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Report of Proceedings 2017 General Synod Report of Proceedings 2017 General Synod February group of sessions Volume 48, No. 1 Officers of the General Synod Presidents The Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of York Prolocutors of the Lower Houses of the Convocations Canterbury York The Revd Canon Simon Butler The Ven. Cherry Vann The House of Laity Chair Vice-Chair Canon Dr James Harrison Canon Elizabeth Paver Secretary General Mr William Nye LVO Clerk to the Synod Chief Legal Adviser & Registrar Dr Jacqui Philips Mr Stephen Slack Secretary to the House of Bishops Legislative Counsel Mr William Nye LVO Mr Christopher Packer Secretary to the House of Clergy Deputy Legal Adviser Mr Jonathan Neil-Smith The Revd Alexander McGregor Secretary to the House of Laity Mr Nicholas Hills Officers of the Convocations Synodical Secretary of the Convocation of Canterbury Revd Stephen Trott Registrar Mr Stephen Slack Synodical Secretary of the Convocation of York The Ven. Alan Wolstencroft Registrar Ms Caroline Mockford CONTENTS Full Synod: First Day (Monday 13 February) Welcome ....................................................................................................................................................... 1 Report by the Business Committee (GS 2043) ............................................................................................. 2 Revised Date of groups of sessions in 2018............................................................................................... 11 Dates of groups of sessions in 2019-2020 .................................................................................................. 15 Anniversary of the Reformation (GS 2044) ................................................................................................. 16 Presidential Address ................................................................................................................................... 32 Questions .................................................................................................................................................... 38 Second Day (Tuesday 14 February) Farewell To The First Church Estates Commissioner .............................................................................. 101 Preliminaries To Marriage (GS 2045A and GS 2045B) ............................................................................ 108 Draft Mission and Pastoral Etc. (Amendment) Measure (GS 2014B)....................................................... 127 Draft Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction and Care of Churches Measure (GS 2031A) ......................................... 133 Draft Legislative Reform Measure (GS 2027A) ........................................................................................ 139 Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Measure (GS 2030) ..................................................................................... 146 Draft Pensions (Pre-Consolidation) Measure (GS 2032A) ....................................................................... 148 Draft Church Representation, Ecumenical Relations and Ministers Measure (GS 2046) ........................ 151 Draft Amending Canon No. 38 (GS 2047) ................................................................................................ 168 The Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (GS 2048) .................... 175 The Church of England Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (GS 2049) ....................................... 194 The Safeguarding (Clergy Risk Assessment) Regulations 2016 (GS 2050) ............................................ 199 Draft Amending Canon No. 36 (GS 2029A) .............................................................................................. 218 Draft Amending Canon No. 37 (GS 2029AA) ........................................................................................... 218 Third Day (Wednesday 15 February) Creation of Suffragan See For the Diocese of Leicester (GS 2052)......................................................... 224 Appointment to the Archbishops’ Council (GS 2053) ............................................................................... 229 Fixed Odds Betting Terminals: Reduction of Maximum Stake (GS 2054A and GS 2054B) .................... 232 Draft Amending Canon No. 36 (GS 2029A) .............................................................................................. 244 Draft Amending Canon No. 37 (GS 2029AA) ........................................................................................... 244 Marriage and Same Sex Relationships After the Shared Conversations: Introduction by the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Bishops’ Reflection Group on Sexuality ........................................................................ 253 Marriage and Same Sex Relationships After the Shared Conversations: A Report from the House of Bishops (GS 2055) .................................................................................................................................... 262 Fourth Day (Thursday 16 February) Farewell to the Bishop of London ............................................................................................................. 301 Address From The Most Revd Dr Josiah Atkins Idowu-Fearon, The Secretary General of The Anglican Communion ............................................................................................................................................... 306 Setting God’s People Free: Report from the Archbishops’ Council (GS 2056) ........................................ 314 Mission and Administration (GS 2057A and GS 2057B) .......................................................................... 343 Prorogation ................................................................................................................................................ 357 Full Synod: First Day Monday 13 February 2017 THE CHAIR The Archbishop of Canterbury (Most Revd & Rt Hon Dr Justin Welby) took the Chair at 3.01 pm. The Chair: You are very welcome this afternoon. It is wonderful to be here again. We remain standing for the Revd Michael Gisbourne to lead our opening worship. I would also like to refer you to the Community of St Anselm who are leading the continuous praying presence throughout the group of sessions. Also, just to say that the Archbishop Bishop of York is not here this afternoon because he is officiating at the funeral of a girl in York and so please remember him and, above all, their family in your prayers this afternoon. Revd Michael Gisbourne (Chaplain to the General Synod) led the Synod in an act of worship. WELCOME The Chair: In a moment, I am going to read out the names of the new members of the Synod. Please, would they stand in their places when I mention their names and remain standing so that we can greet them all with applause at the end. The new members are: the Revd James Hollingsworth replacing the Revd John Chitham from Chichester; the Revd Dr Mark Bratton replacing the Revd Ruth Walker from Coventry; the Revd Bill Braviner replacing the Revd Dr John Bellamy from Durham; the Revd Catherine Blair replacing the Revd Canon Karen Hutchinson from Guildford; the Revd Canon James Allison replacing the Revd Canon Jonathan Clark from Leeds; the Revd Duncan Dormer replacing the Revd Canon (now Rt Revd) Mark Tanner, Universities and TEIs; Sarah Maxfield-Phillips replacing Alexandra Podd, Church of England Youth Council; Edward Cox replacing Elliot Swattridge, Church of England Youth Council. May we greet them all. My instructions are to say to you, this is about Bishops attending during a vacancy in see and this is what I have to say to you. There are, strictly speaking, no Bishops attending during a vacancy in see. However, the Rt Revd Richard Blackburn, Bishop of Warrington, is acting Bishop of Sodor and Man. I just cannot quite work that one out, but there it is. He is, in fact, attending in his own right as an elected suffragan and, therefore, has the right to vote in that capacity. “He may not vote 1 twice”. Richard, you are very welcome, with both hats on. That concludes this item of business. THE CHAIR The Bishop of Newcastle (Rt Revd Christine Hardman) took the Chair at 3.16 pm. REPORT BY THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE (GS 2043) The Chair: Brothers and sisters, we now come to Item 2 on our Agenda. You are going to need the paper GS 2043 and I now call upon the Chair of the Business Committee to introduce this item. You may speak for up to ten minutes. Revd Canon Sue Booys (Oxford): I beg to move: ‘That the Synod do take note of this Report.’ And there are still two of me. Welcome to the Business Committee Report. It has been quite a long week in the Church of England and longer for some of you than for me. Now that we are here I trust that we are come to take counsel, whatever way we can, in order that we may continue to learn together ways we might live in mutual love and respect, focused on God’s Kingdom. I am sure that many of you are thinking right now how facile that sounds—words are cheap—but in truth we all know that the actions and conversations that make these words a reality are costly and at the deepest level. I have no doubt that this will be a costly group of sessions for everyone and I want to thank you in anticipation and assure you of my prayers and those of the Community of St Anselm who will be praying for us throughout this week. I am grateful to them and to Michael Gisbourne, especially for that masterly leading of our opening worship, for ensuring that we are enabled to
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