Synod Newsletter

Convening Circular

The Convening Circular of the 160th Regular Session of Synod is now available on our Synod page:

Section A – Notice of Meeting, general information, etc.
Section B – Diocesan Council’s Report to Synod
Affordable Housing (starting on page 74)
Diocesan Environmental Plan and Single-Use P lastics (starting on page 76)
Section C – Financial Report for 2020, Financial Statements for the Incorporated Synod and Financial Statements for the Cemetery Fund
Section D – Priorities and Plans and Budget for 2022
Section E – Assessment Rate for 2022
Section F – Constitution and Canons Committee

Read the Convening Circular

Upcoming Pre-Synod Meetings

Area Pre-Synod meetings are fast approaching. Here is everything you need to know before the event starts:

You will not need to pre-register - On the day of your Area event, you'll have to log into our online event portal and watch the live session.

Area Pre-Synod meetings will be virtual. To ensure the safety of members of Synod, diocesan staff and event organizers, Area Pre-Synod meetings will be livestreamed.

Download our Pre-Synod manual. We have prepared a manual with important information for your Area Pre-Synod meeting covering the following topics:
Joining the online event portal
Basic interface commands
Voting
Q&A sessions

Voting will be electronic. We have partnered with Data on the Spot to provide a secure and seamless electronic voting for Area Representatives for Diocesan Council. DOTS will send your voting credentials (Elector ID and Password) via email from credentials@dataonthespot.com. These credentials will be used to cast your votes during the Area elections to Diocesan Council. Lay Members of Synod that are unable to attend the virtual session should pass along their credentials to their acting Substitute Member.

Feel free to visit the online portal between now and the meeting. However, if multiple people try to access it at the same time, you may get an error message. The online portal will be open 30 minutes prior to the start time of your Are Pre-synod Meeting.

Q&A

Thank you for submitting your questions. Here are the questions we answered since our last newsletter. Previous Q&As are available in the 2021 Regular Synod webpage:

VOTING

Q: We were considering watching and participating together in the church hall, but I wonder how that might effect voting? Would everyone need to be signed in separately to vote?

A: Multiple people watching Synod together on one large screen will not impact voting, provided each voter uses their device (phone, iPad/tablet, etc.) to cast their vote when the time comes.

Read previous Q&As

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.

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