A parish of the Diocese of San Joaquin has asked its bishop to resign his affiliation with PECUSA, Inc., [TLC, Jan. 11] and will withhold a percentage of its diocesan assessment until several steps are taken.

The vestry of St. Anne's Church, Stockton, Calif., adopted a resolution "to restore the trust and faith of our diocese in our episcopal leadership." It asks the Rt. Rev. John-David Schofield to "publicly resign his affiliation" with PECUSA, Inc., and to call for the dissolution of the organization. The resolution also states that Bishop Schofield should apologize for his involvement with the organization, that the bishop, standing committee and diocesan council "each publicly affirm their understanding that the branch of the Holy Catholic Church known as the Episcopal Church in the United States of America ... refers to the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America," and that an outside consultant recommended by the Presiding Bishop be hired to assess the relationship between the bishop and the institutions and congregations of the diocese.

The resolution was presented to St. Anne's annual meeting Jan. 25 and signed by 30 members of the parish.