from March 2nd to 5th
in Toronto and via Zoom

This post provides highlights of each day of the Council of General Synod’s meeting, which is its last scheduled meeting of the quadrennium.  This Council is the executive body of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada.  It meets between the meetings of the General Synod.  The highlights of the three days can be viewed on the Anglican Church of Canada’s website or from downloaded pdfs.  Decisions made by the Council are included in the highlights.

Thursday, March 2nd     website     pdf

Council of General Synod members discuss a new litany for strategic planning work. Photo: Matthew Puddister
The Rev. Louise Peters is in the left foreground.

The agenda for this day included

• opening Eucharist
• Primate’s Remarks
• Community Building
• Green Shoot Moment: Refugee Moment in B.C. and Yukon
• Bible Study based on Acts 8: 26-39
• Dismantling Racism Task Force
• Assembly / General Synod 2023
• 2023-2025 Standing and Coordinating Committees
• General Synod Sessional Committees
• Governance Working Group Housekeeping
• Pension Committee
• Strategic Planning Working Group
• Evening Prayer

Friday, March 3rd     website     pdf

National Indigenous Anglican Archbishop Chris Harper speaks to Council of General Synod. Photo: Matthew Puddister

The agenda for this day included

• Morning prayer
• PWRDF
• General Synod Sessional and Planning Committees
• All-member Discussion
• Gospel-Based Discipleship
• Anglican Council of Indigenous Peoples
• Jubilee Commission
• Reflections and Response
• Consensus Decision-Making Discussion
• Strategic Planning Working Group – Bible Study
• Evening prayer

Saturday, March 4th     website     pdf

The Rev. Karen Egan (left), prolocutor, and Judith Moses, deputy prolocutor, offer their reflections on the 2019-2023 Council of General Synod. Photo: Matthew Puddister

The agenda for this day included

• Morning prayer
• Faith, Worship, and Ministry Committee
• Public Witness for Social and Ecological Justice Committee
• Partners in Mission Committee
• Anglican Award of Merit Committee
• Bible Study – John 4: 1-30
• Anglican Consultative Council
• Message to next Council of General Synod
• Reflections from Prolocuter and Deputy Prolocuter
• Evening prayer
• Celebration and Evening Social

Sunday, March 5th     website     pdf

Archbishop Linda Nicholls, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, delivers closing remarks to Council of General Synod. At far left is General Secretary Alan Perry, while Chancellor David Jones can be seen in the background at far right. The Rev. Karen Egan, prolocutor, is seated behind the primate. Photo: Matthew Puddister

The agenda for this day included

• Orders of the Day
• General Secretary’s Report
• Partner Reflections
• Eucharist
• Primate’s Commission
• Gathering up the Threads Included in the appreciations was the contributions of the Rev. Louise Peters in weaving worship in and out of the Council’s work.

• Closing Remarks and Prayer