May 11, 2009 CoGS will not ask General Synod 2010 to amend the marriage canon

Council of General Synod (CoGS) wrestled with the blessing of same-sex unions and marriage when it met here May 8 to 10 and in the end decided not to ask General Synod 2010 to amend the marriage canon to allow for the marriage of same-sex couples.

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May 10, 2009 Council of General Synod gets Vision 2019 update

Mississauga, Ont. The Vision 2019 Task Force has unveiled some of its marketing strategy for encouraging Anglicans across the country to participate in a project to “help dream, discern and decide” what the church should be by...

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May 10, 2009 Council of General Synod - News in brief

CoGS elects deputy prolocutor Harry Huskins, executive archdeacon of the diocese of Algoma, was elected deputy prolocutor on the sixth ballot. The election became necessary after Stephen Andrews resigned from his position as prolocutor when he was elected Bishop of Algoma in October. Canon Robert Falby of the diocese of Toronto, who was deputy prolocutor, was consequently named prolocutor, leaving vacant the deputy’s position. (The prolocutor assists the primate and general secretary.)

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April 1, 2009 CoGS gets funds for May meeting

The spring meeting of Council of General Synod (CoGS), which was nearly cancelled due to a lack of funds, will take place as planned May 8 to 10, dealing with a wide range of issues as it prepares for General Synod in June 2010.

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March 4, 2009 Council of General Synod receives funds for May meeting

The spring meeting of Council of General Synod (CoGS), which was nearly cancelled due to a lack of funds, will take place as planned in May, dealing with a wide range of issues as it prepares for General Synod in June 2010. CoGS will meet May 8 to 10 at Queen of the Apostles retreat centre in Mississauga, Ont.

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February 4, 2009 CoGS repeats request for funds for May meeting

Citing crucial church issues that need to be dealt with, the officers of General Synod have instructed Archdeacon Michael Pollesel, general secretary, to reiterate the request made last fall by the Council of General Synod (CoGS) for dioceses to contribute at least $2,000 each to cover the cost of the governing body’s meeting in May.

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January 5, 2009 CoGS in brief

In other news, the Council of  General Synod (CoGS): listened to a report about the work of the Youth Initiatives Task Force and passed a resolution stating that the group, to be renamed the Youth Initiatives Working Group,...

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January 5, 2009 ‘Feeling the winds of God’ theme for General Synod 2010

The Council of General Synod (CoGS) has approved the theme, “Feeling the Winds of God – charting a new course” as the theme for the next General Synod, scheduled June 4 to 10, 2010 in Halifax. At its fall meeting, CoGS also...

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January 5, 2009 Philanthropy department develops ambitious stewardship plan

The Council of General Synod (CoGS) has endorsed “in principle” the newly-created department of philanthropy’s plan to help the Anglican Church of Canada achieve “financial equilibrium” through fundraising efforts that will emphasize giving as “a faithful expression of Christian vocation.”

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December 12, 2008 General Synod and CoGS membership to be reduced?

The Governance Working Group (GWG) will be “testing the will” of the 2010 General Synod in terms of reducing its membership, currently at 302. The GWG is also proposing that General Synod change the way it determines entitlement to additional members – from number of licensed clergy to “average weekly attendance in the diocese (excluding weddings and funerals).”

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