Unfortunate.

Dear editor

I was interested to read your report of the concerns for 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 voiced at the December meeting of the Council of General Synod (COGS These are all the Cogs found in Disney's Toontown Online. Names that are moved forward are leaders of the HQ of that specific Cog type. Bossbots

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) which included "The presence of the Essentials Network, a group of conservative Canadian Anglicans opposed to same-sex blessings," and "The divisive interference from lobby groups who will be renting space in our hotel" I would like to correct some misconceptions Misconceptions is an American sitcom television series for The WB Network for the 2005-2006 season that never aired. It features Jane Leeves, formerly of Frasier, and French Stewart, formerly of 3rd Rock From the Sun. and allay al·lay
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2. some fears.

First, the presence of Anglican Essentials Canada Anglican Essentials Canada is a conservative group within the Anglican Church of Canada created by the coalition of three ministries within the Anglican Church of Canada:

Barnabas Anglican Ministries (British-style Evangelical Anglicans)

at General Synod will be largely that of the Essentials Federation, with input from the Network. Both groups are constituent parts of Essentials and are within the Anglican Church of Canada. The Federation's focus is renewal and repentance within the ACC See adaptive cruise control. while the Network's is to be an option should the Canadian church decide to walk apart from the bulk of the Communion.

Second, it is unfortunate that our defining characteristic was stated as "opposed to same-sex blessings." While this is obviously a focus at this present time, the vision of Essentials is far broader: "To be the theological and spiritual rallying point Noun 1. rallying point - a point or principle on which scattered or opposing groups can come together
point - a brief version of the essential meaning of something; "get to the point"; "he missed the point of the joke"; "life has lost its point" for historic orthodoxy in the Anglican Church of Canada."

Third, the statement that Essentials is a divisive "lobby group renting space in our hotel" is very unfortunate as it sets up a "we/they" attitude towards interest groups that are an integral part of the ACC. Essentials is composed of thousands of loyal Anglicans from coast to coast to coast and we have had a presence at General Synod since 1995.

It would be comforting to CoGS members to know that I and two others of the Essentials Federation had a most profitable meeting with national church staff in late November to ensure clear communication and cooperation between us with respect to arrangements at General Synod. Essentials looks forward to being a positive presence next June and invites all delegates to take part in our pre-Synod event and to visit our display and presentations during Synod.

Rev. Brett Cane

Chair, Essentials Initiative at General

Synod 2007

Winnipeg

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Title Annotation:	LETTERS
Author:	Cane, Brett
Publication:	Anglican Journal
Article Type:	Letter to the editor
Date:	Jan 1, 2007
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