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14. The Rev Frank Gee asked -
Noting that the President should not be asked to give legal advice -
(a) Was advice given by the Diocesan Secretary to the Council of the Anglican Counselling Centre about the legal status of the resolutions of Standing Committee concerning the ACC, viz,…
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10. The Rev Gary Nelson asked -
(a) Is Synod able to obtain or have the means of obtaining, the actual readership of the Southern Cross rather than how many are distributed?
(b) What is the cost for publication of the Southern Cross newspaper and quarterly?
(c) What means does Synod have…
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Survey in relation to baptism, confirmation and admission
41. The Rev Gordon Boughton asked –
Has there been any survey of the practice of infant baptism, adult baptism, confirmation, admission to the Anglican community in the Sydney Diocese, whether parochial units or chaplaincies and others…
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23. The Rev Gwilym Henry-Edwards asked -
With reference to item 9.5 Child Protection and for the need to ensure that appropriate people are appointed to leadership positions in the church, I have a question to ask about the Confidential Questionnaire for Ordination Candidacy or Licensing.
(…
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2. The Rev Ian Crooks asked -
Of the 7 women deacons in full-time parish ministry in the Diocese mentioned in question 2 answered on 12 October, how many receive a full-time stipend?
To which the Archbishop replied.
I am informed the answer is 7.
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3. The Rev Ian Millican asked -
In a recent survey of 992 born again Christians in the US, the Barna Organisation found that 43% accepted Jesus Christ before their 13th birthday. Further, 50% of Christians who embraced Christ before their teen years were led to Christ by their parents. If these…
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Children’s ministry
6. The Rev Ian Millican asked -
U.S research suggested that a significant percentage of born-again Christians accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour before their 13th birthday, and that half of those Christians who embraced Christ before their teen years were led…
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9. The Rev Ian Millican asked -
(a) In light of the first of our fourfold policies, that is to call upon God for an outpouring of His Spirit, what action is the Archbishop taking, or encouraging parishes and other diocesan organisations to take, in respect of the Gay Games to be held in this…
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2. The Rev Ian Millican asked -
Last year Synod passed resolution 14/03 whereby it requested "every parish, provisional parish, Anglican school and Diocesan organisation within the Sydney Diocese to transfer their main cheque account facility and deposits to the Glebe Income Accounts by 31 March…
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8. The Rev Ian Millican asked -
(a) How many parishes in the Diocese now have cheque accounts with the Glebe Income Accounts? How does this compare with 12 months ago?
(b) How much is invested with the Glebe Board, in any accounts, by parishes within this Diocese? What percentage of the…
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Glebe Income Accounts
5. The Rev Ian Millican asked -
By resolution 14/03, by which the Synod requested that every parish, provisional parish, Anglican school and Diocesan organisation within the Sydney Diocese to transfer their main cheque account facility and deposits to the Glebe Income…
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7. The Rev Ian Millican asked -
The Rev Ian Millican asked –
(a) How many students are currently enrolled in Moore College?
(b) How many of the students in Question 1 are currently Anglican candidates?
(c) Of the Anglican candidates in Question 2, how many are catechists in churches…
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11. The Rev Jacinth Myles asked -
(a) How many men and how many women were ordained as deacons between 1989 and 1994 inclusive?
(b) How many of these men have since been ordained as priests?
(c) How many of these priests have not become rectors or curates-in-charge?
To which the…
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Anglicare chaplaincies
35. The Rev Jacinth Myles asked –
How much did Anglicare request from the Synod allocation ordinance for chaplaincy?
Will Anglicare be making any cuts to chaplaincy services, and if so in which locations and what will be the extent of the reductions?
To which…
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The Rev John McIntyre asked -
In the Diocese of Sydney, how many men ordained as priests are not currently rectors of a parish?
To which the President replied -
There are currently 396 men ordained as priests who are not currently rectors of a parish, including chaplains, assistant…
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New Capital Project
31. The Rev Laurie Davies asked –
In the adoption and promotion of the modelling used in the New Capital Project to assess parishes –
what Biblical and/or theological foundations – e.g. Bible teaching, propositions, texts, doctrines, referral to Moore Theological…
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SDS News
32. The Rev Laurie Davies asked –
With reference to the publication SDS News –
what is the cost of printing each edition?
what is the cost of mailing each edition?
what is the source of funding for the publication?
what would be the cost of publishing each edition on the…
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Special Religious Education
30. The Rev Laurie Davies asked –
In the instance of a church without property being established within the bounds of an existing parish, and at any time becoming involved in SRE in a school, or schools, located within the bounds of the existing parish -
Who…
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11. The Rev Lindsay Johnstone asked -
Did the President in his Presidential Address 1998 intend us to understand that in the event of the Diocese passing an Ordinance authorising the ordination of women to the priesthood, one consequence would be that he would not refuse to ordain women to the…
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8. The Rev Lindsay Johnstone asked -
(a) Within available knowledge has the diocese (or a diocesan insurance policy) ever paid compensation to a victim of alleged sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, child abuse or paedophilia in lieu of the continuation of legal action against…
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10. The Rev Maxwell Bonner asked -
(a) In the light of the nature of the worldwide publicity received by the actor Hugh Grant this year, why did the September issue of the Southern Cross newspaper publish a review of his M rated film "Nine Months" and, on the front page, further draw attention…
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19. The Rev Paul Cohen asked -
(a) Does the Standing Committee have the power to refuse access by the Synod or Synod members to reports received by it?
(b) How many times has (and which reports were they) the Standing Committee refused access to the Synod or Synod members a report received…
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28. The Rev Peter Ellem asked -
(a) Are there any plans to increase the number of chaplains working in the Professional Standards Unit?
(b) Has anyone been appointed to facilitate the Care & Assistance Scheme, if not, when might an appointment be expected?
(c) Are there any plans to…
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26. The Rev Peter Kurti asked -
In light of the publication of The Windsor Report 2004, what priority will the Archbishop give, both at home and abroad, to encouraging acceptance of the recommendations to the Lambeth Commission on Communion, especially the recommendation that the adoption of so-…
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9. The Rev Peter Robinson asked -
Under what head of power did Standing Committee initiate and then conduct its enquiry into the Anglican Counselling Centre?
To which the President replied -
The power of the Standing Committee to initiate and conduct its enquiry into the Anglican…