A122 Withdraw the trial use commemoration of Episcopal Deaconesses
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring,
That the 81st General Convention authorize the deletion of the trial use commemoration of Episcopal Deaconesses from the Calendar of the Church.
Explanation
The Commission has heard feedback from the church that it would be better to honor specific, named, deaconesses rather than to honor the vocation generically, just as we honor specific nurses, bishops, teachers, or missionaries on the Calendar rather than honoring each vocation as a collective. For that reason, the Commission is separately proposing the commemoration of Adeline Blanchard Tyler and her companions. The Commission also warmly welcomes further proposals of specific Episcopal deaconesses for inclusion on the calendar.