Standing Committee's Report to the Synod

The Standing Committee's Report to the Synod, including special reports and explanatory statements and bills for ordinances, will be printed in book form, as in past years, and circulated to members of the Synod in mid-September. However, the report and other documents will be available on the internet on or about Monday 7 August 2000.

The special reports deal with the following matters -

Anglican Counselling Centre (41/99)

Anglicare and other chaplains in the Diocese of Sydney, Placement of
Clerical Tenure (38/99)

Cross Cultural Ministry (13/99) and Georges River region to be declared "missionary region" 23/99)

Establishment of Congregations as parishes (34/99)

Ordinances passed since last report

Parochial Cost Recoveries for 2001

Restricted licensing of women priests and theological objections to the ordination of women to the priesthood

Retirement Housing for Clergy (4/94)

Stipends, Allowances and Benefits (8/99)

Training of Clergy (26/99)

Weekend meetings of the Synod (40/99)

A number of Synod members have asked specifically for information about the Standing Committee's decisions concerning the Anglican Counselling Centre. For this reason I enclose a copy of the special report Anglican Counselling Centre (41/99).

Kind regards.

MARK PAYNE