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Memorials and Resolutions
Memorials Many of the 65 synods meeting in assembly during the spring and summer of 2006 and 2007 adopted memorials asking the Churchwide Assembly to take positions on a variety of specific issues. The report of the Memorials Committee will provide recommended responses to the these memorials, including a social statement on education and mission funding. The memorials from synodical assemblies are received by the secretary of this church and prepared for consideration by a 15-member Memorials Committee, which meets at the end of June. The Memorials Committee considers the proposals, reflects on the background information provided, and formulates a response to every memorial that has been received. In order to facilitate consideration of memorials, the committee also may choose to organize them by topic or include many memorials in a single response. These recommended responses are then provided to voting members for their study and consideration prior to the Churchwide Assembly and are considered individually or en bloc during the assembly. Resolutions In addition to memorials from synodical assemblies, any voting member of the Churchwide Assembly, with the support of one other voting member, may bring a resolution on a matter which has not previously been on the assembly's agenda for consideration by the assembly. Each resolution is considered by the 15-member Committee of Reference and Counsel, which provides some background information to the proposed action and formulates a recommendation. The Rules of Organization and Procedure, if not amended by the assembly, stipulate that 24 hours must pass before a submitted resolution regarding a matter not on the agenda can be considered by the assembly. That rule is proposed in order to allow sufficient time to prepare background information and to give the committee time to formulate its recommendation. The consideration of memorials and resolutions provides the voting members to the Churchwide Assembly the opportunity to consider concerns and suggestions of synods as they establish policies that shape the priorities of this church for the next two years and beyond. |
Among the many duties of the voting members
at the 2007 Churchwide
Assembly in Chicago, Illinois, is the consideration of actions
taken by synodical assemblies (memorials) and proposals brought to the agenda
by the voting members themselves (resolutions).
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A Brief Summary of Actions |
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Voting Results |
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Preliminary Minutes |
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Pier Review Archive |
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General Information |
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Frequently Asked Questions |
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