| Resolution Number: | 2009-A088 |
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| Title: | Authorize "Rachel's Tears, Hannah's Hopes" in the Enriching our Worship Series |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 76th General Convention receives Rachel’s Tears, Hannah’s Hopes (found on page 205 of this Blue Book Report) as the response of the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to Resolution D047, Post-Abortion Healing Services, of the 74th General Convention; and be it further
Resolved, That the 76th General Convention authorize the use of Rachel’s Tears, Hannah’s Hopes to be added to the Enriching Our Worship series for the 2010-2012 triennium, under the direction of the diocesan bishop or ecclesiastical authority, with the following changes:
BB page 222: Delete “As long as we live, she too will live, for she is part of us, we remember her.”
BB page 223, Commendation, line 3: delete “saints” and insert “children.”
BB page 223, Dismissal: add “Alleluia. Alleluia.” at end of each line.
BB page 224, paragraph 1: delete first sentence.
BB page 224, paragraph 1: insert at beginning of paragraph: Sometimes people feel themselves carrying unresolved guilt over an abortion, or mishaps of pregnancy and infertility. Relationships can also be damaged in these processes. We recognize that all of these situations have a tragic dimension and call for great pastoral sensitivity to the needs of the woman and others involved.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 2009 (New York: General Convention, 2009), p. 771. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Church Music |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Church Music presented its Report #13 on Resolution A088 (Enriching Our Worship 5) and moved adoption with amendment.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A088)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 76th General Convention receives Rachel’s Tears, Hannah’s Hopes (found on page 205 of this Blue Book Report) as the response of the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to Resolution D047, Post-Abortion Healing Services, of the 74th General Convention; and be it further
Resolved, That the 76th General Convention authorize the use of Rachel’s Tears, Hannah’s Hopes to be added to the Enriching Our Worship series for the 2010-2012 triennium, under the direction of the diocesan bishop or ecclesiastical authority.
Committee Amendment:
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 76th General Convention receives Rachel’s Tears, Hannah’s Hopes (found on page 205 of this Blue Book Report) as the response of the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to Resolution D047, Post-Abortion Healing Services, of the 74th General Convention; and be it further
Resolved, That the 76th General Convention authorize the use of
Rachel’s Tears, Hannah’s Hopes to be added to the
Enriching Our Worship series for the 2010-2012 triennium, under the
direction of the diocesan bishop or ecclesiastical
authority., with the following changes:
BB page 222: Delete “As long as we live, she too will live, for she is part of us, we remember her.”
BB page 223, Commendation, line 3: delete “saints” and insert “children.”
BB page 223, Dismissal: add “Alleluia. Alleluia.” at end of each line.
BB page 224, paragraph 1: delete first sentence.
BB page 224, paragraph 1: insert at beginning of paragraph: Sometimes people feel themselves carrying unresolved guilt over an abortion, or mishaps of pregnancy and infertility. Relationships can also be damaged in these processes. We recognize that all of these situations have a tragic dimension and call for great pastoral sensitivity to the needs of the woman and others involved.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted with amendment
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #199)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Prayer Book, Liturgy and Church Music presented its Report #12 on Resolution A088 (Enriching Our Worship 5) and moved concurrence.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #348)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 17.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music, Reports to the 76th General Convention, 2009, pp. 185-582. |
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| Abstract: | The 76th General Convention authorizes the use of a post-abortion healing service, "Rachel's Tears, Hannah's Hopes", as changed, under the direction of the ecclesiastical authority. |