The Acts of Convention

Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church receive with enthusiasm the proposal of the Executive Committee of the Consultation on Church Union (COCU), "Recommendation to the Churches for a New Relationship, Churches Uniting in Christ," (BB, pp. 86-89) October 19, 1999; and commit itself to continuing participation in COCU and to a process of engagement and dialogue beginning in 2002 with the inauguration of Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC); and be it further

Resolved, That the 73rd General Convention of the Episcopal Church acknowledge with appreciation the intention of COCU members "to adopt the three-fold ministry of bishop, presbyter, and deacon as part of the process of ministerial reconciliation" (BB, p. 88) as well as its affirmation "that a reconciled ministry shall include bishops who 'stand in continuity with the historic ministry of bishops as that ministry has been maintained through the ages.'"; and be it further

Resolved, That we reiterate our commitment to the Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral and commend it as a basis of theological dialogue in CUIC; and be it further

Resolved, That we enthusiastically commit ourselves to COCU's "Call to Christian Commitment and Action to Combat Racism."