Friday, September 15, 2017

Marriage Rites: Extend, Adopt, or Punt

From The Living Church-

The Episcopal Church Task Force on the Study of Marriage has reported on its latest meeting.

The Task Force on the Study of Marriage, meeting August 28-30 in Salt Lake City, UT, continued its work as directed by the 2015 General Convention. The Task Force reviewed the work completed to date, made decisions for completing work needing additional attention, and planned its final report to the 79th General Convention, due December 1.

The task force is shifting into the portions of its mandate to “report and make recommendations to the 79th General Convention” and “provide educational and pastoral resources for congregational use on these matters that represents the spectrum of understandings on these matters in our Church.”

The task force is drafting resolutions for the consideration of the 79th General Convention, including the following:


More here-

http://livingchurch.org/2017/09/14/marriage-rites-extend-adopt-or-punt/

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