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DESCRIPTION:Zoom link  |  Recordings Playlist (YouTube)\nSynod staff memb
 ers are pleased to offer the Synod Commons - a regular open forum online f
 or clergy\, parish lay officers and staff\, and others who are interested.
 \nSession topics will be announced in advance. Each session will typically
  include a presentation and time for questions (on the topic and\, if time
 \, on any topic). Sessions will be held from 12:10 - 12:55 pm and will be 
 recorded.\nIt's a busy Fall for the Synod Office so we will host the Commo
 ns on the last Tuesday of each of September\, October and November.\n\nOct
 ober 27 - Got questions about the upcoming Synod session\, November 7.\nNo
 vember 24 - TBA\n\nPast Commons Sessions\nSeptember 29: Meet our new Commu
 nications Manager\nAt this week's Synod Commons\, we sat down with Jonatha
 n DesRoches\, the new diocesan Communications Manager\, to get to know him
  and hear his first reflections and observations in the diocese.\nJune 2: 
 The General Synod Pension Plan\nSpecial guest Rekha Menon\, Executive Dire
 ctor of the General Synod Pension Office\, discusses the General Synod Pen
 sion Plan\, with host Ben Bourque\, Diocesan Personnel Officer.\nMay 26: P
 arish Property Matters\nCheryl Jacobs covers synod policies and associated
  application forms for selling\, leasing\, buying or renovating parish pro
 perty. We also hear from two parishes that have recently begun long-term a
 rrangements with daycares\, creating a missional partnership with their co
 mmunities using mostly unused space.\nMay 5: Dinner Church\nShawn Branch g
 ives a brief overview of 'Dinner Church' and talks with the Rev. Harold Bo
 omer\, who launched two dinner church congregations in his region over thr
 ee years ago\, to hear about their experiences.\nApril 28: Safe Church Upd
 ates\nOur Safe Church safeguarding framework is currently undergoing updat
 es. These changes are a result of what has been learned over the years of 
 administering this program\, and to simplify the administration of safegua
 rding at the parish level. Besides some updates to basic content\, revisio
 ns will include a more modular format\, new and modularized training\, and
  a revamped website. Synod Personnel and Safe Church Officer Ben Bourque s
 hares about the changes and timeline.\nApril 7: CRA responsibilities with 
 Treasurer Philip Shepherdson\nMarch 24: Parish annual returns and forms\nA
 nnual returns are due April 15. This session covered the main three elemen
 ts of a return: Annual reports with financial statements\, statistical and
  financial returns (online forms)\, and updating parish officers\, synod d
 elegates\, etc. via DIMS.\nFebruary 24: Synod grants for parishes\nSynod T
 reasurer Philip Shepherdson\, and Director of Mission and Ministry Shawn B
 ranch discuss the grants available from the Synod (and\, in some cases\, t
 he Anglican Foundation of Canada) for parishes with respect to infrastruct
 ure improvement\, innovative ministry or evangelistic endeavours\, and inc
 luding smaller kickstarter missional initiative grants. For more informati
 on and links\, see our Synod Financial Resources for Parishes page.\nFebru
 ary 3: Parish Annual Meetings\nAn overview of parish annual meetings and t
 he annual report presented by the diocesan chancellor\, Canon David Bell. 
 For further reference\, Canon David provides a written summary on conducti
 ng annual meetings on the Parish Annual Meeting resources page.\nDecember 
 2: Small Parish\, Big Impact\nCanon Shawn Branch\, Director of Mission &am
 p\; Ministry\, chats with Cleo Cyr from the Parish of Hammond River about 
 how this small parish is making a big difference in its local community an
 d what we can all learn from their journey. The conversation also highligh
 ts how Shawn gets to come alongside parishes like Hammond River as they li
 sten\, dream\, and respond to what God is doing in their midst.
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