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In other news, Council of General Synod The General Synod is the title of the governing body of some church organizations. Church of England
In the Church of England, General Synod was instituted in 1970 and is the culmination of a process of rediscovering self-government for the Church of England that had
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* approved a motion asking officers of General Synod, "in consultation with staff, to ascertain present and future needs for office space for the national church and to make specific recommendations" at the March 2007 meeting of CoGS "regarding the use of the present site or the advisability of moving to a new location." Archdeacon Dennis Drainville Dennis Paul Drainville (born February 20, 1954 in Joliette, Quebec) is a Canadian priest and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1993, and later taught Humanities and History for 12 years at the Cegep College de la Gaspesie et des Iles. , of the diocese of Quebec, moved the motion, stating as rationale complaints from staff about conditions at the new offices at 80 Hayden St. "The group will simply study the issue. No decisions are being made," he said;

* approved a motion from the house of bishops to amend the guidelines for electing a primate, giving potential nominees more time to think, pray and consult;

* approved a motion from the Council of the North requesting that a representative from its group be appointed to the national church's task force on governance. The Council--a grouping of dioceses supported with mission funds from the national church--has expressed concern about how decisions are being made about its future by the task force without the group's input. Archbishop Caleb Lawrence, co-chair of the Council and a member of COGS, was subsequently added as a new member of the task force;

* endorsed the finalizing of the merger of the pension plans of General Synod (the national office of the Anglican Church of Canada) and the diocese of Montreal Of Montreal is an American indie pop band formed in Athens, Georgia, fronted by Kevin Barnes. It was among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company. ;

* heard that the board of directors of the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF PWRDF Primate's World Relief and Development Fund ) reported to CoGS that it has agreed to extend its HIV-AIDS campaign, Partnership for Life, beyond Dec. 31, 2006, as an education and fundraising initiative. This decision came after PWRDF surpassed its goal of raising $1 million in three years for the initiative.

* called upon the Canadian government to support as its priority the draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly during its 61st session at UN Headquarters in New York City on 13 September 2007. , and its adoption by the General Assembly before the end of 2006. The Anglican Council for Indigenous Peoples (ACIP ACIP Cardiology A clinical trial–Asymptomatic Cardiac Ischemia Pilot Study that evaluated 3 therapeutic strategies2 for ↓ myocardial ischemia during exercise testing. ) requested action on the UN declaration.
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Title Annotation:COUNCIL OF GENERAL SYNOD
Publication:Anglican Journal
Date:Dec 1, 2006
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