Text of: 738-229

The Committee recommends concurrence as amended as follows:

Amend 229.26:

1. The Church has a moral and spiritual obligation to nurture its nonparticipating and indifferent members and to lead them into a full and an active church relationship.

2.b While primary . . . want that have been solemnly assumed, if the professed member . . .

(1) If a professed member . . .valid reason, the pastor . . . shall report that professed member's name . . . to reenlist the professed member in . . . It shall visit the professed member and make clear that, while the professed member's name . . . and that, since the professed member . . . enrolled, the professed member is requested to do one of four things: (a) renew the reaffirm the baptismal vows . . . (b) request . . .professed member . . . of the baptismal covenant (see paragraph 240), (c). . . denomination (see paragraph 241), (d) . . . If the professed member . . . two years, the professed member's name may be removed from the roll of professing members.

(2) If a professed member . . . a transfer of the professed member shall be followed each year until that professed member . . . not been able to relate that professed member. . .

(3) If the address of a professed member . . . including listing the name in the church bulletin, circularizing it and circulate the list of names throughout the parish, and reading it from the pulpit. If the member can be located . . . still unknown, the professed member's name . . . .

(4) If the directives . . .without success, the professed member's . . . provided that the professed member's name shall . . .consecutive years preceding removal. On the roll there shall be entered after the name: "Removed by order of the charge conference action"; and if . . . . However the The record shall be retained (see paragraph 231) . . . Should a transfer of professing membership. . .

(5) Recognizing that the Church has a continuing moral and spiritual obligation to nurture all persons, even those whose names have been removed from the roll of professing members, it is recommended that a roll of persons thus removed shall be maintained. It shall then become the responsibility of the...

 

 

 

 

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