Please find below the draft agenda for General Synod 2004. Please note that this is not the final agenda, changes may occur to the agenda as we approach Synod 2004. Watch this space for any changes.
| Breakfast 6:45 - 7:45 a.m., Home Groups 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Morning Office in Plenary at 9:15 a.m. Plenary 9:30 a.m. - Noon = 2.5 hrs. |
Thu. May 27 |
Day 1 - Fri. May 28 |
Day 2- Sat. May 29 |
Day 3 - Sun May 30 |
Day 4 - Mon. May 31 |
Set-up in plenary hall all day. |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
| Registration |
Home Groups |
Parish Visits
(back by 1:30 p.m.) |
Home Groups |
| Rehearsals (Presentations) |
Morning Prayer (in Plenary) |
Mid point Evaluation |
| Set-up continues |
Opening Formalities
Welcomes |
Primatial Election -
O'Sullivan Theatre
Brock University
(begins with Eucharist) |
| Committee Meetings |
Call for Nominations for Prolocutor |
| 9:30 Nominations |
| 10:00 Resolutions |
Introduction of Agenda |
| 10:00 Worship |
| 11:00 Home Group Leaders |
Serving God's World, Strengthening the Church
Introduction |
| 11:00 Pastoral Care Team |
| 11:00 Expenditures Cte. |
12:00 Lunch |
12:00 Lunch |
Lunch with Parishes |
12:00 Lunch |
1:00 p.m. Registration opens |
Committee Mtgs. Cont. |
12:30 Eucharist |
Lunch - O'Sullivan Lobby |
| 1:00 p.m. Hon. Secretaries |
Nominations for Prolocutor Close |
Primatial Election Cont'd.
~or~
Plenary |
| 1:30 p.m. Assessors |
Nominees for Deputy Prolocutor close - introduction of nominees |
| 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Orientation Session |
2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Blessing of Same Sex Unions: Session 1 |
Information Dialogues
2:30 - 3:35 Session One |
| 3:35- 4:30 Session Two |
| Introduction of Nominees for Prolocutor |
| 4:30 p.m. Rehearsal for Participants in Opening Service |
4:30 p.m. Diocesan Caucuses |
|
5:00 - 6:30 Dinner |
5:00 - 6:30 Dinner |
5:00 - 6:30 Dinner |
Dinner Off-Site |
5:00 - 6:30 Dinner |
Registration |
7:00 p.m.Opening Service - O'Sullivan Theatre
Brock University |
Vote for Prolocutor |
5:00 Buses depart for Farewell to Archbishop Peers
(Sheraton Fallsview in Niagara Falls) |
Election of Dep. Prolocutor (afternoon or evening) |
Reception hosted by Diocese of Niagara
Pond Inlet |
Announce election of Prolocutor and call for Nominations for Deputy Prolocutor |
ServingGod's World, Strengthening the Church |
| Night Prayer in Plenary |
Night Prayer in Plenary |
| Diocese of Toronto Social |
Theological Colleges Social |
Sun Rise Service |
Day 5 - Tue. Jun 1 |
Day 6 - Wed. Jun 2 |
Day 7 -Thu. Jun 3 |
Day 8 - Fri. Jun 4 |
Sat., June 5 |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
Breakfast |
| Home Groups |
Home Groups |
Home Groups |
Home Groups |
Transportation to airport / bus terminal from Brock |
| Morning Prayer in Plenary |
Morning Prayer in Plenary |
Morning Prayer in Plenary |
Morning Prayer in Plenary |
| 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Blessing of Same Sex Unions: Session 2 |
Presentation on HIV/AIDS
Stephen Lewis |
9:30 Residential Schools Staff Presentation |
Evaluation |
| Nomination Report 2 |
9:30 - 10:00 ELCIC and ECUSA Partners |
11:30 a.m. Eucharist
Plenary |
11:00 - 11:15 Overseas Partners |
Synod Formalities |
| Primatial Remarks |
Lunch |
12:15 Lunch |
12:00 Lunch |
12:30 Cafeteria Lunch |
| 12:30 Provincial Caucuses |
12:45 Eucharist |
12:30 Eucharist |
2:00 p.m. Buses load for Christ's Church Cathedral in Hamilton |
| 2:30 Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples' Presentation |
2:00 - 2:15 Overseas Partner |
1:15 Standing Committee Meetings |
Nomination Report 1
Financial Management and Development |
Serving God's World, Strengthening the Church
Resolutions |
4:30 Nomination Report
re Council of General Synod |
4:15 Anti Racism Working Group Presentation |
4:30 Closing Service and Installation of the New Primate
Service begins at 4:00 p.m. |
5:00 - 6:30 Dinner |
5:00 - 6:30 Barbecue |
5:00 - 6:30 Dinner |
Dinner Off-Site |
Night Off |
6:15 Council of General Synod Meeting |
|
Niagara Dinner
LIUNA Station |
| 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Resolutions on Blessing of Same Sex Unions - Session 3 |
6:00 p.m. Gathering |
| 7:00 p.m. Dinner |
| 9:00 Deadline for Nominations to Standing Committees |
Night Prayer in Plenary |
Night Prayer in Plenary |
Prorogation |
| 9:15 Night Prayer |
Social |
Social Diocese of Rupert's Land |
Buses return to Brock |
