Faye Lamont introduces bookmarks which the committee has produced.
They have prayers on them.
Church for All Group
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Annalu Waller – talks about remit of working group to expore issues of inclusion and accessibility within the SEC. Notes we are called to go out and bring in the poor and crippled and blind and lame. She cringes about this language – but that is for another time.
Why do we exlude large parts of our society. We exclude the people, whom if we believe the gospel should be most invited. We need to ask why we exclude.
Notes that the Cathedral in Dundee is inaccessible to majority of parishers and this is getting worse as congregations get older.
Uk has high level of illiteracy yet we give out so many bits of paper.
Group is looking at Inclusive Language -don’t say please all stand to sing!
Committee for Relations with People of Other Faiths
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John Conway – reports on audit of interfaith activity. Committee were heartened by number of those who responded.
Extent of interfaith engagement varies extraordinarily across Scotland. (Apparently some people responded as though questions were about inter-church activity).
Festival of Spirituality has a lot of support from Piskies. This year’s theme is Faith, Hope and Reality.
Report notes that there are notable places out of urban areas where there are significant interfaith activity from more rural congregations.
A pisky congregation in Aberdeenshire is planning on a joint Bible and Koran reading event on 11 September for that anniversary.
Just War Questions
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David Mumford asks what committee are doing to allow the church to consider the ecumenical report on Just War issues.
Ian Barcroft says that we are were in the ecumenical group that produced the report. Wants feedback from responses to the report from church and will be happy to feed back responses to synod.
Motion 13 – encouraging environmentability sustainability audit.
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Kennedy Fraser – why are we not using Eco Congregation materials rather than developing our own guidelines.
Ian Barcroft – committee is in favour of eco-congregation and supportive of it. Commends Eco Congregation but there are other resources available. Wants churches to engage with issues and they may need to use other resources.
Motion is carried
Church in Society Committee
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Ian Barcroft – a refreshed Prayer and Action Prayer Book will be published.
Speaks about a Volunteering Day which has been held in Bridge of Allan.
Committee’s job is to bring things to the awareness of the church issues which require our praxis.
Overseas Committee
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Duncan McCosh – deals with trying to engage with churches throughout the Anglican Communion. Committee offers more than 30 grants.
Scottish Churches World Exchange ceased to exit this year. Costs have spiralled.
Now hands over to someone from Jubilee Scotland.
Mission and Ministry – more
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Now get to reports from the Pendant Committees of the Mission and Ministry Board.
Whole Church Mission and Ministry Policy
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Mission and Ministry Policy Debate
Whole Church Mission and Ministry Policy
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Primus – we have been a church of mnay enthusiasms. This report carries forward some of those ideas but asks us to take forward an holistic view. To look at mission in a world of diminishing resources. More resources may be needed. But we need to make better and more effective use of the resources we have.
We need to support the energy that has moved from Province to Diocese.
It is about a mood in the church. This policy is not a set of prescriptive answers. It is a policy setting out who needs to talk to whom in our church.
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