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General Synod 2009
General Synod 2009:

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Friday, 8th May 2009

Saturday, 9th May 2009

Sunday, 10th May 2009

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Friday, 8th May 2009

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President’s Address

BILL No 1 – To amend the Book of Common Prayer by including there in the Declaration (Very Rev PW Rooke & Mr DB O'Callaghan)
- Proposer's Speech
- Speech by the Bishop of Clogher

BILL No 2 - To amend Marriage One and Marriage Two in the Book of Common Prayer (2004) (Ven RB Rountree & the Bishop of Cashel & Ossory)
- Proposer's Speech

BILL No 4 - To disband the Commission on Church Buildings (Very Rev LDA Forrest & Mr WF Baker)
- Proposer's Speech

BILL No 5 - Bill to make provision for payment of Auxiliary Ministers (Mr WF Baker & the Bishop of Derry & Raphoe)
- Proposer's Speech

BILL No 6 - concerning ecumenical canons in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin (Very Rev LDA Forrest & Canon WD Sinnamon)
- Proposer's Speech

Please click here for a list of Motions.

Motion 2  (MR HRJ Totten & Capt C Taylor)- Proposer's Speech

Motion 5  (Rev BJ Harper & Rev FJ McDowell) - Proposer's Speech 

Report of the Boards of Education (The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne & Ross and the Archbishop of Armagh)
- Proposer's Speech
- Seconder's Speech

Report of the Church of Ireland Youth Department
- Proposer's Speech