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Expenditure on Forbes House
£24000 will be needed to spend on Forbes House (ie General Synod Office) before the end of the year.
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Rethinking priorities
Standing Committee convener tells us that this is a good time to begin to reshape our priorities again from a zero base.
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Pension Plan
£2 Million lump sum has been paid into the pension scheme as part of the rescue plan.
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Standing Committee Business is now underway
St Serf’s Care home has been transferred to new ownership. Tribute is payed to the Synod Office staff and Ian Stewar for their work on this. Monies previously leant to the home have been returned to the church and will subsequently appear in accounts.
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Pics of worship
Raspberry Rabbit has some nice pics of worship and also a link to the Primus’s Charge. http://raspberry_rabbit.blogspot.com/2010/06/primus-charge-primus-charge-to-general.html
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Elections
Two convenership vacancies: Standing Committee – nomination of David Palmer. No other nomination has been received. Admin Board Convenership – Michael Lugton also the only person to be nominated Vacancy on Standing Committee: One nomination received for Anne Jones from the Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway. Nominations now closed and synod will be asked to…
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Synod Assessor
Joe Morrow is appointed as assessor, who has just been made chaplain of Glamis Castle.
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Welcome to Delegates from other Churches
Delegates from other churches and faiths now being welcomed
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The Primus’s Invitation Golf trophy was…
The Primus’s Invitation Golf trophy was won by Jim Mein (again), second was David macalister. third was Nigel Newton.
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First session of synod now underway
The first session begins with a welcomes, beginning with welcome to Bishop Gregor in his capacity as Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway