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Speeches delivered during General Synod.

Thursday, 9th May 2013
Presidential Address by the Archbishop of Armagh

Bill 2 – Proposer’s Speech (Very Rev’d Alistair Grimason)
Bill 3 – Proposer’s Speech (Venerable Robin Bantry–White)
Bill 5 – Proposer’s Speech (Mrs Ethne Harkness)
Bill 7 – Proposer’s Speech (Venerable Robin Bantry–White)
Bill 9 – Proposer’s Speech (Rev’d Niall Sloane)

Report of the Committee for Christian Unity:– 
Proposer’s Speech (Canon Patrick Comerford)
Seconder’s Speech (Rev’d Darren McCallig)

Motion 4
Proposer’s Speech (Most Rev’d Michael Jackson)

Motion 5
Proposer’s Speech (Rev’d Adrian Dorrian)
Seconder’s Speech (Most Rev’d Michael Jackson0

Motion 6
Proposer’s Speech (Mr David Thomas)

Motion 7
Proposer’s Speech (Right Rev’d Trevor Williams0

Motion 10
Proposer’s Speech  (Venerable Robert Miller)

Friday, 10th May 2013
Representative Body
Proposer’s Speech (Mr Robert Neill0
Seconder’s Speech (Rt Rev’d Paul Colton)

Report of the Standing Committee:–
Proposer’s Speech (Very Rev’d Raymond Ferguson)
Seconder’s Speech (Ms Ruth Handy)

Report of the Commission on Episcopal Ministry and Structures
Proposer’s Speech (Mrs Ethne Harkness) 

Church of Ireland Youth Department
Proposer’s Speech (Mr Edward Hardy)

Church of Ireland Marriage Council Report
Proposer’s Speech  (Rev’d Brian Harper)

Council for Mission Report
Proposer’s Speech (Very Rev’d Stephen Lowry)

Board of Education
Seconder’s Speech (Rev’d Malcolm Ferry)

Motion 18
Proposer’s Speech (Most Rev’d Michael Jackson) 

Saturday, 11th May 2013
Covenant Council
Proposer’s Speech  (Very Rev’d Nigel Dunne)

Motion 20
Proposer’s Speech (Very Rev’d Nigel Dunne)

Commission on Ministry
Proposer’s Speech (Revd Dr Maurice Elliott)