A036 Affirm Ongoing Work and Dialogue with Ecumenical Partners
Resolved, the House of ________________ concurring,
That the 79th General Convention affirms the continuation of the ecumenical dialogues in which the Episcopal Church is engaged: the Presbyterian-Episcopal Dialogue; the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue (ARCUSA), noting particularly a renewed round of conversations; and the work toward full communion with the United Methodist Church. This Convention also affirms the continued coordinating committee work with our full communion partners, the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Moravian Church (Northern Province and Southern Province); and be it further
Resolved, That this Convention celebrates with joy and gratitude the deepening relationship among the leaders of the Episcopal Church, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Anglican Church of Canada, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and commends the members of all four churches for the work they have done together and the statements and study documents they have jointly issued.