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Motion 7
A canonical change to allow greater flexibilty to bishops in appointing clergy. Motion carried.
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Quick motion pass
Motion 6 passes overwhelmingly.
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Lay Reps for Religious Communities
Synod agrees to give Religious Communities a right to elect a lay rep regardless of their size. (I speak and vote against but motion is carried).
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Committee of Canons – Canon 62 – Of the Retiral of Clergy
Second reading is asked to make retirement procedures the same for stipendiary and non-stipendiary office holders. Jeremy Auld presents the new amendments. Reference to pensionable age has been removed.Canon is without prejudice to the right to retire earlier. The retirement age of 70 is not new. It is currently there in canons. But the main…
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Faith and Order Board Business – the Anglican Covenant process
Synod is asked to consider the process by which the Anglican Covenant might be considered. This is covered in the synod papers on pages 71-73.
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Motion 3 – proposed and passed.
allowing people elected to Standing Committee to remain on Committee even if their synod membership lapses. It is passed nem con.
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Synod Papers available online
Synod papers can be downloaded here: http://www.scotland.anglican.org/index.php/news/entry/2011_general_synod/
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Motion 2 is proposed
Synod is asked to accept the Annual Report of Accounts. David Palmer thanks the Boards and Committees for continuing to work within very constrained budgets. Standing Committee will be focusing on Whole Church Mission and Ministry policy (presumably, if we agree it).
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General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church 2011
The synod was inaugurated with a splendid Eucharist for St Columba’s Day. Fabulous music. The Primus spoke of Iona as being at both the edges and the margins as offering a model for the SEC. He also said, rather interestingly that as the SEC begins to consider the Anglican Covenant he could see that there…
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Speaking Gay-lick
One of my many adventures of the last couple of weeks was travelling from Paris to the South of France by sleeper train. I rather like travelling by sleeper, but this was the first time I’d done it in France. French sleepers are a little different to the UK ones, not least in that there…