[Magdalen] Our Canadian General Synod

[Lynn Ronkainen]

And  children will lead them....

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On Jul 31, 2019, at 11:27 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:

Actally, the Youth Delegates  posed a huge threat  by their clear and
visible response to the result.  Their pain and anguish as a group was
gut-wrenching and, I think, did much to amplify the voices for change in
the Church  From this has arisen a nucleus of clever and very vocal young
adults who have found a loud voice and will not sit back quietly but hold
feet to the fire.  As one Indigenous priest lamented at a mic, 'Our
children are crying!'

Marion, a pilgrim

On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 12:09 PM Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Perhaps youth delegates were given a taste of involvement because they
> posed no "threat" to the process?
> Did youth delegates mingle with adult laity and clergy during meetings?
> Lynn
> 
> On Jul 31, 2019, at 10:59 AM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
> We votedt in two houses, clergy and laity.  After all, the HoB had had
> their say in making the nominations! of the five candidates! They weree not
> in the building but sequestered at the hotel.  On the fourth ballot, +Linda
> Nichols, now of Huron, formerly of Toronto, won over +Jane Alexander,
> Edmonton, the two left standing.  After the third ballot, a motion for
> further nominations was defeated.  Interestingly, the Youth Delegates had
> face time  beforehand with the five candidates, a privilege Clergy and
> Laity did not receive.
> 
> Marion, a pilgrim
> 
> On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 10:32 AM Roger Stokes via Magdalen <
> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> 
>>> On 31/07/2019 14:44, Marion Thompson wrote:
>>> It used to be two weeks, which allowed for a leisurely pace and some
> free
>>> time, but this has been tightened up.  We travelled to Vancover on
>>> Wednesday morning July 10, and it kicked off in the afternoon with the
>>> opening Eucharist a couple of blocks away at Christ Church Cathedral and
>> a
>>> full session in the evening.  We began each day at 8:30.  Lunch & dinner
>>> were on site (fabulous food!!!).  Finished perhaps by 9, sometimes
> later.
>>> Saturday saw the Primatial election and subsequent Eucharist at the
>>> Cathedral where we also attended the closing Eucharist immediately
> before
>>> the final banquet.  Travel on Wednesday, July 17 -- my ride left for the
>>> airport at 6 a.m.  Gah!
>>> 
>>> I took an hour and a half out to meet with our Gail Edwards,
>> mini-listmeet,
>>> thinking I would be back at the end of an afternoon break.  No, other
>>> things had been sqeezed in so that the break was just starting when I
>>> returned.  It really was that intensive.
>> That is intensive. Does your General Synod meet annually or less often?
>> The C/E Synod meets two or three times a year (but travel is easier for
>> most members than it is in other Provinces). November and February if
>> held) are the inside of a week in London, though not always taking the
>> full week. July is residential at the U|Niversity of York and a more
>> relaxed atmosphere. Legislation is referred to committees between groups
>> of sessions for revision and something like your Marriage Canon would
>> also be referred to the dioceses before Final Approval and submission to
>> Parliament for their agreement, something that comes with being an
>> Established Church.
>>> It was rich, but talk about total immersion!  Of course, not every time
>> has
>>> a Primatial election to fit in.
>> 
>> Is the Primate elected just by the House of Bishops or do the rest of
>> you get to have a say?
>> 
>> Roger
>> 
>> 
>