Resolutions

All resolutions that will come before the Convention (other than any that may be proposed from the floor) are laid out in full below (or can be read in the Calendar of Business). Each individual resolution is also posted on its own page (listed in the menu to the left of your screen and also in the drop-down above), where you may leave a question for the proposers or a comment.

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Budget Resolutions

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[ 1 ] RESOLVED, That the 2012 Assessment Budget presented herewith be adopted; and be it further

[ 2 ] RESOLVED, That the Controller shall apportion in accordance with Sec. 1(12) of Canon 18, each congregation’s share of the 2012 budget of $9,365,000. According to Canon 18, Sec. 1 (4), this is to be paid by each congregation in four installments on the fifth day of January, April, July and October 2012; and be it further
[ 3 ] RESOLVED, That the congregations which have made payments of principal sums to the Trustees of the Episcopal Fund be credited on their assessments with the amounts so  paid at the average rate earned on the principal of the Episcopal Fund for the calendar year 2012.

Election of Trustees of Estate and Property

SUBMITTED BY THE TRUSTEES OF ESTATE AND PROPERTY

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[ 4 ] Resolved, That the following persons are hereby elected Trustees of the Estate and Property of the Diocesan Convention of New York, for terms expiring 2019: Chris Cummins, Craig Willey.

Chris Cummins:

CRAIG WILLEY:

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Appointment of a Priest-in-Charge

Proposer of Resolution: The Reverend Stephen Gerth
(212) 869-5830 sgerth@stmvnyc.org
Organization: Canons Committee
Title of Resolution: Appointment of a Priest-in-Charge

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TEXT OF RESOLUTION

[ 5 ] RESOLVED, That Canon 25, Section 4 be amended by adding the following sentence at the end thereof:
“If a vacancy exists in the position of Priest-in-Charge of a parish for longer than six months, the Bishop at his/her discretion may immediately appoint a Priest-in-Charge.”

EXPLANATION

Parishes that use supply priests for a substantial period of time may not be adequately served in the full manner of priestly responsibilities and may be at risk of not fulfilling their ministries and canonical responsibilities.

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Candidates for Bishop by Petition

Proposers of Resolution:
The Rev. Carlye Hughes
914-737-6312 chughes@stpeterspeekskill.org

Canon Michael McPherson
m.mcpherson@mac.com

Organization: Committee to Elect a Bishop
Title of Resolution: Candidates for Bishop by Petition

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TEXT OF RESOLUTION

[ 6 ] RESOLVED, That Canon 14, Section 9, be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows, and Section 11 be deleted:
Sec. 9 Nominations by Petition may be delivered to the chair or co-chair, as applicable, within 20 days after the transmittal of the Report of the Committee pursuant to Section 7 and shall be signed by not fewer than 25 Clerical Members or Lay Members, in each case meeting the criteria set forth in Article IV of the Diocesan Constitution and Canon 1 or 2, as applicable. The Committee shall immediately upon receipt of such Petitions arrange a background check of each such nominee similar to the check performed for candidates nominated by the Committee and subject to the same procedures followed with respect to those candidates. The electing convention shall not consider any candidates other than those nominated by the Committee or by Petition as set forth herein.

EXPLANATION

This canonical amendment conforms to practice in most other dioceses to permit background checks to have been completed for all candidates prior to the time of the electing convention. It also gives the delegates time and opportunity to evaluate all of the candidates.

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Marriage Equality for the Diocese of New York

Proposers of Resolution:
Michael Cudney
917-374-9138; mcudney@barrettvantage.com
The Reverend Thomas Synan
212-289 3400, ext. 214; tsynan@heavenlyrest.org

Organization: LGBT Concerns Committee of the Social Concerns Commission

Title of Resolution: Marriage Equality for the Diocese of New York

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TEXT OF RESOLUTION

[ 7 ] RESOLVED, That, the 235th Convention of the Diocese of New York urges the 77th General Convention to revise the current Canons of The Episcopal Church with regard to marriage, to provide for the marriage of same-gender couples in those jurisdictions that have or will have civil marriage for same-gender couples; and be it further

[ 8 ] RESOLVED, That the Diocese of New York urge General Convention diligently to continue the work called for in its Resolution C056, to “collect and develop theological and liturgical resources” for the blessing for same-gender couples;, and be it further

[ 9 ] RESOLVED, That the Diocese of New York, in light of its continued support of faithful and committed same-gender couples, including the support for civil marriage equality by the 232nd Convention of the Diocese and our Diocesan Bishop and other leaders, encourages the Bishop to interpret Resolution C056 of the 76th General Convention (“bishops, particularly those in dioceses within civil jurisdictions where same-gender marriage, civil unions, or domestic partnerships are legal, may provide generous pastoral response to meet the needs of members of this Church”) to mean that clergy throughout the Diocese are permitted (but not required) to sign marriage licenses and officiate at marriages for couples legally eligible for marriage in the State of New York.

EXPLANATION

The passage of the landmark Marriage Equality law in New York just a few months ago has brought with it a disparity between our civil and religious lives. This is particularly true where clergy are concerned, as marriage is the sole area where the civil and religious intersect.

At the 2009 General Convention, resolution C056 stated that bishops, ‘particularly those in dioceses within civil jurisdictions where same-gender marriage, civil unions, or domestic partnerships are legal, may provide generous pastoral responses to meet the needs of members of this Church’. Our resolution asks that the Bishop of the Diocese of New York interpret C056 in a manner that will allow clergy in the diocese to officiate at same-gender marriages as they do currently with opposite-gender couples.

Our hope is that our bishop, with the counsel of the diocesan liturgical commission, and in keeping with the Constitutional principle that a bishop may authorize the use of rites for special occasions not already provided for in the Book of Common Prayer, would authorize the use of one or more of the many trial liturgies being used in other dioceses of New York State, and in other states where provision for civil unions or marriage of same-sex couples has been made.