| Resolution Number: | 1985-A060 |
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| Title: | Give Thanks for the Ecumenical Leadership of Presiding Bishop John M. Allin |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 68th General Convention give special thanks for Presiding Bishop John M. Allin's strong and faithful support, and active and informed leadership in the ecumenical movement; for his role as interpreter of the significance and meaning of Christian unity for this part of the Body; for his conscientious challenge to this part of the Body to be active participants and leaders in the reconciliation of God's people; and for his constant prayers that "they all may be one" as Christ and the Father are one.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 1985 (New York: General Convention, 1986), p. 158. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations |
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| Originating House: | House of Deputies |
| Originating Committee: | Committee on Ecumenical Relations |
House of Deputies
Original Text of Resolution:
(A060)
Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring, That the 68th General Convention give special thanks for Presiding Bishop John M. Allin's strong and faithful support, and active and informed leadership in the ecumenical movement; for his role as interpreter of the significance and meaning of Christian unity for this part of the Body; for his conscientious challenge to this part of the Body to be active participants and leaders in the reconciliation of God's people; and for his constant prayers that "they all may be one" as Christ and the Father are one.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #48)
House of Bishops
The following message was received from the House of Deputies:
HD Message #48: A060 (Presiding Bishop's Ecumenical Leadership).
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #82)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, September 9.
| Report Reference: | Standing Commission on Ecumenical Relations, Reports to the 68th General Convention, 1985, pp. 24-59. |
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| Abstract: | The 68th General Convention gives thanks for the ecumenical leadership of the Presiding Bishop. |