Synod planning starts.

Although it may seem that 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 2001 was just yesterday, planning for General Synod 2004 has started, said General Secretary Jim Boyles.

The General Synod planning committee planning committee n (in local government) → comité m de planificación , which includes Mr. Boyles, Dean Nicholas Parker of St. Paul's

This article refers to the Canadian electoral district, for other uses see Saint Paul (disambiguation), Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul's Church

St. Cathedral in Kamloops, B.C., Canon William Prentice of the diocese of Ottawa and Rev. Stephen Hopkins Stephen Hopkins is the name of several notable people:

Stephen Hopkins (settler) (c. 1582–1644), Mayflower passenger
Stephen Hopkins (politician) (1707–1785), Rhode Island politician and a signatory of the Declaration of Independence

of Niagara, looked at potential synod sites in the diocese of Niagara, which will be hosting the next gathering.

McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. and Brock University in St. Catharines, Ont. were visited, said Mr. Boyles. As a result, General Synod will be held in St. Catharines the first week of June 2004, planners said.

It is likely that this General Synod will include a primatial election since Archbishop Michael Peers, the current primate, will be at retirement age.

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