[Magdalen] AC of C General Synod

[Lynn Ronkainen]

Prayers for safe travel and discernment! May your talents and background be a helping gift to those you work among at GS.  And, may the wind of "the spirit" dwell among all gathered. 
Lynn

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 6, 2016, at 7:45 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:

This has been going on since the 1970's.  So not very quick.

Marion, a pilgrim


> On 7/6/2016 6:27 AM, Roger Stokes wrote:
>> On 06/07/2016 00:31, Marion Thompson wrote:
>> Thursday I'm off bright and early to General Synod running Thursday July 7 to July 12 as a delegate of the Diocese of Toronto.  We will need all the prayers we can get as we wrestle in particular with the Marriage Canon.  Will we see it changed to allow Same-Sex marriage or not and, if so, in what form?  If not, what then?  The two-thirds majority required in each of the three Houses will be a nail-biter, especially as the House of Bishops some months ago issued a statement saying that they were unlikely to pass it.  Also, the Indigenous people would rather opt in if they so choose rather than be expected to accept the colonisers' Canon or opt out. It's going to be a very interesting time, whatever the outcome.
> 
> Good luck
> 
>> If it should pass, it still must pass a final vote in three years at the next General Synod.  A glacial pace, to be sure, but the next few days are really really important to our future.
> 
> For the Church of Ebgland that would be quick.
> 
> Roger