General Synod 2010

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Book of Reports

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Page No:
Index		1
Representative Church Body Report		3
Representative Church Body - Financial Statements		49
Representative Church Body - Appendices		74
Church of Ireland Pensions Board Report		153
Church of Ireland Pensions Board - Financial Statements		165
Church of Ireland Pensions Board - Clergy Pensions Fund		176
Church of Ireland Pensions Board - Supplemental Fund		185
Standing Committee Report		203
Appendices to Standing Committee Report:
A	Resolutions to be Proposed to the General Synod	231
B	The Church of Ireland Response to the Ridley Cambridge Draft Anglican Covenant	233
C	The Final Text of the Anglican Covenant	234
D	The Church of Ireland Response to the Bill of Rights NI Consultation	246
E	Bishops’ Appeal Advisory Committee – report	267
F	Central Communications Board – report	274
G	Church of Ireland Response to Meeting the Charity Test – Demonstrating Public Benefit	282
H	Statements of ‘Charitable Purpose’ and ‘Public Benefit’	285
I	Review of the Role of the Child Protection Officer NI	286
J	RCB Legal Advice Regarding Civil Partnership Ceremonies and Celebrations	298
K	Hard Gospel Implementation Group – interim report	302
L	Historiographer’s report	303
M	Interchangeability of Ministry Working Group – interim report	305
N	Interchangeability of Ministry Working Group – report	307
O	Joint Statement of Agreed Principles on Interchangeability of Ministry	308
P	Interim Board for Social Theology in Action – proposal	310
Q	Meissen Commission Meeting September 2009 – report	320
R	Parish Development Working Group – report	322
S	Priorities Fund Accounts Year Ended 31 December 2009	324
T	53rd Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women – report	326
U	Working Group on Disability – report	330
V	Receipts and Disbursements Account and General Purposes Fund	332
Church in Society		337
Board of Education		359
Church of Ireland Youth Department		383
The Covenant Council		399
Commission for Christian Unity and Dialogue		403
Liturgical Advisory Committee		415
Church of Ireland Council for Mission		431
Commission on Ministry		445
Church of Ireland Marriage Council		465
Board for Social Action (NI)		469

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