.2 in order to conform the language and intent of the several canons pertaining to the recommendations required in the ordination process. |