Scottish Episcopal Church GENERAL SYNOD 2020
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Scottish Episcopal Church GENERAL SYNOD 2020 Agenda and Papers CONTENTS 1. Agenda and Programme for Synod ............................................................... 1 2. Preliminary Synod Business. ........................................................................ 5 Minutes of General Synod Meeting 2019 ..................................................... 6 Elections and Appointments to Provincial Bodies ....................................... 42 3. Standing Committee Finance Report .......................................................................................... 49 4. Faith and Order Board Canon 4 Review Group, Consultation on the Election of Bishops ............. 59 5. Safeguarding Committee (Committee for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults) Safeguarding Audit Implementation Progress Report ................................ 64 Safeguarding Policy and Principles ........................................................... 67 6. Standing Committee Report from Standing Committee on Ethical Investment ........................... 73 Interim Report from the Ethical Investment Advisory Group ...................... 75 7. Reports from Conveners ............................................................................ 103 PINK PAGES 8. Rules of Order ............................................................................................. 119 9. List of Synod Members. ............................................................................. 125 10. List of SEC Representatives on Other Bodies ......................................... 129 11. Synod Feedback Form ............................................................................... 133 THIS PAGE IS INTENTIONALLY BLANK GENERAL SYNOD 2020 AGENDA AND PROGRAMME Saturday 5 December 2020 09:00 Welcome and induction 09:30 Opening Eucharist Online offering for the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Together in Unity Appeal for the Anglican Communion Fund Constitution of General Synod 10:15 Break SESSION ONE: THE MOST REV THE PRIMUS IN THE CHAIR 10:30 Primus: Welcome Preliminary Business (Page 5) Appointment of Tellers Motion 1: That Malcolm Bett and Miriam Weibye be appointed as tellers for the meeting. Appointment of Prolocutors Motion 2: That the Rev Canon Simon Mackenzie be appointed as Clerical Prolocutor for the meeting. Motion 3: That the Rev Dr Sophia Marriage be appointed as Clerical Vice-Prolocutor for the meeting. Motion 4: That Dr Nicola Mills be appointed as Lay Prolocutor for the meeting. Motion 5: That Hugh Morison be appointed as Lay Vice- Prolocutor for the meeting. Permission to speak Motion 6: That Alan McLean QC be given permission to speak to Synod. Motion 7: That David Strang be given permission to speak to Synod. 1 If necessary Standing Committee will bring forward additional motions for any others for whom permission to speak to Synod is to be sought. Minutes of General Synod 2019 (Page 6) Motion 8: That this Synod approve the minutes of the meeting of the General Synod held on 6-8 June 2019. Elections (Page 42) Standing Committee Convenership Motion 9: That Bridget Campbell be appointed as Convener of the Standing Committee. Mission Board Convenership Motion 10: That the Very Rev Sarah Murray be appointed as Convener of the Mission Board. Institute Council Convenership Motion 11: That the Rt Rev Anne Dyer be appointed as Convener of the Institute Council. Institute Council Membership Motion 12: That the Rev Marjory McPherson be appointed for a second term on the Institute Council. Administration Board Membership Motion 13: That the Rev Deborah Davison be appointed as a member of the Administration Board Clergy Discipline Tribunal Membership Motion 14: That Fraser Falconer be re-appointed for an additional term on the Clergy Discipline Tribunal. Motion 15: That Susan Horne be re-appointed for an additional term on the Clergy Discipline Tribunal. Motion 16: That the Rev Canon Professor John Richardson be re-appointed for an additional term on the Clergy Discipline Tribunal. Motion 17: That John Whittall be re-appointed for an additional term on the Clergy Discipline Tribunal. 2 Preliminary Proceedings Committee Motion 18: That the appointment by the Standing Committee of Robert Phillips as a member of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee be ratified and that his current term of office continue until General Synod 2024. Pension Fund Chair Motion 19: That the term of office of Richard McIndoe as Chair of the Pension Fund Trustees be extended until General Synod 2021. General Synod Trusteeship Motion 20: That Robert Gordon be appointed as a General Synod Trustee. 11:00 Standing Committee – Accounts, Quota and Strategic Direction Accounts Motion 21: That this Synod accept the Annual Report and Accounts of the General Synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church for the financial year ended 31 December 2019. Discussion in breakout groups Budgets and Quota (Page 49) Motion 22: That this Synod, having examined the proposed budgets for the General Synod for the year 2021, agree to a quota figure of £600,000 for that year. 12:00 Lunch break SESSION TWO: THE MOST REV THE PRIMUS IN THE CHAIR 14:00 Faith and Order Board Review of Canon 4 (Page 59) 14:15 Safeguarding Committee (Committee for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults) Safeguarding Audit Implementation Progress Report (Page 64) Safeguarding Policy and Principles (Page 67) 3 Motion 23: That the Safeguarding Policy: Principles and Commitments set out in the Synod Papers for this Synod meeting be adopted and added at paragraph 1 of the Schedule to Canon 65 in substitution for the Policy Statements and Codes of Good Practice referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of that Schedule and that the remaining paragraphs of the Schedule be renumbered accordingly. 14:40 Administration Board Update on clergy stipends and personnel matters 14:55 Standing Committee Report from Standing Committee on Ethical Investment (Page 73) Interim Report of Ethical Investment Advisory Group (Page 75) 15:20 Church in Society Committee Climate change Motion to be advised 15:40 Youth Presentation 16:00 Report back from Breakout Groups 16:15 Evening Prayer and Confirmation of Acts of Synod 4 Preliminary Business PRELIMINARY BUSINESS 1. Welcome to Members 2. Tellers and Prolocutors The Standing Committee recommends the following appointments: Tellers: Malcolm Bett Miriam Weibye Prolocutors: Clerical Prolocutor: Rev Canon Simon Mackenzie Clerical Vice-Prolocutor: Rev Dr Sophia Marriage Lay Prolocutor: Dr Nicola Mills Lay Vice-Prolocutor: Mr Hugh Morison 3. Assessor The Primus has appointed Professor Nicholas Grier as Assessor 4. Permission to Speak 5. Minutes of General Synod 2019 6. Any Matters Arising from Minutes 7. Elections Standing Committee Convenership Mission Board Convenership Institute Council Convenership Institute Council membership Administration Board membership Clergy Discipline Tribunal membership Preliminary Proceedings Committee membership Pension Fund Chair General Synod Trusteeship 8. Roll Call Online registration 5 Preliminary Business Minutes, General Synod 2019 DRAFT MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE GENERAL SYNOD OF THE SCOTTISH EPISCOPAL CHURCH HELD AT ST PAUL'S & ST GEORGE'S CHURCH EDINBURGH FROM 6-8 JUNE 2019 FRESHERS’ MEETING A meeting was held prior to the start of Synod to introduce new members to the programme and to the Synod's business procedures. OPENING EUCHARIST The Synod was constituted at a celebration of the Eucharist in St Paul's & St George's Church, Edinburgh at 10.30am on Thursday 6 June 2019. The Most Rev Dr Mark Strange, Primus, delivered his charge to the Synod during the Eucharist. Referring to the reading from Isaiah 30, he noted how panic and fear caused those of faith to run away from Jerusalem and the house of God. The prophet urged the people to listen to the voice of the Lord – "this is the way, walk in it". As members engaged with the Synod agenda, the Primus encouraged them to remember that there was no point in asking questions if one was not prepared to seek the answers, to listen to one another and try to walk together on the way. The current time was one of unprecedented political upheaval with the reality of Brexit paralysing UK politics. People had been damaged by Universal Credit, were frightened by UK immigration policies, and young and old were living lonely lives because of social isolation, sexual exploitation and addiction. Increasingly, the Church was servicing food banks that ought not to be required and humankind, as steward of creation, continued to destroy it. The structures of the Church were to serve God, not themselves. As society cried out for reconciliation, fairness and hope, the Scottish Episcopal Church needed to be a church which could offer that but it could only do so if such values were mirrored in the way members treated one another. The Church had a mission to bring the love of God to the lives of others, to care for them, to share faith with them and uphold them because, as Jesus had said, "truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me". During the Eucharist, an offering was taken to support the work of Aberlour Childcare Trust. The offering amounted to £1,117 (excluding Gift Aid). SESSION 1: THE MOST REV THE PRIMUS IN THE CHAIR 1.1 Preliminary Business 1.1.1 Welcome The Primus welcomed all members of Synod including the following delegates representing other churches and faiths: Lieut-Colonel Carol Bailey (Salvation Army), the Rev Dr Grant Barclay (Action