Resolution Number: 1988-D029
Title: Prepare an Updated and Bilingual Daily Calendar
Legislative Action Taken: Concurred As Amended
Final Text:

Resolved, That the Standing Liturgical Commission prepare an updated daily calendar, in both English and Spanish, with supporting historical information about the persons newly added; and encourage the appropriate diocesan body or bodies to inform all congregations of its availability.

Citation: General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Detroit, 1988 (New York: General Convention, 1989), p. 164.

Legislative History

Author:
Originating House: House of Deputies
Originating Committee: Committee on Education

House of Deputies

Original Text of Resolution:

(D029)

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Standing Liturgical Commission encourage and assist each Diocesan Liturgical Commission to prepare for all parishes an updated daily calendar, with supporting historical information about the persons newly added.

Proposed Committee Amendment

Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the Standing Liturgical Commission encourage and assist each Diocesan Liturgical Commission to prepare for all parishes an updated daily calendar, with supporting historical information about the persons newly added, and encourage the appropriate diocesan body or bodies to inform all congregations of its availability.

Deputy Saucedo of Western Mexico requested the calendar be made available in Spanish.

Deputy Garrett of East Carolina moved an amendment.

Proposed Amendment:

Amend to read "an updated daily calendar in both English and Spanish, with supporting historical information about the persons newly added."

Deputy Rushing of Massachusetts moved to re-refer D029 to the Prayer Book and Liturgy Committee.

Motion carried

Resolution re-referred to Legislative Committee

(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #21)

House of Bishops

The Secretary announced the following message had been received from the House of Deputies: HD Message #21: D029a, Request Standing Liturgical Commission to Encourage Diocesan Liturgical Commissions to Update Daily Calendars.

The House of Deputies adopted the Resolution with amendment.

Referred by the Presiding Bishop to the Committee on Education.

The Committee on Education presented its Report #3 on House of Deputies Message #21 on Resolution D029a (Updated Daily Calendars) and moved concurrence.

The House concurred

(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #114)

Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 6. [ See History Note.]

Abstract:   The 69th General Convention asks the Liturgical Commission to prepare an updated daily calendar, in both English and Spanish.
Notes:  

Although the Journal, 1988 treats it as a concurred resolution, there is no record of the House of Deputies having adopted 1988-D029.