| Resolution Number: | 2018-A017 |
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| Title: | On the Topic of Incorporating Care of Creation Into Sacramental Liturgies |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Rejected |
| Final Text: | |
Resolution died with adjournment. See Legislative History for original text of resolution.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Austin, 2018 (New York: General Convention, 2018), p. 700 |
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Legislative History
| Author: | Advisory Council on the Stewardship of Creation |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee to Receive the Report of Resolution A169 |
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee to Receive the Report of Resolution A169 presented its Report #20 on Resolution A017 (Creation Liturgies in Prayer Book Revision) and moved to refer the resolution to the Task Force on Liturgy and Prayer Book Revision.
Original Text of Resolution:
(A017)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 79th General Convention affirm the central Anglican tenet of lex orandi, lex credendi (“the law of praying is the law of believing,” or, more conversationally, “praying shapes believing”); and be it further
Resolved, That the Prayer Book is a primary way Episcopalians are formed through lex orandi, lex credendi; and be it further
Resolved, That, in light of the catastrophic failure of humanity to live into its role as stewards of God’s good creation and our inherent call to reconcile with all God’s creation, the General Convention directs future Prayer Book revision to include creation-focused liturgies which recognize mourning and lamentation, joy and celebration, and repentance and reconciliation; and be it further
Resolved, That this understanding, appreciation and care of God’s good creation be explicitly incorporated in the Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation and Ordination liturgies.
Motion carried
Resolution referred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #455)
Resolution Died With Adjournment.
| Report Reference: | Advisory Council on the Stewardship of Creation, Reports to the 79th General Convention, 2018, pp. 574-592. |
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| Abstract: | The 79th General Convention rejects a resolution directing that future revision of the Prayer Book include creation-focused liturgies especially in the sacramental rites. |