COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES #008-03-12-05 : Communications and Information Resources Committee Structure
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- Date
- 2012 May 24-27
- Source
- Council of General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 017-05-12
- Date
- 2012 May 24-27
- Record Type
- Resolution 017-05-12
- Mover
- Mrs. Susan Winn
- Seconder
- The Rt. Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson
- Prologue
- Mrs. Susan Winn and Mr. Sam Carriere, Director of Communications and Information Resources, presented the report and introduced two resolutions.
- Moved by: Mrs. Susan Winn
- Seconded by: The Rt. Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson
- That the Council of General Synod:
- Seek a revision of the Handbook – section 39.G describing membership of the CIRC [Communications and Information Resources Committee] to note that the Anglican Journal Board no longer exists and that sub-set 4 be struck from the Handbook.
- And further, that a new sub-set 4 read, “the national communications director of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada shall be an ex-officio member with voice and vote (with ‘ex-officio’ meaning ‘by virtue of their office’).
- Motion to refer
- Text
- That the matter be referred to the Handbook Committee to prepare the proposed revision to Section 39 of the Constitution.
- ADOPTED #017-05-12
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution
- Anglican Church of Canada. Communications and Information Resources Committee
- Anglican Church of Canada. Communications and Information Resources Committee - Membership
- Anglican Church of Canada. Communications and Information Resources Committee - Terms of reference
- Anglican Journal. Board
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Handbook Committee
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES #008-03-12-05 : General Synod Communication Strategy
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- Date
- 2012 May 24-27
- Source
- Council of General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 018-05-12
- Date
- 2012 May 24-27
- Record Type
- Resolution 018-05-12
- Mover
- Mrs. Susan Winn
- Seconder
- The Rt. Rev. Greg Kerr-Wilson
- Text
- That the Council of General Synod encourages the development of a communications strategy for General Synod based on the Communications and Information Resources departmental communications strategy and the five Marks of Mission.
- Friendly Amendment
- The mover and seconder agreed to delete the word “five” from the motion. The amended motion now reads:
- That the Council of General Synod encourages the development of a communications strategy for General Synod based on the Communications and Information Resources departmental communications strategy and the Marks of Mission.
- ADOPTED #018-05-12
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Constitution
- Anglican Church of Canada. Communications and Information Resources Committee
- Anglican Church of Canada. Communications and Information Resources Committee - Membership
- Anglican Church of Canada. Communications and Information Resources Committee - Terms of reference
- Anglican Journal. Board
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Handbook Committee
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES #008-05-13-03 : Revisions to Terms of Reference for CIRC #008-06-13-03
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- Date
- 2013 March 14-17
- Source
- Council of General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 40-03-13
- Date
- 2013 March 14-17
- Record Type
- Resolution 40-03-13
- Mover
- Mrs. Susan Winn
- Seconder
- Chancellor Dr. Randall Fairey
- Prologue
- The report of the Chair, the Rev. Canon Milton Barry, and his letter to the General Secretary regarding the CIRC’s discussion about the Structures Consultation, were noted for information.
- Text
- That the Council of General Synod seek the following revisions to the Terms of Reference for the Communications and Information Resources Committee:
- - Section 1(d) – remove the reference to the library and Ministry Matters.
- - Section 2(b) – remove the sentence, “At the appropriate time in the triennium, the Communications and Information Resources Committee may nominate possible names to the Council of General Synod for membership on the Anglican Journal Board.
- ADOPTED #40-03-13
- Notes
- Note: At the request of the Chancellor, permission was granted by COGS for the inclusion of the above revisions in the report of the Handbook Concerns Working Group.
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Communications and Information Resources Committee - Terms of reference
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Library
- Ministry Matters
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Handbook Concerns Committee
Communications and Information Resources Committee Report #008-01-10-11 [Unofficial]
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- Date
- 2010 November 18-21
- Source
- Council of General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Resolution 07-11-10
- Date
- 2010 November 18-21
- Record Type
- Resolution 07-11-10
- Prologue
- Mr. Sam Carriere, Director of Communications and Information Resources, presented the report. It was noted that in May 2008, Council approved a revised Terms of Reference for the Communications and Information Resources Committee; however, the Terms of Reference had not been forwarded to General Synod 2010 for inclusion in the General Synod Handbook.
- It was proposed:
- Text
- That the Terms of Reference for the Communications and Information Resources Committee, previously adopted by the Council of General Synod but not forwarded to General Synod for inclusion in the Handbook, be referred to the Handbook Concerns Committee.
- ADOPTED BY CONSENSUS #07-11-10
- Notes
- [*The Minutes of the November 2010 Council of General Synod meeting will not be OFFICIAL until they have been adopted at the Spring 2011 meeting.]
- Subjects
- Anglican Church of Canada. Communications and Information Resources Committee - Terms of reference
- Handbook of the General Synod of The Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod. Handbook Concerns Committee
Confirmation of Terms of Reference of Standing Committees
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- Date
- 2013 July 3-7
- Source
- General Synod. Minutes
- Record Type
- Act 14
- Seconder
- The Ven. Dr. Harry Huskins
- Text
- That this General Synod confirm the adoption of changes made by the Council of General Synod to the terms of reference of standing committees: 1. Communications and Information Resources Committee—terms of reference approved by COGS in May 2008, inadvertently not referred to General Synod 2010, referred by COGS in November 2010 to the current Handbook Concerns Committee for action at General Synod 2013 (as contained at page 136 in Appendix B in the current Handbook). 2. Communications and Information Resources Committee—references to “the Anglican Journal Board” in paragraphs 1 e) and 2 b) changed to “the Anglican Journal Committee” by COGS in May 2012. 3. Philanthropy Committee—terms of reference approved by COGS in November 2010 (as contained at page 138 in Appendix B in the current Handbook, with additional changes noted in #4 and #5 below.) 4. Philanthropy Committee—name change from “Philanthropy Committee” to “Resources for Mission Committee” in section 6 of Appendix B)—approved by COGS in March 2011. 5. Resources for Mission Committee—change in the first item in the terms of reference to read: “a) Develop and continue to update a theology of stewardship for the church.”—approved by COGS in November 2012. 6. Anglican Journal—adoption of terms of reference for the new Anglican Journal Committee (to be included as part 7 in Appendix B of the Handbook) and removal of the terms of reference for the former Anglican Journal Corporation (Appendix C in the Handbook)—approved by COGS in November 2011: 7. Anglican Journal Committee The Committee shall: (i) Be the publisher of the Anglican Journal. (ii) Monitor, defend and safeguard the editorial independence of the Anglican Journal. (iii) Support the work of the Anglican Journal staff and advise staff as requested. (iv) Explore and work on areas of mutual interest with the Communications and Information Resources Committee. (v) Produce, publish and distribute a national newspaper of interest to the members of the Anglican Church of Canada, with an independent editorial policy and not being an official voice of or for the church. When expression of opinion conflicts with official church policy, as stated by decisions of the General Synod or the Council of General Synod, the newspaper will, at the same time, carry an explanation by an informed spokesperson of the official position of the church. (vi) Provide a means to distribute diocesan newspapers and other materials as inserts to the national newspaper. (vii) Maintain a data base containing pertinent circulation information that will be available to the national and diocesan offices of the Anglican Church of Canada. (viii) Exercise functions to all committees, namely (a) Develop annual budget proposals (b) Communicate with other committees and groups (c) Report regularly to the Council of General Synod (d) At least once a triennium review its own mandate and review policies governing the various areas of work of the Anglican Journal. 7. Communications and Information Resources—revise terms of reference: Section 1 (d) – remove the reference to the library and Ministry Matters; Section 2 (b) remove the sentence, “At the appropriate time in the triennium, the Communications and Information Resources Committee may nominate possible names to the Council of General Synod for membership on the Anglican Journal Board.”— approved by COGS in March 2013. CARRIED Act 14
- Subjects
- Handbook of the General Synod of The Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. General Synod - Committees - Terms of reference
- Anglican Church of Canada. Anglican Journal Committee - Terms of Reference
- Anglican Church of Canada. Communications and Information Resources Committee - Terms of reference
- Anglican Church of Canada. Philanthropy Committee - Name
- Anglican Church of Canada. Resources for Mission Committee - Name