A041 HB Committee #19 Report #01

House of Bishops Committee 19 - Ecumenical & Interreligious Relations presents its Report #01 on Resolution A041 (Episcopal Church-United Methodist Dialogue) and moves:

Adopt with Amendment

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 79th General Convention receives with gratitude the proposal “A Gift to the World, Co-Laborers for the Healing of Brokenness,” which was prepared and distributed by The Episcopal Church-United Methodist Dialogue; and be it further

Resolved, That this Convention encourage all Episcopalians to utilize the many resources available to understand the substance of this dialogue and its goal of full communion. Resources can be found on the websites of The Episcopal Church (episcopalchurch.org), the Episcopal Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officers (edeio.org), and umc-tec.org, a website supporting full communion between the United Methodist Church and The Episcopal Church; and be it further

Resolved, That this Convention encourages and supports prayerful consideration by all Episcopalians during the coming triennium of this significant step forward in response to our Lord’s fervent wish “that all may be one.”