The 76th General Convention this July will be asked in various ways to continue the Episcopal Church’s mission of living out the baptismal covenant vow to “strive for justice and peace.”<\/p>\n
Already-filed resolutions, most contained in the triennial reports of the church’s commissions, committees, agencies and boards, address social justice issues and echo the baptismal promise to “respect the dignity of every human being.”<\/p>\n
Leading the list of new domestic initiatives to be considered at the convention in Anaheim, California, is one from the Executive Council’s Jubilee Advisory Committee to establish a program to alleviate domestic poverty.<\/p>\n
Arising from Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori’s May 2008 summit on domestic poverty, the resolution focuses on the poorest counties in the United States that encompass federal reservations for Native Americans.<\/p>\n