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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY TINSMAN
1 3 A Resolution recognizing the Right Reverend C.
1 4 Christopher Epting.
1 5 WHEREAS, the Right Reverend C. Christopher Epting,
1 6 Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa, was born in
1 7 Greenville, South Carolina, raised in Orlando,
1 8 Florida, graduated from the University of Florida in
1 9 1969, and from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in
1 10 1972; and
1 11 WHEREAS, Bishop Epting served congregations large
1 12 and small, urban and rural, as a parish priest, served
1 13 for a time as the Dean of the Institute for Christian
1 14 Studies, and received a master's degree in Sacred
1 15 Theology from the General Theological Seminary in New
1 16 York for his work in spiritual direction; and
1 17 WHEREAS, Bishop Epting was elected Bishop of Iowa
1 18 in 1988, and has since worked to empower ministry,
1 19 strengthen the role and presence of deacons, emphasize
1 20 adult education and spiritual renewal, and develop
1 21 cooperative ministry between churches, and has been
1 22 active in ecumenical relations; and
1 23 WHEREAS, Bishop Epting serves as chief pastor of
1 24 the 63 Episcopal congregations in the Diocese of Iowa,
1 25 and serves as a member of the National Standing
1 26 Commission on Ecumenical Relations and President of
1 27 Province IV of the Episcopal Church, and as Bishop
1 28 Visitor to the Community of the Transfiguration in
1 29 Cincinnati, Ohio; and
1 30 WHEREAS, Bishop Epting was instrumental in drafting
2 1 the document "Called to Common Mission," effecting
2 2 full communion between the Episcopal Church and the
2 3 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America; and
2 4 WHEREAS, Bishop Epting believes that people of all
2 5 faith traditions need to join together to help all
2 6 peoples of the world to enrich one another in faith,
2 7 and to live peacefully linked to one another in
2 8 community; and
2 9 WHEREAS, Bishop Epting has recently been called to
2 10 serve as the Presiding Bishop's Deputy for Ecumenical
2 11 and Interfaith Relations at the National Episcopal
2 12 Church, and will begin service at the National
2 13 Episcopal Church office in New York in mid-April 2001;
2 14 and
2 15 WHEREAS, Bishop Epting has been a major influence
2 16 in Iowa and in the Des Moines community, has offered
2 17 the opening prayer in the Iowa Senate, and has been a
2 18 leader of the ecumenical services held at the Capitol;
2 19 NOW THEREFORE,
2 20 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate honor
2 21 the Right Reverend C. Christopher Epting, thank him
2 22 for his years of service to the people of Iowa, and
2 23 wish him success in his future endeavors.
2 24 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Secretary of the
2 25 Senate shall send a copy of this Resolution to the
2 26 Right Reverend C. Christopher Epting.
2 27 LSB 2564SS 79
2 28 vl/gg/8
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