- All Records
- Downey
18. Organization Committee Report - Amendments to Canon VIII - Pension Plan
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2863
- Date
- 1977 May 3-6
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Graham
- Seconder
- Downey
- Text
- That in Section 1(b) line 4 delete "is" and insert "Division" after the word "Department" and before the words "and Boards."
- Section 1(b)9. will now read:
- "ix) Member means any person, whether or not in Holy Orders, employed by the General Synod, a participating Provincial or Diocesan Synod of the Church, or any department, division, or board thereof and as such in receipt of a stipend, salary, wages, or other remuneration. Every person in Holy Orders whose name is on the clerical register of a member diocese shall be a member of the Plan". CARRIED
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon VIII
- Pensions - Anglican Church of Canada
18. Organization Committee Report - Canadian Churchman
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2866
- Date
- 1977 May 3-6
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Graham
- Seconder
- Downey
- Text
- That the National Executive Council concur in the following changes to the Handbook Appendix B - p.120:
- 1. The Director of Program, Planning and Research should be changed to read the Executive Director of Program.
- 2. The Director of the Communications Division should be deleted.
- 3. The Editor of the Living Message should be added to the list.
- This would now read:
- "The Board shall consist of the following members:
- Ex-officio: The Primate
- - The General Secretary of General Synod
- - The General Treasurer of General Synod
- - The Executive Director of Program
- - The Editor of the 'Living Message'." CARRIED
- Subjects
- Canadian Churchman. Board of Trustees - Membership
- Handbook of the General Synod of The Anglican Church of Canada
18. Organization Committee Report - Canon XI - Anglican Book Centre
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2865
- Date
- 1977 May 3-6
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Graham
- Seconder
- Downey
- Text
- That this Canon be known as Canon XI - Anglican Book Centre; and that in 2(b) the word "appointed" be deleted and the word "elected" be substituted.
- Section 2(b) would now read:
- "Three persons elected by General Synod from its membership, at least one of whom shall be a bishop." CARRIED
18. Organization Committee Report - Committee Membership
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2861
- Date
- 1977 May 3-6
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Graham
- Seconder
- Downey
- Text
- That the National Executive Council refer this matter to the Long Range Planning Committee for review and consideration. CARRIED
- Notes
- Request from the Doctrine and Worship Commitee re Committee Membership
- Moved by Short, Seconded by Carter
- That the National Executive Council give agreement in principle to this request and refer back to the Handbook for re-wording. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod - Committees - Membership
- Anglican Church of Canada. Long Range Planning Committee
18. Organization Committee Report - Constitution - Section 28.8 re Administration and Finance Committee
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2864
- Date
- 1977 May 3-6
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Graham
- Seconder
- Downey
- Text
- That Section 28.8 of the Constitution be amended to read:
- Each diocese's share of the annual assessment shall be paid in quarterly instalments to the General Treasurer of General Synod at the end of each quarter of the calendar year. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution
- Anglican Church of Canada. Administration and Finance Committee
- Anglican Church of Canada - Dioceses
- Anglican Church of Canada - Finance
18. Organization Committee Report - General Synod 1979/80
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2860
- Date
- 1977 May 3-6
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Graham
- Seconder
- Downey
- Text
- That the National Executive Council accept the kind invitation of the Diocese of Toronto to be the host diocese for the 29th Session of General Synod. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod (29th : 1980 : Peterborough, Ont.)
- Anglican Church of Canada. Diocese of Toronto
18. Organization Committee Report - General Synod Worship
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2859
- Date
- 1977 May 3-6
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Graham
- Seconder
- Downey
- Text
- That Mattins and Eucharists be held before breakfast and preferably not in MacEwan Hall. CARRIED
39. Officers of General Synod
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official2899
- Date
- 1977 May 3-6
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Hilchey
- Seconder
- Downey
- Prologue
- At the November 1976 meeting of the National Executive Council assignment was given to a Task Force to review Section 5 of the Canon on the Primacy and the role of the General Secretary and other Officers of General Synod and senior Executive Staff and their relationship to the responsibilities of the Chief Executive Officer and his Secretariat.
- "5.1 The Task Force recommends that the Organization Committee be asked to consider and report to the National Executive Council on the advisability of making constitutional provision for the appointment of a Chancellor for General Synod who will be a legal advisor to the Primate. We suggest that his duties include those of the Registrar, and that the office of Registrar be abolished."
- Text
- That this report be received and referred to the incoming Organization Committee for consideration and action, with the exception of 5.1. CARRIED
- Notes
- Moved by Naylor, seconded by Leadbeater,
- That 5.1 be referred to the Handbook Task Force with the request that it draft the appropriate legislation for presentation to General Synod. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Primate
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution. Canon III
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Officers
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Chancellor
Action of the House of Bishops re Ordination of Women to the Priesthood
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3092
- Date
- 1975 November 4-7
- Source
- National Executive Council. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Date
- 1975 November 4-7
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Downey
- Seconder
- Balcom
- Text
- That this National Executive Council expresses its deep appreciation and commendation to the House of Bishops for their prompt and responsible decisions to implement the decision of General Synod with respect to the Ordination of Women to the Priesthood, and to Ministry in general. CARRIED
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. House of Bishops
- Ordination of women - Anglican Church of Canada
Acts of Synod
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/official3070
- Date
- 1975 November 4-7
- Source
- National Executive Council. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Date
- 1975 November 4-7
- Record Type
- Resolution
- Mover
- Bothwell
- Seconder
- Downey
- Text
- That in response to Act 67 of the Quebec General Synod, this National Executive Council authorizes the Officers of the Organization Committee to consult with the various committees of General Synod about the desirability, practicality and effect of including in their membership representatives of other Christian Churches, and make a proposal to the National Executive Council as soon as possible concerning this matter, including its extent and financial feasibility. CARRIED