Sentences with phrase «general synod meets»

The Scottish Episcopal Church, part of Anglican tradition, is also expected to approve same - sex marriage when its General Synod meets later this year.

The measures are part of an overhaul of canon law regarding how church leaders dress which is set for the upcoming General Synod meeting later this week.

The report, presented in the Church's General Synod meeting on Thursday, states: «What we look to find in a bishop is the arc of a mature and compelling life of faithfulness to the gospel, the life «above reproach», that will represent the transforming power of the gospel to many outside the church who know nothing else of it.»

He plans to call for reform on the use of mitres during a debate on vestments at a General Synod meeting in York on Monday.

Speaking at the Church's General Synod meeting, the Bishop of Coventry flagged up a 1987 report issued by the church that highlighted a «number of very fundamental reasons to question the compatibility of Freemasonry and Christianity».

Not exact matches

The Times reports details of the abuse complaints will be given to the General Synod, which began its three - day meeting in London on Thursday.

The vote happened Saturday at the General Synod, the three - times - a-year meeting that sets policies for the Church of England.

The bishops asked him to speak to their Spring General Assembly, held in New Orleans June 10 - 13, as part of a broader effort to prepare for the upcoming Synod on the Family, which takes place this fall in Rome, and the World Meeting of Families, which will take place in Philadelphia in 2015.

Finally, in October 1974 the Third General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops met in Rome to consider, «Evangelization in the Modern World».

Secretary General to the General Synod, William Fittall, told a parliamentary committee that although the Church does not have to meet equality laws, selection boards will be encouraged to use the «positive discrimination» part of the rules.

The plans were announced at a meeting of the Church's General Synod on Sunday, at which the chair of the Anglican Board of Education, the Bishop of Ely, set out the «radically new» approach that the Church would take as part of its commitment to maintain its position within the education system and ensure the «distinctive Christian character» of existing and future Church schools.