| Resolution Number: | 1979-D053 |
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| Title: | Include Women in Convention Worship Services |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred As Substituted |
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Resolved, That the planners of all future General Conventions be encouraged to include women in all Orders in the official worship services of this Convention.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Denver, 1979 (New York: General Convention, 1980), p. C-72. |
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Legislative History
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions |
House of Deputies
On the ninth day, the Committee on Miscellaneous Resolutions presented its Report #16 on Resolution D-53, and recommended adoption of the Resolution.
Deputy Massey (Southwest Florida) proposed a Substitute Resolution as follows:
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the planners of all future General Conventions be encouraged to include women in all Orders in the official worship services of this Convention.
Discussion followed.
Deputy Brumbaugh (California) moved to strike "be encouraged to" from the Substitute Resolution.
Motion lost
The question was called on the Substitute Resolution.
A division was called for.
Substitute resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #159)
House of Bishops
In the tenth day, HD Message #159 on Substitute for Resolution D-53 (General Convention meetings in dioceses where women cannot exercise offices and orders) was received.
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #205)
| Abstract: | The 66th General Convention encourages the planners of all future General Conventions to include women in all Orders in official worship services. |
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