| Resolution Number: | 1985-A138 |
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| Title: | Ask Bishops and Deputies to Communicate the Actions of General Convention |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the Bishops and Deputies of each Diocese, after receiving the "Summary of Actions of the 68th General Convention," determine and implement a plan to communicate to the congregations and people of their Diocese the actions of General Convention.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 134. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Committee on the State of the Church |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Structure |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A138)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Bishops and Deputies of each Diocese, after receiving the "Summary of Actions of General Convention," determine a plan to communicate to the congregations and people of their Diocese the actions of General Convention; and be it further
Resolved, That the Secretary of each Diocesan Convention subsequently file by January 1, 1987, with the Secretary of General Convention, for transmittal to the Committee on the State of the Church, a report stating the diocesan plan for implementing those decisions of General Convention which call for specific action on the part of the Dioceses.
Proposed Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Bishops and Deputies of each Diocese, after receiving the Summary of Actions of the 68th General Convention, determine and implement a plan to communicate to the congregations and people of their Diocese the actions of General Convention.
Resolved, That the Secretary of each Diocesan Convention subsequently file by January 1, 1987 with the Secretary of General Convention, for transmittal to the Committee on the State of the Church, a report stating the diocesan plan for implementing those decisions of General Convention which call for specific action on the part of the Diocese.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #29)
House of Bishops
The following message was received from the House of Deputies:
HD Message #29: A138 Amended (Actions of General Convention).
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #45)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 9.
| Report Reference: | Committee on the State of the Church, Reports to the 68th General Convention, 1985, pp. 275-289. |
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| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention directs the bishops and deputies to implement a plan to communicate the actions of the General Convention to the members of their respective dioceses. |