General Synod 2007

SESSIONAL COMMITTEES  REVISED

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The Council of General Synod approved the appointment of the following members to sessional committees for General Synod 2007, with authority for the Prolocutor in consultation with the General Secretary, to fill any vacancies that may occur.

Agenda Committee: shall consist of not more than eight members to be drawn from the members of the General Synod. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to prepare and publish the agenda for each day of the session.

Bishop The Rt. Rev. Percy David Coffin Canada Western Nfld
Clergy The Rev. Dr. Stephen Hopkins Ontario Niagara
Clergy The Very Rev. Logan McMenamie B.C. and Yukon British Columbia
Clergy The Rev. Canon Murray Still Rupert's Land Rupert's Land
Lay Mrs. Barbara Burrows (Chair) Rupert's Land Edmonton
Lay Mrs. Grace Delaney Ontario Moosonee
Lay Ms. Suzanne Lawson Ontario Toronto

Nominating Committee: shall consist of one bishop, one clerical member and one lay member from each ecclesiastical province. The committee shall be constituted not later than one month prior to the opening of the General Synod, to receive nominations for standing committees and the Council of the General Synod and to supervise the election process.

Bishop The Rt. Rev. Susan Moxley (Chair) Canada Nova Scotia & PEI
Bishop The Rt. Rev. James Njegovan Rupert's Land Brandon
Bishop The Rt. Rev. John E. Privett B.C. and Yukon Kootenay
Bishop The Most Rev. Caleb Lawrence Ontario Moosonee
Clergy The Rev. Lily Bell B.C. and Yukon Caledonia
Clergy The Rev. Canon Maureen Crerar Rupert's Land Edmonton
Clergy The Ven. Dennis Drainville Canada Quebec
Clergy The Rev. Canon Pat Johnson Ontario Ottawa
Lay Ms. Kathy Derksen B.C. and Yukon New Westminster
Lay Dr. David Gould Ontario Algoma
Lay Mrs. Margaret Jenniex Canada Central Nfld
Lay Dr. John Rye Rupert’s Land Saskatchewan

Resolutions Committee: shall consist of up to eight members, one of whom shall be an Assessor, and with at least one bishop, one clerical and one lay member. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to receive resolutions from members of the General Synod and prepare them for submission in accordance with guidelines approved from time to time by the Council of General Synod.

Bishop The Rt. Rev. Anthony Burton Rupert's Land Saskatchewan
Bishop The Rt. Rev. George Elliott Ontario Toronto
Clergy The L.Col. Rev. Canon John Fletcher   Canadian Forces
Clergy The Rev. Michael Thompson Ontario Niagara
Lay Mrs. Dorothy Davies-Flindall Ontario Ontario
Lay Canon Dr. C. Martin Hendy (Chair) B.C. and Yukon British Columbia
Lay Ms. Lela Zimmer B.C. and Yukon Cariboo

Expenditures Committee: shall consist of members appointed by the Primate and the Prolocutor in consultation with the chairperson of the Financial Management and Development Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to implement Rule of Order 15 with respect to spending motions for which sources of funds have not been identified prior to the General Synod session.

Bishop The Rt. Rev. Claude Miller Canada Fredericton
Clergy The Ven. William (Bill) Clarke Ontario Ontario
Lay Ms. Judy Darling (Chair) Ontario Ottawa
Lay Ms. Bonnie Fulton B.C. and Yukon New Westminster
Lay Mr. Stephen Koning Rupert's Land Calgary
Lay Mr. Paul Rathbone Ontario Huron

Certification of Minutes: shall consist of the General Secretary, the Prolocutor or Deputy Prolocutor, the Honorary Clerical and Lay Secretaries, and a member of the Resolutions Committee. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to certify the accuracy of the minutes of the session of the General Synod.

The General Secretary (Chair)
The Prolocutor or Deputy Prolocutor
The Honorary Lay Secretary
The Honorary Clerical Secretary
A member of the Resolutions Committee

Credentials Committee: shall consist of the General Secretary, the Prolocutor or Deputy Prolocutor, and one Assessor. It shall be the responsibility of the committee to report to the General Synod on the standing of all persons who claim membership therein, and to advise the chairperson as to a quorum of each Order.

Chancellor Ronald Stevenson (Chair)
The Prolocutor or Deputy Prolocutor
The General Secretary

Assessors:  The Prolocutor shall appoint two or more Assessors to advise the chairperson in respect to points of order and the Constitution and Canons.

Mr. Justice Brian Burrows Vice-Chancellor, General Synod
Chancellor Beth Bilson Chancellor, Diocese of Saskatoon
Chancellor Bob Falby Chancellor, Diocese of Toronto
Mr. Douglas MacAdams Chancellor Province of British Columbia and Yukon
The Rev. Alan Perry Diocese of Montreal

Secretaries: On nomination of the General Secretary, the Prolocutor shall appoint from the membership of the General Synod and Honorary Clerical Secretary, and Honorary Assistant Clerical Secretary, and Honorary Lay Secretary and an Honorary Assistant Lay Secretary, who shall assist the General Secretary in keeping minutes of the General Synod.

The Rev. Canon John A. Steele Honorary Clerical Secretary
Mrs. Margaret Jenniex Honorary Lay Secretary
The Rev. Karen Chalk Honorary Assistant Clerical Secretary
Ms. Kathy Hartsook Honorary Assistant Lay Secretary

 


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