| Resolution Number: | 1994-D029 | |
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| Title: | Prepare for Jubilee 2000 | |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Amended | |
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Resolved, That the year 2000, which will commemorate and joyfully celebrate two millennia since the birth of Jesus, the herald of God's Jubilee, be a Jubilee Year, to be known as Jubilee 2000; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church prepare for this Jubilee Year by seeking to implement the biblical imperative of debt forgiveness by:
* participating in the development of sound financial plans for the reductions and cancellation of debts owed by the poor in our own society; and
* encourage stewardship discipline and a dialogue in each parish and mission among people of all ages on the subject of debt and the responsible use of money and other resources; and
* affirming current initiatives to reduce and cancel debts presently owed by nations in the Two-Thirds World [sic] to governments and financial institutions in the western industrialized world, and offering this Church's voice and vision to the strengthening of such efforts; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church prepare for Jubilee 2000 by seeking to implement the biblical Jubilee imperative of faithful stewardship of God's creation by:
* working to alter lifestyle patterns of resource use among Episcopalians and fellow citizens at home and abroad through implementation of this Church's vision for "communion with the environment"; and
* working to encourage responsible use of the earth's resources by other peoples and nations; and be it further
Resolved, That the Episcopal Church prepare for Jubilee 2000 by seeking to implement the biblical Jubilee imperative of human liberation by:
* strengthening the Church's efforts to liberate persons in our society from all forms of oppression; and
* strengthening the Church's efforts to liberate persons internationally; and be it further
Resolved, That the prospect of Jubilee 2000 be publicized throughout our Church; and be it further
Resolved, That the Executive Council in consultation with the Standing Commission on Stewardship and Development, be instructed to develop plans for the implementation of this resolution through appropriate agencies of this Church and interim bodies of General Convention, and provide a progress report to the 72nd General Convention. (No additional funding required).
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Indianapolis, 1994 (New York: General Convention, 1995), pp. 353-54. |
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