General Synod

February 2010 Group of Sessions

All reports should be available through the Church of England website.

Expected Agenda

Monday 8 February

• Introductions
• Business Committee report
• Report on progress on Women Bishops legislation
• Questions

Tuesday 9 February

• Amending Canon 29
• Ecclesiastical Fees
• MIssion and Pastoral Measure (consolidation measure)
• Care of Cathedrals draft measure for revision
• Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Measure - codes of practice for aproval
• Presidential Address
• Clergy Pensions - proposed scheme changes
• Clergy Pensions - ill health retirement
• General Synod Elections 2010
• Mission Shaped Church

Wednesday 10 February

• TV Coverage of Religious and Ethical Issues
• Report of Standing Orders Committee
• Anglican Church in North America
• Military Chaplaincy
• Additional Weekday Lectionary etc
• Confidence in the Bible

Thursday 11 February

• Address by President and Vice-President of Methodist Conference
• Fresh Expressions
• Report on realizing the potential of Church Buildings (Bread out of Millstones)
• Repair of Church Buildings
• Report on Children and Young people in the Church (Going for Growth)
• Parity of Pensions for Surviving Civil Partners
• Mission and Pastoral Measure
• Care of Cathedrals Measure
• Violent Computer Games

Friday 12 Febuary

• Compatibility of Science and Christian Belief
• Deanery Synods (enhancing their role)
• Farewells
• Prorogation