| Resolution Number: | 1979-A057 |
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| Title: | Recommend That Dioceses Continue Efforts to Renew Worship |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That this General Convention commend all efforts on the diocesan and parochial levels for the renewal of worship; and be it further
Resolved, That this 66th General Convention recommend to the Bishops and other Ecclesiastical Authorities that the said liturgical bodies be encouraged and adequately supported to continue and increase their work in deepening the renewal of the Church's spiritual and prayer life, and, in cooperation with other diocesan and parish organizations, to intensify their work of making the Gospel of Christ known in their respective Dioceses and throughout the Church.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 1979 (New York: General Convention, 1980), p. C-168. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Liturgical Commission |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Prayer Book and Liturgy |
House of Bishops
On the fourth day, the Bishop of Utah, Chairman of the Committee on Prayer Book and Liturgy, moved the adoption of Resolution A-57.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A057)
Whereas, the process of Churchwide consultation, developed during the ten-year period of Prayer Book revision, has resulted in the establishment of a regular Annual Conference of Diocesan Liturgical and Music Commission Chairmen; and
Whereas, the Diocesan Commissions and the Annual Conference have contributed significantly to the development [of] resources for worship throughout the Church; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That this General Convention commend all efforts on the diocesan and parochial levels for the renewal of worship; and be it further
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That this 66th General Convention recommend to the Bishops and other Ecclesiastical Authorities that the said liturgical bodies be encouraged and adequately supported to continue and increase their work in deepening the renewal of the Church's spiritual and prayer life, and, in cooperation with other diocesan and parish organizations, to intensify their work of making the Gospel of Christ known in their respective Dioceses and throughout the Church.
The motion was seconded by the Bishop of Dallas.
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #36)
House of Deputies
On the tenth day, the Committee on Prayer Book and Liturgy presented its Report #7 on Resolution A-57, and recommended concurrence with HB Message #36.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #210)
| Report Reference: | Standing Liturgical Commission, Reports to the 66th General Convention, 1979, pp. AA-150-AA-171. |
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| Abstract: | The 66th General Convention commends all efforts for the renewal of worship and recommends that Bishops and other Ecclesiastical Authorities encourage and adequately support the continuation and increase of these efforts. |