A095 (Continue the Task Force on Indigenous Liturgy)

House of Bishops Message #258

The House of Bishops informs the House of Deputies that on Jun 28, 2024 it considered resolution A095 (Continue the Task Force on Indigenous Liturgy). The house acted to:

Concur


Resolved, the House of Bishops concurring,

that The Episcopal Church acknowledge that Indigenous People have been a part of The Episcopal Church since Jamestown in 1607, and that the Church has labeled Indigenous ways pagan and forced Indigenous people to abandon traditional ways and languages; and be it further, 

Resolved, That the work of the Task Force on Indigenous Liturgy, established by 2022-A141, continue through the next triennium 2025-2027 triennium and be funded for $300,000 to continue the work in order to meet both in healing talking circles and by Zoom to listen deeply, share profoundly, and continue the process of being integrated with the context, language, and identity of The Episcopal Church.