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
So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at harvest time, if we do not give up.
So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all,
and especially for those of the family of faith.
Galatians 6:9-10
Convening Circular
- Part 1 (printed copies will be distributed at Greater Chapter meetings)
- Part 2
- Appendices
- Table of Contents
Forms
- Member Information Survey - available
- Certification of a Synod Member | List of Parish Elected Lay Delegates and Substitutes
- Getting a Motion before the Synod | Resolution (Motion) Template
- 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 elected at the 139th session)
- Synod Member "In Memoriam" submission form
Other Documentation
- Initial Memo to Synod Delegates and Substitutes (June 3, 2026)
- 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. 17 | Convening circular distribution |
| Oct. 19 - 29 | Greater Chapter meetings St. Andrews - October 19, 6:30pm - St. Mark, St. George Chatham - October 20, 6:00pm - St. Mary, Chatham Saint John - October 21, 6:00 pm - St. Luke, Saint John Moncton - October 22, 7:00pm - St. John the Baptist, Riverview Woodstock - October 26, 5:00pm (supper) - St. Luke, Woodstock Kingston and the Kennebecasis - October 28, 7:00pm - St. Paul, Hampton Fredericton - October 29, 6:30pm - St. John the Evangelist, Fredericton |
| 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, Shawn Branch
Arrangements: Susan Dickie
Communications: Jonathan DesRoches
Credentials: Susan Jack
Nominating: Robert Taylor
Resolutions: David Bell
Technical Support: Peter Jacobs, David Wilson
Worship: Paul Ranson