139th Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton
November 2, 2024
Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton
8:00am Registration Opens | 8:50am Synod Convenes | 4:30pm Adjournment
Synod Convening Circular
Forms
- Member Attendance Survey
- Please let us know if you are attending Synod and tell us if you require special accommodation (e.g., accessibility or dietary), you are a first time attendee, a parish substitute attending in place of a delegate, and whether you need a printed copy of the circular.
- Certification of a Synod Member | List of Parish Lay Delegates and Substitutes
- Drafting a Resolution
- Any member of the Diocesan Synod can get a motion before Synod so long as it relates to the temporal concerns of the diocese. Please assist the Resolutions Committee in processing your motion by sending it in early rather than just before synod.
- Nomination to General Synod (2025) and/or Provincial Synod (2027)
- Deadline to submit for the printed ballot is October 26
- Synod Member "In Memoriam" submission form
- Parish prayer vigil template
Other Documentation
- Pre-Synod memo (May 30, 2024)
- Canon 2 - The Business of Synod
- Constitution - Sections 3-4 - Members of the Synod
- Policy B2 - Responsibilities of a Member of Synod
Synod Planning timeline
| Sept. 10 | Deadline for reports for the convening circular |
| Sept. 20 | Deadline for submitting notices of motion affecting the Synod Constitution or Canons |
| Oct. 10 | Convening circular distribution |
| Oct. 15 - 26 | Greater Chapter meetings Chatham - October 26 @ 10:00 am, St. Andrew's (Newcastle), Miramichi Fredericton - October 16 @ 6:30 pm, Christ Church (Parish), Fredericton Kingston and the Kennebecasis - October 21 @ 7:00 pm, St. Paul's, Hampton Moncton - October 24 @ 7:00 pm, St. John the Baptist, Riverview Saint John - October 17 @ 6:30 pm, St. Luke's, Main St. St. Andrews - October 18 @ 6:00 pm, St. Margaret's, Musquash Woodstock - October 23 @ 7:00 pm, Good Shepherd, Florenceville-Bristol |
| Oct. 26 | Deadline for nominations to Provincial and General Synods for printed ballot |
| Oct. 28 | Deadline for registration package items |
Synod Planning Chairs
Chair: David Peer
Agenda: David Edwards
Communications: Gisele McKnight
Credentials: Cheryl Jacobs
Nominating: Robert Taylor
Resolutions: David Bell
Technical Support: Peter Jacobs, David Wilson
Worship: Geoffrey Hall
Arrangements and Administrative Support: Synod staff