Saturday at Diocesan Convention

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copal-youth-event-2017

RESOLUTION A-178 (1/7)
Clergy Compensation
Submitted by Diocesan Council
1. BE IT RESOLVED that this 178th Convention of
the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri set the annual
standard base compensation for full-time clergy in
2018 as follows:

Clergy Compensation

Clergy Compensation
Table outlines a standard base for full-time solo or
senior priests. Full-time associate compensation
should follow the left column. This resolution
establishes a standard base compensation for
clergy. Congregations are urged and invited to
compensate clergy beyond the standard. It is
understood that under individual circumstances
and conditions internal adjustments in the
compensation package may be negotiated.

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Clergy Compensation
2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Church
Pension Fund assessment will be paid by the
congregation;
3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that $50,000 group
life will be paid by the congregation;
4. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the medical
coverage for clergy be in compliance with
Diocesan Resolution A-172;

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5. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a standard of ten
days per calendar year and $500 will be provided for
continuing education;
6. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the standard auto
allowance will be $2,000 per year;
7. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all parishes and
missions encourage their full-time clergy to set aside
the equivalent of two days each week for personal
time, 24 hours of which must be consecutive;

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8. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all parishes and
missions be strongly encouraged to provide dental
insurance for clergy and eligible dependents, or be
assured they already have such coverage; and
9. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clergy in
Charge shall accrue two weeks of sabbatical time
for each year of service.

RESOLUTION B-178 (1/3)
Immigration and Deportation
Submitted by Metro III Convocation
1. BE IT RESOLVED that this 178th convention of the
Episcopal Diocese of Missouri seeks to welcome the stranger
and to love our neighbors. We also seek laws that are just.
We invite members throughout the diocese to call on the
President of the United States and members of Congress to
reject proposals that separate families, and to adopt new
immigration laws that include a humane and just process by
which undocumented immigrants can earn lawful permanent
residency and eventually apply for citizenship;

2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this convention
strongly encourages members of the diocese contact their
elected representatives to call for the elimination of for-
profit detention centers, elimination of indefinite
detention, incarceration of children, and the preservation
of due process, access to courts, and access to adequate
legal representation for all migrants regardless of legal
status;

3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this convention
encourages our congregations to offer compassionate
hospitality toward immigrants and supports those
congregations that prayerfully choose to offer sanctuary to
undocumented migrants facing deportation; and
4. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we support and
encourage those who are called to act as witnesses as they
accompany the immigrants in our midst, by standing in
solidarity with programs that seek to assist immigrants facing
deportation.

RESOLUTION C-178 (1/2)
Support of Poverty Awareness
Submitted by the Reverends Rebecca Ragland,
Heather McCain, Kevin McGrane, Teresa Danieley;
Dr. Katherine Mathews, The Honorable Joseph
Adams, Ms. Barbi Click, and Ms. Mary Haggerty
1. BE IT RESOLVED that this 178th convention of the Episcopal
Diocese of Missouri honors the 50th anniversary of the Poor People’s
Campaign led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968. In accordance with
our discipleship in Jesus Christ, we encourage all people to follow Dr. King
and the mandate of Matthew 25:35-40, to provide water for the thirsty,
clothing for the naked and food for the hungry, and to stand against
systems that perpetuate the causes of poverty;

RESOLUTION C-178 (2/2)
Support of Poverty Awareness
Submitted by the Reverends Rebecca Ragland, Heather
McCain, Kevin McGrane, Teresa Danieley;
Dr. Katherine Mathews, The Honorable Joseph Adams,
Ms. Barbi Click, and Ms. Mary Haggerty
2. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this convention encourages its members
and affiliates to learn about poverty and participate in such movements as The
New Poor People’s Campaign (www.poorpeoplescampaign.org) as it organizes to
bring issues of poverty to the fore through national actions; and
3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this convention encourages all parishes
and missions to highlight issues of poverty and economic injustice during the
liturgy, in the pulpit, or in special forums on the Sunday following Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr.’s birthday, January 21, 2018.

Resolution D-178: A Resolution to Give
Seat & Voice to General Convention
Deputies at Diocesan Convention
Submitted by Lisa Fox.
Resolved, that Article III.3 of the Constitution of the Diocese of Missouri shall be
amended to add the following:
“SEC. 12. Lay Deputies and Lay Provisional Deputies to General Convention who are not
otherwise Members of Convention shall have seat and voice in Convention.”
and that subsequent sections of Article III.3 be renumbered.

Resolution D-178: A Resolution to Give Seat &
Voice to General Convention Deputies at
Diocesan Convention
RATIONALE:
Article III.3 of the Constitution of the Diocese of Missouri already
affords seat and voice to the Lay members of Standing Committee
and Diocesan Council who do not otherwise have seat and voice in
Convention. This amendment would afford the same role to the lay
Deputies and Provisional Deputies to General Convention. All
clergy Deputies and Provisional Deputies to General Convention
already have seat and voice.

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