Bishop Morgan drew attention to the document "The New Covenant" stating that appeals have been received from native people that the Sunday before the First Minister's Conference be designated a Day of Prayer.
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That this House of Bishops respond to the request of Native leaders for the Churches to name a Day of Prayer to precede the final First Ministers' Conference to be held on March 26-27, by designating Sunday, March 22, as a Day of Prayer for Aboriginal Peoples:
And that we commend the document entitled "A New Covenant" prepared as a Pastoral Statement by leaders of the Christian Churches to be used as a focus for this Day of Prayer. CARRIED
There was a discussion regarding the release of names of clergy from the Office of Personnel Resources.
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That the Director of Personnel Resources be requested to make a presentation at the October 1987 meeting of the House regarding the guidelines and practices of the Personnel Resources Office with respect to the contacting of clergy and bishops in the matter of vacancies. CARRIED