Be it resolved that this Council of General Synod approve the liturgical texts, Gathering
Rites for the Paschal Cycle for Trial Use and Evaluation where permitted by the Ordinary.
ADOPTED #CoGS 09-18-11 [09-11-18]
Notes
The motion in the Faith, Worship, and Ministry (FWM) Coordinating Committee report to approve a liturgical text was placed before Council. During the consensus process, it was asked if there is a vehicle for evaluation and feedback from parishes. The Rev. Dr. Eileen Scully, Director of FWM, noted that an online evaluation form would be set up on anglican.ca, as has been past practice, and that bishops receive liturgical texts that are added or amended.
Be it resolved that this Council of General Synod commend the following motion to the General Synod 2019:
Be it resolved that this General Synod
a. adopt The Anglican Communion Charter for the Safety of People and the Protocol for the Disclosure of Ministry Suitability Information between the Churches of the Anglican Communion;
b. commend the Charter to dioceses and other bodies of The Anglican Church of Canada for use in the revision and creation of policies and training materials for safeguarding and right conduct;
c. engage a self-study of the conduct policy base of the corporation of The General Synod in light of the Charter, reporting back to the General Synod of 2022 on developments and with revised policies;
d. offer its gratitude to the Anglican Communion Safe Church Commission for its work in creating the Charter for the Safety of Persons and its Protocols
e. direct the Council of General Synod to spend some time in the agenda of each triennium to discuss safe church policy and practice
ADOPTED #CoGS 025-03-19
Be it resolved that this Council of General Synod forward the following motion to the General Synod 2019:
Be it resolved:
That this General Synod receive and affirm the Statement of Mutual Affirmations and Commitments produced by the Anglican Church of Canada-United Church of Canada Dialogue.
ADOPTED #CoGS 035-03-19
Be it resolved that this Council of General Synod forward the following motion to the General Synod 2019:
Be it resolved that this General Synod:
1) express its gratitude for, and accepts the gift of, A Common Word Between Us and You, offer by Muslim leaders via the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought, Jordan;
2) that the Anglican Church of Canada join other signatories to A Common Word Between Us and You via the signature of our Primate; and
3) that the Anglican Church of Canada, under the direction of the Faith, Worship and Ministry Committee, and in partnership with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, jointly initiate a program of ecumenical Christian-Muslim engagement in receptive communities across Canada, based on the model of the A Common Word initiative in its various local expressions.
ADOPTED #CoGS 034-03-19
Be it resolved that this Council of General Synod commend the following motion to the General Synod 2019:
Be it resolved:
That this General Synod authorize for use Alternative Collects for the Revised Common Lectionary, where permitted by the Ordinary.
ADOPTED #CoGS 026-03-19
Be it resolved that this Council of General Synod commend the following motion to the General Synod 2019:
Be it resolved:
That this General Synod authorize for use Gathering Rites for Paschaltide for use where permitted by the Ordinary.
ADOPTED #CoGS 027-03-19
Be it resolved:
That this Council of General Synod commend for use the Inclusive Language Liturgical Psalter and the Inclusive Language Liturgical Psalter (pointed).
ADOPTED #CoGS 030-03-19
Be it resolved that this Council of General Synod forward the following motion to the General Synod 2019:
Be it resolved:
That this General Synod authorize for use Seasonal Forms for Daily Office for use where permitted by the Ordinary.
ADOPTED #CoGS 032-03-19
Be it resolved that this Council of General Synod commend the following motion to the General Synod 2019:
Be it resolved:
That this General Synod authorize for use Thanksgivings over the Water where permitted by the Ordinary.
ADOPTED #CoGS 028-03-19
As this resolution deals with Canon XIV, it will require two readings at two General Synods for it to pass
Text
Be it resolved that this Council of General Synod send the following motion to the General Synod 2019:
Be it resolved:
That this General Synod give first reading to the addition of the following section to Canon XIV:
5. Prayer number four in “Prayers and Thanksgivings upon Several Occasions” is to be deleted from use and future printings of the Book of Common Prayer and replaced with a prayer entitled “For Reconciliation with the Jews” as follows:
O GOD, who didst choose Israel to be thine inheritance: Have mercy upon us and forgive us for violence and wickedness against our brother Jacob; the arrogance of our hearts and minds hath deceived us, and shame hath covered our face. Take away all pride and prejudice in us, and grant that we, together with the people whom thou didst first make thine own, may attain to the fulness of redemption which thou hast promised; to the honour and glory of thy most holy Name.
ADOPTED #CoGS 033-03-19