A159 HB Committee #14 Report #07

House of Bishops Committee 14 - Ecumenical & Interreligious Relations presents its Report #07 on Resolution A159 (Affirm the Continuation of Ecumenical Dialogues and Membership in Ecumenical/Interfaith Organizations) and moves:

Adopt

Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,

That the 81st General Convention joyfully affirms the continuation of the ecumenical dialogues in which The Episcopal Church is engaged: the Presbyterian Church (USA)-Episcopal Dialogue; the Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue (ARCUSA), and the work toward full communion with the United Methodist Church (UMC); and be it further

Resolved, That this Convention joyfully affirms the continued coordinating committee work with our full communion partners, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the Moravian Church (Northern Province and Southern Province); and be it further

Resolved That this Convention joyfully affirms our representation and participation in Interreligious and ecumenical bodies, including, among others, the National Council of Churches (NCC), Churches Uniting in Christ (CUIC), and Christian Churches Together (CCT).