25th Diocesan Convention
Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 & 17, 2007
at All Saints’ Episcopal Church
and the Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth
Balloting on the Proposed Amendments
Reference: Announcement of proposed changes • The Report of the Constitution & Canons Committee (PDF)
| Amended Canon 32 – adopted | |||
| clerical order | lay order | percentages by order | |
| pro: | 75 | 101 | 88% clergy/82% lay |
| con: | 10 | 22 | |
| two ballots were invalidated | |||
Proposed Amendment A – defeated |
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| clerical order | lay order | percentages by order | |
| pro: | 13 | 24 | |
| con: | 71 | 99 | 84% clergy/80% lay |
Proposed Amendment B – defeated |
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| clerical order | lay order | percentages by order | |
| pro: | 10 | 16 | |
| con: | 75 | 107 | 88% clergy/87% lay |
Proposed Amendment C – adopted |
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| clerical order | lay order | percentages by order | |
| pro: | 71 | 97 | 84% clergy/79% lay |
| con: | 14 | 26 | |
Proposed Amendment D – adopted as amended (red type) |
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| The Episcopal Diocese of Fort Worth is a constituent member of the Anglican Communion, a Fellowship within the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, consisting of those duly constituted Dioceses, Provinces and regional churches in communion with the See of Canterbury, upholding and propagating the historic Faith and Order as set forth in the Old and New Testaments and expressed in the Book of Common Prayer. |
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| clerical order | lay order | percentages by order | ||
| pro: | 69 | 95 | 83% clergy/77% lay | |
| con: | 14 | 28 | ||
Proposed Amendment E – adopted |
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| clerical order | lay order | percentages by order | |
| pro: | 69 | 98 | 83% clergy/80% lay |
| con: | 14 | 25 | |
Proposed Amendment F – adopted |
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| clerical order | lay order | percentages by order | |
| pro: | 69 | 96 | 83% clergy/78% lay |
| con: | 14 | 27 | |
Second Reading: Amendment to Article 12 – withdrawn To reduce the number of deputies sent to General Convention to two in each order |
Second Reading: Amendment to Article 13 – adopted To allow the cathedral to be located in a community other than the see city |
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| clerical order | lay order | percentages by order | ||
| pro: | 75 | 107 | 90% clergy/87% lay | |
| con: | 8 | 16 | ||
Voting on the Proposed Resolutions
Reference: Resolution 1 • Resolution 2
Resolution 1 – To thank the Archbishop of Canterbury's Panel of Reference for its work on our appeal
passed by voice vote
Resolution 2 – To thank the Province of the Southern Cone for its provision of pastoral and emergency care for Anglican dioceses at odds with their provinces, and to ask the Bishop and Standing Committee of this diocese to prepare a report on the implications of accepting this invitation.
passed on voice vote
View the proposed resolutions, amendments & budget