Scottish Episcopal Church Agenda and Papers General Synod 2017 Scottish Episcopal Church GENERAL SYNOD 2017 Agenda and Papers CONTENTS 1. Agenda and Programme for Synod ........................................................... 1 2. Preliminary Synod Business. .................................................................... 9 Minutes of General Synod Meeting 2016 .............................................. 11 Elections to Provincial Bodies ............................................................... 46 3. Standing Committee Budget Report ....................................................................................... 49 4. Faith and Order Board Marriage: Process Paper ........................................................................ 75 5. Committee on Canons Alterations to Canons – Voting Procedures ............................................ 85 Canons for Second Reading Canon 22, Sections 2 and 3 ................................................................... 86 Canon 31 ................................................................................................ 88 Opinions from Dioceses on Canons for Second Reading ...................... 91 6. Inter-Church Relations Committee Conference of European Churches Membership .................................. 95 Review of EMU Partnership .................................................................. 96 7. Faith and Order Board/Committee on Canons Canon for Second Reading Canon 63, Section 3 .............................................................................. 98 8. Mission Board Moving Forward in Mission .................................................................... 99 Intentional Discipleship and Disciple-Making ....................................... 101 9. Church in Society Committee/Investment Committee Climate Change Action and Fossil Fuel Investments (Joint Report from the Church in Society and Investment Committees) .................................. 105 10. Church in Society Committee Paper for General Synod 2017 ............................................................. 132 11. Administration Board Personnel Committee .......................................................................... 136 PINK PAGES 12. Rules of Order ......................................................................................... 137 13. A Reflection on Morning and Evening Prayer ...................................... 143 14. List of Synod Members. ......................................................................... 144 15. List of SEC Representatives on Other Bodies ..................................... 150 16. Attendance Slip ...................................................................................... 155 17. Travel and Meals Claim Form ................................................................ 157 18. Synod Feedback Form ........................................................................... 159 GENERAL SYNOD 2017 AGENDA AND PROGRAMME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED ALL MEETINGS WILL TAKE PLACE IN ST PAUL’S & ST GEORGE’S CHURCH, YORK PLACE, EDINBURGH A “Freshers’ Meeting” will be held at 09:00 on Thursday 8 June for new members of Synod. Thursday 8 June 2017 10:00 Coffee 10:30 Opening Eucharist at St Paul’s & St George’s Church, including Primus’ Charge Offering to support the work of Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees Constitution of General Synod SESSION ONE: THE MOST REV THE PRIMUS IN THE CHAIR 12:00 Primus: Welcome to delegates and guests During this session Synod members will be invited to introduce themselves to each other in their table groups Preliminary Business (Page 9) Minutes of General Synod 2016 (Page 11) Motion 1: That this Synod approve the minutes of the meeting of the General Synod held on 9-11 June 2016. Elections: (Page 46) Administration Board Membership Institute Council Membership Preliminary Proceedings Committee Membership Clergy Discipline Tribunal Membership Motion 2: That the appointment of the Rev Marjory McPherson as an additional member of the Institute Council for a period of three years be ratified. Motion 3: That the appointment of John Stirling as a member of the Preliminary Proceedings Committee be ratified. 12:45 Lunch 1 SESSION TWO: MS JENNY WHELAN IN THE CHAIR 14:00 Standing Committee – Strategic Direction Budgets and Quota Overview (Page 49) SESSION THREE: THE REV PROF TREVOR HART IN THE CHAIR 14:30 Faith and Order Board Process for discussing alteration to Canon on Marriage (Page 75) Motion 4: That voting in relation to the motion numbered 6 on the agenda be conducted by ballot. Committee on Canons Canons for Second Reading 14:40 Liturgical change Canon 22 – Of Divine Worship and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church (Page 86) Motion 5: That the amended text for Canon 22, Sections 2 and 3 be read for the second time. 14:45 Marriage Canon 31 – Of the Solemnisation of Holy Matrimony (Page 88) Motion 6: That the amended text for Canon 31 be read for the second time. 15:50 Tea SESSION THREE CONTINUED: THE REV PROF TREVOR HART IN THE CHAIR 16:20 Announcement of result of ballot on Motion 6 The following two motions will be proposed only if Canon 31 receives a second reading Motion 7: That the amended text for Appendix 26 be adopted. 2 Motion 8: That the following be adopted as Resolution 1 under Canon 31:- Where a cleric is to be nominated on behalf of the Church to the Registrar General for Scotland for the purpose of solemnising marriages between persons of the same sex, the person to make such nomination shall be the cleric’s diocesan bishop or, in the absence of a diocesan bishop, the dean of the diocese. 17:00 Evening Prayer 19:30 Synod Dinner at the Principal Hotel, 19-21 George Street, Edinburgh Friday 9 June 2017 SESSION FOUR: REV CANON ANNE DYER IN THE CHAIR 09:00 Morning Prayer 09:20 Standing Committee Committee for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults 09:30 Faith and Order Board Greetings from Ecumenical Delegate Rev Dr David P Easton, Chair of the Synod of the Methodist Church in Scotland and of the Shetland Methodist District Inter-Church Relations Committee Proposal to resume membership of the Conference of European Churches (Page 95) Motion 9: That application be made on behalf of the Scottish Episcopal Church for membership of the Conference of European Churches. Review of Episcopal, Methodist, United Reformed Partnership (EMU) (Page 96) Motion 10: That this Synod approve the Proposal for Synods of Spring 2017 regarding the Episcopal, Methodist, United Reformed (EMU) Partnership set out in the Synod Papers. 3 Committee on Canons Canon for Second Reading Canon 63, Section 3 – Of the Office of Lay Representative (Page 98) Motion 11: That the amended text for Canon 63, Section 3 be read for the second time. 10:20 Information and Communication Board 10:45 Coffee SESSION FIVE: THE RIGHT REV THE BISHOP OF MORAY, ROSS AND CAITHNESS IN THE CHAIR 11:15 Mission Board Stories and Statistics Moving Forward in Mission (Page 99) The Anglican Communion paper entitled Intentional Discipleship and disciple-making - An Anglican guide for Christian Life and Formation is enclosed as background information only (Page 101) ??/ 12:00 Church in Society Committee/Investment Committee Climate Change Action and Fossil Fuel Investments (Page 105) Motion 12: That this Synod, conscious of its responsibilities as a Christian Church (a) Calls on all members, congregations and Dioceses to develop approaches consistent with a low carbon economy; (b) Encourages the Church in Society and Investment Committees to work with and as part of the Church Investors Group as a means of informing and setting the Scottish Episcopal Church’s policy on investment in an era of climate change and helping small investors to implement such policies; (c) Seeks to follow the example of other churches by restricting its direct investments in companies deriving over 10% of their revenues from the extraction of thermal coal or tar sands; 4 (d) Asks for an annual meeting with the Scottish Episcopal Church’s Investment Managers, currently Baillie Gifford, at which the means of agreeing any limits to investments in companies with a poor environmental profile and encouraging the use of targets and processes suggested by the Church Investors Group might be discussed; (e) Seeks to put in place a mechanism, which would allow the policy of the Church Investors Group on voting at company meetings, to be put into effect; (f) Encourages the Scottish Episcopal Church Pension Fund Trustees to follow similar approaches. Church in Society Committee Paper on other matters (Page 132) Motion 13: That this Synod take note of the paper from the Church in Society Committee contained in the Synod Papers. 12:45 Lunch SESSION SIX: THE VERY REV ALISON SIMPSON IN THE CHAIR 14:15 Institute Council 15:00 College of Bishops 15:20 Faith and Order Board Liturgy Committee Doctrine Committee Launch of Grosvenor Essay No.13: Clothe Yourselves with Compassion 15:45 Tea SESSION SEVEN: THE RIGHT REV THE BISHOP OF BRECHIN IN THE CHAIR 16:15 Pension Fund Trustees 16:45 Evening Prayer 5 Saturday 10 June 2017 SESSION EIGHT: THE RIGHT REV THE BISHOP OF ARGYLL AND THE ISLES IN THE CHAIR 09:30 Morning Prayer 09:50 Administration Board Personnel Committee (Page 136) Motion 14: That paragraph 6.8 the Digest of Resolutions be altered so that it read as follows:- 6.8 Clergy Personnel Provision The Administration Board shall, on the recommendation of the Personnel Committee, have power to adopt policies,