Orders of the Day: Saturday May 29 - Sunday May 30
Saturday May 29
8:00–9:00 AM |
Home Groups |
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9:15 |
Morning Prayer |
Plenary Hall |
9:30 |
Opening Formalities:
- Timothy Rigby, Mayor of St. Catharines
- David Atkinson, President, Brock University
- Ralph Spence, Bishop of Niagara
- Introductions
- Courtesies of the House
- Resolutions A 001, Minutes of 36 th Session of Synod
- A 003 Reception of Reports
- A 004 Reception of notices of motions and
- Memorials
- A 005 Nominating Committee tasks
- Resolution A 050 Amend Rules of Order and Procedure
- Re: Courtesies of the House
- Call for Nominations for Prolocutor
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10:45 |
- Agenda for General Synod - Peter Irish
- Resolution A 002 Adoption of Agenda
- Presentation of Orders of the Day for
- Saturday and Sunday, May 29 and 30
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11:00 |
Introduction: Serving God’s World, Strengthening the Church and Letting Down the Nets |
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12:00
12:30 |
Announcements
Grace
Box lunches
Eucharist |
Display area
Pond Inlet |
1:10 |
House of Bishops Meeting |
TH 258 |
2:00 PM |
Introduction: Blessing of Same Sex Unions |
Plenary Hall |
4:00 |
Nominations for Prolocutor close
Announcements |
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4:30 |
Diocesan caucuses – 3 Tasks:
- Nominate bishop/priest/lay/youth for CoGS
- Discuss attendance at Information Dialogues
- Consider nominations to Standing Committees
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Assigned rooms |
5:00-6:30 |
Dinner |
Dining Hall |
7:00 |
- Introduction of nominees for Prolocutor
- Balloting for Prolocutor
- Resolutions A 070 Term of Office for Primate
- A 071 Duties of the Primate
- A 072 Resignation Process for a Primate
- A 030 Terms of Reference –
- Communications and Information
- Resources Committee
- A 031 Constitution – addition of Treasurer
- as an Officer of General Synod
- A 078 Canon VI – The Treasurer
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8:35 |
Review of Election Procedures for Primate |
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8:50 |
- Announce election of Prolocutor
- Call for nominations for Deputy Prolocutor
- Announcements
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9:00 |
Night Prayer |
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9:15 |
Evening Social (Diocese of Toronto) |
Pond Inlet |
Announcements
Nominations for Prolocutor need to be filed on the appropriate nomination form before 4:00 PM today. At 7:00 PM the nominator of each candidate will have 3 minutes to introduce the person. Balloting will continue through the evening session if necessary.
For the afternoon session you are asked to sit at tables assigned and listed in the material you received at registration yesterday. Please take your papers to your new table before lunch and return promptly at 2:00 PM.
Members, partners and spouses who would like to join the General Synod choir please meet at the stage in the plenary hall at 1:15 today. Also, any who have brought musical instruments please meet at the same time and place.
Meal tickets are required for the box lunches.
Deadline for reception of resolutions is 5 PM Tuesday, June 1 st.
Deadline for removing resolutions from the no debate list is 5 PM Tuesday, June 1 st.
Reminder of re Rule of Order #18a on voting;
“When the question is put, every member present except the presiding officer, shall be required to vote on the same, …”
(There is provision for those who have a conflict of interest, to declare such and abstain.)
Sunday May 30
6:30-7:45 AM |
Breakfast |
Dining Hall |
Morning |
Parish Visits (by home groups)
Lunch with host parish |
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2:00 PM |
Close Nominations for Deputy Prolocutor
NOTE: THERE IS NO PLENARY SESSION THIS AFTERNOON. |
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230-3:25 |
Information Dialogues – Session 1 |
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3:35-4:30 |
Information Dialogues - Session 2 |
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5:00 |
Buses leave for Niagara Falls |
In front of
Vallee and Earp residences |
6:15
7:30
10:00
(or so) |
Reception at Sheraton Fallsview Hotel
Dinner honouring Archbishop Michael Peers
Buses return to residences |
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