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Diocesan Synod19 October 2019The Hayward Theatre, Kings school, Ely

Ely Diocesan Synod - AgendaItem One Coffee and Kigali Choir to sing

Item Two Eucharist: Bishop of Huntingdon presiding, Licensing of Revd Phil Marsh and Revd Mark Rodel

Item Three Welcome and notices

Item Four Minutes and matters arising

Item Five Bishop of Kigali and Manasseh – Kigali presentation

Item Six Coffee break with networking

Item Seven Safeguarding: Interim Review 2019 & Future Strategy 2020-21

Item Eight Presidential Address followed by Q&A

Item Nine Business of the Ely Diocesan Board of Finance

Item Ten General Synod Report

Item Eleven Closing prayers from Bishop Stephen

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Coffeeand

Kigali Choir to sing

Item Two

• Eucharist: Bishop of Huntingdon presiding• Licensing of the Revd Phil Marsh, Development Lead

Inherited Church, and the Revd Mark Rodel, Development Lead Fresh Expressions

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Diocesan Synod Eucharist

Saturday 19th October 2019

The Gathering and Introduction

In the name of the Father,

And of the Son,

And of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

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Prayers of PenitenceYou delight in creation, its colour and diversity;yet we have misused the earthand plundered its resources for our own ends.Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

You have brought order our of chaos,light in darkness, good out of evil,but we have preferred darkness in words and deeds which dishonour God’s holy name.Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.

You have showered us with blessings,but we have been grudging towards othersand lacking generosity in word and deed.Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

The Bishop pronounces God’s forgiveness, and then prays the Collect.

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Dwelling in the Word – Luke 10:1-12

The Gospel passage will be read once, followed by a short period of silence.

It will then be read again. With those around you, share what strikes you about the passage.

What speaks to you?

What questions do you want to ask of the text?

What is God saying to you through it?

Listen carefully to God, and to one another.

Licensing and Commissioning

Bishop Stephen licenses Phil Marsh as Development Lead for Inherited Church, and Mark Rodel as Development Lead for Fresh Expressions and Pioneer Ministry.

Mark Stobert, Lead Chaplain at Addenbrooke’s, is commissioned as the Bishop’s Adviser for Healthcare.

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Intercessions

…We pray for the Church, the world and thank God for his goodness.

The Peace

You shall go out in joy and be led back in peace;

the mountains and the hills before you shall bust into song.

and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.

The peace of the Lord be always with you.

And also with you.

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The Eucharistic Prayer

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give thanks and praise.

The Bishop praises God for his mighty acts, and all respond in saying

Holy, holy, holy Lord,

God of power and might.

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

Hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna in the highest.

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The Bishop takes bread and wine, and recalls the Last Supper.

Great is the mystery of faith.

Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

The Prayer continues, and all respond ‘Amen’.

Silence is kept, and then the Lord’s Prayer is said.

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We break this bread to share in the body of Christ.Though we are many, we are one bodyBecause we all share in one bread.

Jesus, Lamb of God, have mercy on us.Jesus, Bearer of our sins, have mercy on us.Jesus, Redeemer of the world, grant us peace.

Invitation to Communion

God’s holy gifts for God’s holy people.

Jesus Christ is holy.

Jesus Christ is Lord.

To the glory of God the Father.

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Post-communion prayer

We praise and thank you, God of the journey,

for all your gifts to us in the past.

We look to you as fellow traveller and faithful companion on the way ahead.

Shelter and protect us from all harm and anxiety

Give us grace to let go of all that holds us back,

and grant us courage to embrace the new life you have promised us

In Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen

Blessing

The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing;

and the blessing of God Almighty,

the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

be with you this day and remain with you always.

Amen.

Go in the peace of Christ.

Thanks be to God.

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Item Three

• Welcome and notices• Apologies• Promulgation of Amending Canon 39• Full instrument of delegation for the Bishop of Huntingdon• Bishop’s Council Report (Paper A)• Deanery Synod and General Synod Elections (Paper B)

PROMULGATION OF CANON NO. 39Diocesan Synod 19 October 2019

“I give notice that, at its July 2019 group of sessions, held in York, the General Synod resolved that the Amending Canon No. 39 be made, promulged and executed.

Amending Canon No.39 amends Canon B 11 (Of Morning and Evening Prayer in parish churches), Canon B14 (Of Holy Communion in parish churches), Canon B 14A (Of services in churches and other places of worship), Canon C 6 (Of the titles of such as are to be ordained deacons or priests), Canon C 8 (Of ministers exercising their ministry), Canon E 2 (Of sidesmen or assistants to the churchwardens), Canon E 8 (Of the admission and licensing of lay workers) and makes other minor amendments to the Canons.”

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Paper B

DEANERY SYNOD ELECTIONS 2020

Members of Diocesan Synod are asked to note the calculations below for Deanery Synod.

Number on parish electoral roll

Deanery Synod Representatives

1-50 151-200 2

201 or more 3

Item Four

• Minutes and matters arising • Minutes from Diocesan Synod – 12 June 2019 (Paper C)• Any items raised under Standing Order 41

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Item Five

• Bishop of Kigali and Manasseh – Kigali presentation• Followed by table discussion

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New Bishop

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Kigali Diocese 

46 parishes187 local churches Over 45,000 members

Urban: 40% 

Rural: 60%

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Kigali Diocese 

Daily Life

RURAL LIFE URBAN LIFE

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Daily Life

URBAN LIFE URBAN LIFE

Challenges and dreams A growing city _ Urban evangelism

Training of clergy Youth and Children Ministry

New building standards: Improving our Church structures

Reopening 47 churches closed and planting churches in new living quarters

Upgrading our guest house: Financial sustainability

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ELY KIGALI PARTNERSHIP

Ely – Kigali partnershipBackground

Missionaries from Cambridge to Rwanda (1920s)

Other projects sponsored by Ely Diocese/ before 1994

(2013) A Formal link established and a partnership agreement signed in 2015 

Aim of the link: Learning and growing together

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Benefits of the link

Fellowship of believers: Exchange visitsCurates placements Parish to parish linksSchool to school partnership

PROJECTS

◦Archive project

◦Bicycles for the pastors

◦ Theological training

◦ Church building

◦Teachers training 

Church building and church planting

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Theological training scheme

• 23 sponsored to do Kinyarwanda course at KATC (Certificate)• 15  starting a degree 

program• 7 in other 

Theological institutions

Murakoze (Thank you)

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Item Six

• Coffee break with networking

Item Seven

Safeguarding• Interim Review 2019 (Paper D)• Future Strategy 2020-21(Oral Presentation)

• Followed by Q&A

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Item Eight

• Presidential Address • Followed by Q&A

Item Nine

• Business of the Ely Diocesan Board of Finance• Budget 2020* (Paper E)• Ministry Share Allocations 2020 (Paper F)

*Synod members will be asked to take a decision on these items

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Item Ten

• General Synod Report (Paper G)

Closing Prayers