141st Session (November 2026)

141st Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton
November 7, 2026
Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton

8:00am Registration Opens | 8:50am Synod Convenes | 4:30pm Adjournment

Synod Convening Circular

Forms

• Member Information Survey
• Certification of a Synod Member  |  List of Parish Elected 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 (2028) and/or Provincial Synod (2027)
  • Deadline to submit for the printed ballot is October 31
  • Provincial Synod nominations are for lay and youth delegates only (clergy were already elected)
• Synod Member "In Memoriam" submission form
• Parish prayer vigil template

Other Documentation

• Pre-Synod memo
• 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. 16	Deadline for reports for the convening circular
Sept. 23	Deadline for submitting notices of motion affecting the Synod Constitution or Canons
Oct. 12	Convening circular distribution
Oct. 19 - 29	Greater Chapter meetings Chatham Fredericton Kingston and the Kennebecasis Moncton Saint John St. Andrews Woodstock
Oct. 31	Deadline for nominations to Provincial and General Synods for printed ballot
Oct. 31	Deadline for registration package items

Synod Planning Chairs

Chair: Cheryl Jacobs
Agenda: David Edwards
Arrangements: Susan Dickie
Communications:
Credentials: Susan Jack
Resolutions: David Bell
Technical Support: Peter Jacobs, David Wilson
Worship: