Date

1995 June 1-9

Source

General Synod. Minutes

Type

Act 25

Mover

Mr. R. Welch

Seconder

Canon M. Rolph

Prologue

Moved by Archdeacon B. Hollowell, seconded by Archbishop B. Curtis,

That this General Synod:

1. Reaffirm and extend the "Interim Agreement on Eucharistic Sharing" between the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada to 2001.

2. Replace section 5.c.iii. of the Interim Eucharistic Sharing Agreement with new wording: "agreements which permit an ordained minister (priest or pastor) to serve the people of both churches, including presiding at the sacraments of the Church, wherever, and according to whichever rite, the local bishop of each church deems appropriate."

3. Request that bishops specifically invite neighbouring congregations (where appropriate) to commit themselves to undertake at least one joint project and celebrate at least one joint eucharist yearly.

4. Adopt and implement a policy to permit lay people of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada moving to the Anglican Church of Canada to be received with the same status (baptized/communicant/confirmed) which they held in the ELCIC. Such a move, with appropriate instruction, could be marked liturgically by a service of reception such as that found on pages 106-107 of the Canadian Book of Occasional Offices (1964) or on pages 161-162 of the Book of Alternative Services (1985).

5. Request dioceses and bishops to develop structures with the purpose of evaluating and improving the bishop's ministry, through collegial and periodic review.

6. Encourage continuing work toward entering full communion, as defined by the Canadian Lutheran Anglican Dialogue, by 2001.

7. Dismiss CLAD II with thanks, and mandate a Joint Working Group to oversee the process leading to the implementation of the above recommendations.

Amendment

Moved by Bishop J. Baycroft, seconded by Bishop R. Hatton,

That sections 2,3,5 and 6 be deleted and the remaining sections renumbered. DEFEATED

Motion to Table

Moved by Archbishop B. Curtis, seconded by Canon N. Carver,

That the orginal motion be tabled. DEFEATED

Text of motion

Motion to End Debate

That the question on the motion re Lutheran Relations now be put. CARRIED

The motion was then put and CARRIED. Act 25

Notes

On behalf of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, Bishop Telmor Sartison greeted the members and guests of Synod and introduced that church's Vice-President, Ms. Janet Morley. He expressed thanksgiving to God for the passage of the above resolution, which will be presented to the Lutheran Assembly in July 1995. He also thanked CLAD (the Canadian Lutheran Anglican Dialogue) for its work and spoke about the dialogue between the Anglican and Lutheran churches.

Subjects

Anglican Church of Canada - Relations - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada - Relations - Anglican Church of Canada

Interim sharing of the Eucharist

Anglican Church of Canada - Reception of baptized Christians

Anglican Communion - Relations - Lutheran Church

Ecumenical movement - Canada

Christian union - Canada

Canadian Lutheran-Anglican Dialogue (CLAD)

Shared ministry - Canada

Episcopacy - Anglican Church of Canada

Episcopacy - Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

Full communion

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