| Resolution Number: | 2009-C029 |
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| Title: | On the Topic of Choice of Lectionary |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Rejected |
| Final Text: | |
Resolution Rejected. See Legislative History for original text of resolution.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 2009 (New York: General Convention, 2009), p. 362. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Diocese of New York |
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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 #47 on Resolution C029 (Choice of Lectionary) and moved the resolution, recommending rejection.
Original Text of Resolution:
(C029)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 76th General Convention direct the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music to authorize a study of the Ecclesiastical Authority of the dioceses of The Episcopal Church to grant permission for the use of the Lectionary found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer beyond the First Sunday of Advent 2010, indefinitely, or until further action of General Convention; that the Lectionary found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and the Revised Common Lectionary continue as equal choices for the worship of this Church; and be it further
Resolved, That the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music report back to the 77th General Convention.
Motion defeated
Resolution rejected
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #274)
Resolution Rejected.
| Abstract: | The 76th General Convention rejects a resolution that the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music oversee a study of the right of a diocese's ecclesiastical authority to grant permission in the choice of lectionaries. |
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