The first session of the 53rd Synod was held on 11, 12, 13, 18 and 19 September 2023, with afternoon sittings starting at 3.15pm and evening sittings starting at 7.00pm on each day, at the Wesley Theatre on Pitt Street in Sydney. Sittings usually finish around 9.30pm each night.
Post-Synod resources
Synod Summary - Circular to Parishes - 29 September 2023
Draft Minutes
Draft Minutes - 11 September 2023
Draft Minutes - 12 September 2023
Draft Minutes - 13 September 2023
Draft Minutes - 18 September 2023
Draft Minutes - 19 September 2023
Documents for the session
Synod Book 1 - Annual Report of the Standing Committee and Other Reports and Papers
Synod Book 2 - Supplementary Reports and Papers
Synod Book 3 - Principal Legislation and Other Background Materials
Consolidated PDF of Books 1 to 3 (for convenient use on digital viewers - not for printing) [updated]
Archbishop's Summons to the First Session of the 53rd Synod - 14 July 2023
1st Circular to Synod Members - 14 July 2023
2nd Circular to Synod Members - 25 August 2023
Elections
Schedule of Elections Required - 14 July 2023
Provisional Notice of Contested Elections (precis form included) - 2 August 2023
Provisional Notice of Uncontested Elections - 2 August 2023
Notice of Uncontested Elections - 22 August 2023 - The following two documents comprise the complete Notice of Uncontested Elections for the first ordinary session of the 53rd Synod -
- Part 1 - Elections 2 - 46, declared elected with effect from 11 September 2023
- Part 2 - Election 1, to be declared elected on the first appointed day of the session, after the Synod has first declared the vacancies
Documents for reference
2023 Presidental Address - 11 September 2023 (link to sydneyanglicans.net or PDF)
Mission to Seafarers (The), Sydney NSW - 2022 Annual Report
Moore Theological College Annual Report 2023
The Voice to Parliament: General Synod Standing Committee Resolution (Referred to in M20)
Sydney Diocesan Services 'Expression of Interest' video and Poster
2023 Pre-Synod Briefing - YouTube (recorded 29 August 2023)
A Brief Guide to Synod Rules - summarises key procedures and rules of the Synod, and is intended to be printed as a booklet for quick reference throughout Synod (Booklet format / A4 format). See also Synod Procedures.
Briefing for new Synod members - what to expect & how to prepare (video recorded 21 April 2021): complete recording
Ordinances
Synod Standing Orders Ordinance 2019