Partners in Mission and Ecojustice Committee
March 23-25, 2011
#401 - 625 Church Street, 4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario.
DRAFT AGENDA
PMEJC Members: Larry Beardy (Keewatin), Jennifer Gosse (Military Ordinariate), Cynthia Haines-Turner (COGS, Western Newfoundland), Bishop Michael Ingham (Chair; New Westminster), Bishop Pie Ntukamazina (Bujumbura, Burundi), Nicholas Pang (Montreal), Anne Patterson (Ontario), Pierre Voyer (Quebec)
Regrets: Jonathan Schmidt (Ecumenical), Paul Gehrs (ELCIC), Caroline Chum (Moosonee)
Relationships Staff: Claudia Alvarez (Global Relations), Jill Cruse (Mission Personnel and Education), Andrea Mann (Global Relations), Henriëtte Thompson (Ecumenical, Interfaith and Government Relations)
Guests: Archbishop Fred Hiltz
Objectives:
1. To discuss and recommend the role of Partners in Mission and Ecojustice Committee (PMEJC] within the work of General Synod’s 2011 Relationships’ program priorities, staffing and budget; and
2. To discuss how PMEJC will effectively carry out its work.
Date / Item / Personnel / NotesWed., March 23
Throughout day / Arrival
6:00pm
Church House Boardroom / Dinner / Members, staff / Boardroom, 80 Hayden Street
7:30-8:30 pm
Church House
Boardroom / Bible Study and Theological Reflection on the work of God’s mission / To be confirmed
8:30 pm / Personal Check-in/update / All
9:00pm / Compline / To be confirmed / Chapel of the Apostles, 80 Hayden St.
9:30pm / Social Time / Board Room
Thurs., March 24
Breakfast / Croissant Tree or Piazza Manna
9:00am / Morning prayer / Anne Patterson / Pensions Boardroom
#401 – 625 Church Street
9:30am / Current implications of changes to Partnerships and a year of transition upon Relationships’ program and staff. / +Fred to review changes and current implications. Issues identified and recorded for afternoon discussion.
Staff to present ongoing and emerging program priorities:
Ecumenical, Interfaith and Government Relations (EIGR):
· TRC
· Ecojustice initiatives
· KAIROS, CCC and other ecumenical partners
· Government Relations
· Relationships and PWRDF
· Anti-racism
Mission Personnel and Education:
· VIM
Communications:
· Website
Global Relations (GR):
· Jerusalem
· Cuba
· Other Provinces
· Scholarships
Emerging Priorities:
· EIGR
· GR / Use of Committee Mandate, Vision 2019, 2011 Budget and GS2010 Resolutions as reference and
information documents.
11:45am / Housekeeping matters / Staff
11:50am / Church House Eucharist / Church House Worship Committee / Chapel of the Apostles
+Pie and +Michael to celebrate and preach
Service of celebration and thanksgiving for the ministry of Jill Cruse.
12:45pm / Lunch Reception in House / Staff / Words of thanks from internal and external friends/colleagues for Jill’s ministry with General Synod. Staff to organize.
2:00pm / Discussion of issues arising:
Partners’ reflections on morning’s discussion of issues.
Full plenary discussion of issues given changes, current context and program priorities. / +Pie Ntukamazina
Chair / Use of specific questions to focus discussion. E.g.
What changes to the PMEJC mandate will be required?
How will the revised mandate be achieved? Role of PMEJC and staff?
How are V2019 priorities and practices and Marks of Mission reflected in mandate? in EER and GR programs?
Key Transitional Program Concerns:
· Pros and cons of concentration v. breadth of relationships
· Which partners and why
· Fundraising for partners’ mission priorities
· Monitoring, evaluation and recommendations
· Other
5:00pm / Compline / Cynthia Haines Turner
6:00pm / Dinner / Local Restaurant
Free Evening
Fri., September 24
Breakfast / Croissant Tree or Piazza Manna
9:00am / Morning Prayer / Jennifer Gosse / Pensions Board Room
9:30am / Plenary discussion of previous day continued as needed toward recommendations for COGS regarding committee’s mandate, role and ways of working in the year of transition and 2012-2013. / Chair
12:00pm / Lunch / Staff
2:00pm / Discussion continues as needed / Chair
5:00pm / Adjourn
Departure
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