Call for expressions of interest to serve on
Synod Council or one of its Committees
The Nominating Committee is issuing a call for expressions of interest from people across the Diocese who would like to serve on the Synod Council or one of its Committees should Synod approve the Governance Pilot Project. 
 
The Synod Council would be an amalgamation of the Diocesan Council and the Executive Board. The Synod Council would generally exercise the executive powers of the Synod between sessions except those of a legislative character.
 
The Committees include:
  • Finance – provide financial and technology oversight.
  • Property – consider and make recommendations to parishes regarding their proposed significant capital projects and renovations and report on the same to Synod Council.
  • Human Resources – provide oversight support to the Synod Council on personnel policies and practices including succession planning, compensation and recruitment practices.
  • Risk & Governance – assist in identifying, mitigating, managing and accepting risk and assessing and ensuring appropriate governance structures of the Diocese are operating effectively. The Committee also reports on the disposition of real property, gifts, requests for grants, trusts, and major alterations to church property, fulfilling the statutory requirement for particular fiduciary oversight in some issues.
 
If you are interested or would like to nominate someone, please complete the Nomination Form and submit it to the Secretary of Synod at pboisvert@toronto.anglican.ca before October 20, 2021.
 
To learn more about the new governance proposal, see:
 
To learn more about the original governance proposal, see:
Q&A
PRE-REGISTRATION
Q: Is pre-registration required to attend the Area Pre-Synod meeting?
A: No, you will not need to pre-register. On Oct. 23, you will have to log into our online event portal (password: PreSynod) and watch the live session. The online event portal will be open 30 minutes before the start time of each Area Pre-Synod meeting. For more information about the Pre-Synod meetings, please refer to our Pre-Synod Manual.
 
LISTS OF MEMBERS OF SYNOD
Q: My name is not on the list of members of Synod. Who do I contact?
A: If you are a member of Synod and your name is not listed on the 2021 Regular Synod page under the List of Synod Members, please get in touch with Livia Assuncao as soon as possible.
 
VOTING CREDENTIALS
Q: Will there be different credentials for Synod in November?
A: No, credentials for voting will not change from Pre-Synod to Synod. However, Data on the Spot will resend voting credentials to members closer to Synod in November.
We hope you have found this newsletter helpful. Another newsletter will be sent to you soon. In the meantime, send us your questions about 2021 Regular Synod and we will do our best to answer it in our next newsletter.
We extend our thanks to
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