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Resolution of the Vestry of the Church of the Good Shepherd

July 2006

Whereas The Episcopal Church has failed to comply with the Windsor Recommendations as requested by the Primates, the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Anglican Consultative Council and;

Whereas the position of The Episcopal Church with regard to human sexuality clearly violates the plain reading of Scripture, be it;

Resolved that the Vestry, Wardens, and Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd intend to remain constituent members of the Anglican Communion and in full submission to the Word of God and be it;

Resolved that the Vestry, Wardens, and Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, disassociate from the decisions of 74th and the 75th General Conventions of the Episcopal Church and commit to full compliance with all the requests of the Windsor Report as accepted and amended by the Primates of the Anglican Communion and the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Dromantine Conference and be it;

Resolved that the Vestry, Wardens, and Rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, on behalf of the Church of the Good Shepherd, intend to seek affiliation with and submit to full episcopal oversight from an orthodox Anglican province in communion with the See of Canterbury subsequent to adequate communication with members of the congregation.

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