MINUTES OF THE THIRTY-EIGHTH SESSION
OF THE GENERAL SYNOD
JUNE 19 – 25, 2007
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007
Opening Service
Following a First Nations’ Greeting and Smudging Ceremony on the west bank of the Red River, the Thirty-Eighth Session of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada convened in The Cathedral of St. John, Winnipeg, Manitoba, at 7:30 p.m. On behalf of the Credentials Committee, Chancellor Ronald Stevenson reported that a sufficient number of each Order was present to constitute the Synod: Order of Bishops – 40, Order of Clergy – 110, Order of Laity – 135. The President of the Synod, Archbishop Andrew Hutchison, Primate, declared that the Thirty-Eighth Session of the General Synod was duly constituted.
Greetings were received from:
The Honourable John Harvard, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
Councillor Brenda Leipsic, Deputy Mayor of the City of Winnipeg
Mr. Douglas Martindale, MLA, Premier’s Office
Presidential Address
Archbishop Hutchison delivered the address and presided at the Celebration of the Holy Eucharist. (See Appendix A)
A reception followed at the Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, hosted by the Diocese of Rupert’s Land.