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Full summary with links to all papers and audio feeds for each session
Shorter summary (suitable for parish mags etc) without links
The February 2011 Group of Sessions finished on Wednesday 9th February 2011.
View a press release about the February Synod here. It was issued before the group of sessions took place.
View the official summary of the business transacted at Synod in the Business Done.
GS 1812 Full Synod Agenda
The Order Papers give a detailed description of the actual items, together with amendments, which were considered by Synod on each day.
Order Paper I - Monday 7th February
Order Paper II - Tuesday 8th February
Order Paper III - Wednesday 9th February
Papers for the Synod are listed below in item order as they appear in the agenda.
Agenda Item 4 Christian Aid Report: Poverty - We're All in this Together
Agenda Item 5 GS 1817 Business Committee Report
Agenda item 10 GS 1815 Challenges for the New Quinquennium
Agenda item 11 GS 1821 Appointment of the Chair of the Business Committee
Agenda item 12 GS 1820 Appointment of the Clerk to the Synod
Agenda item 14 GS 1813 Parochial Fees Policy
Agenda item 15 GS Misc 960 House of Bishops statement on marriage after divorce and the ordained ministry
Agenda item 16 GS 1816A Common Worship Baptism Provision (Liverpool DSM) GS 1816B Common Worship Baptism Provision (Note from the Secretary General)
Agenda items 17 & 18 GS 1818 Briefing paper by FOAG on ARCIC II - Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ GS Misc 872 FOAG Essays on ARCIC II - Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ ARCIC II - Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ (original text)
Agenda item 500 GS 1814 Draft Clergy Discipline (Amendment) Measure GS 1814X Explanatory Memorandum
Agenda item 501 GS 1808 Amending Code of Practice under Clergy Discipline Measure GS 1808X Explanatory Memorandum
Other Synod background papers (GS Misc and others) GS Misc 970 Dioceses Commission: Guide to the Review Report No 2 GS Misc 971 Anglican Communion Covenant: Reference to Diocesan Synods GS Misc 972: Affirming Our Common Humanity GS Misc 974 Faith, Work and Economic Life GS Misc 974B Faith, Work and Economic Life (Resources) GS Misc 977 Central Stipends Authority report (38th) GS Misc 979 Ordinariate: Questions and Answers
Notice Papers
These papers are distributed before and after Synod and provide all kinds of information about the business in hand, as well as practical notices about security, catering and other domestic issues.
First Notice Paper Second Notice Paper Third Notice Paper Fourth Notice Paper Fifth Notice Paper Sixth Notice Paper Seventh Notice Paper Eighth Notice Paper Ninth Notice Paper Tenth Notice Paper Eleventh Notice Paper Questions Notice Paper