October 27-30, 2010
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Venue: Adelaide West Uniting Church.  Please use only the Beverley Terrace entrance / exit.

LATEST NEWS

Minutes from all sessions

icon Complete set of Minutes October 2010 Presbytery Synod meeting (242.69 kB)

Scrutineers Report

icon Scrutineers Report 2010 (13.97 kB)

Podcasts

Click here to access podcasts from the October Presbytery and Synod meeting. 

E-Updates

Download e-updates here - a summary of each day of the Presbyery and Synod meeting

icon E-update Thursday 28 October, 2010 (251.38 kB)

icon E-update Friday 29 October, 2010 (127.82 kB)

Uniting Church calls for end to Mandatory Detention

The Uniting Church unanimously passed a proposal for Moderator, Rev Rob Williams, to write a letter on behalf of the Church, calling for an end to Mandatory Detention. You can read the media release here.

E-members

  • Full set of papers (including those listed below) - combined
icon Full set of Presbytery Synod papers - combined as at 261010 (5 MB)

New Reports - These reports have been printed and are included in the Welcome Pack:
  • Revised Program;
  • Revised Proposals;
  • Draft Standing Committee Minutes 15 October 2010
  • Draft Standing Committee Decisions 15 October 2010
  • Record of Service - Rev Jim Winn
  • Supplementary Report to Pastoral Relations/Placements Committee Review Task Group
icon Welcome pack documents - combined (367.28 kB)

The following Financial Statements were presented to Standing Committee, 15 October 2010 for adoption and will be available for perusal at the Presbytery Synod meeting from the Administration Desk:

3DNet Mission Network

Hope Mission Network

Northern Rural Mission Network

Tarooki (Robe) Campsite

Thuruna (Tumby Bay) Campsite

Ecumenical Endeavours Pty Ltd

icon Financial Statements October 2010 (2.31 MB)

SECOND MAILING

Letter to members -icon Letter to Members - second mailing Oct 2010 (30.13 kB)

Papers for Printing - icon Second Mailing Oct 10 (656.89 kB)

Second mailing set of business papers, includes:

  • Participants of Presbytery & Synod
  • PRC/Placements Committee Review Report
  • Addendum to Records of Service
  • Updated In Memoriam
  • Stipends Committee Report & Schedule A 2011
  • Leadership Development Council Report
  • Mission and Service Fund 2011 Budget Report
  • Congress Report
  • South Australian Council of Churches Report
  • 3DNet Mission Network Report
  • Gulf Mission Network Report
  • Hope Mission Network Report
  • Proposals as at 07 Oct 2010

FIRST MAILING

Letter to members -icon Letter to Members - First mailing Oct 2010 (801.55 kB)

Papers For Printing -icon First Mailing - Pres Synod meeting Oct 10 (1.42 MB)

First mailing set of business papers, includes:

  • Draft Program
  • Reports
  • Secretariat
  • Standing Committee
  • Decisions
  • Draft Minutes 27 August 2010
  • Placements
  • Pastoral Relations Committee
  • Post Disaster Pastoral Ministries
  • Converge International
  • St Paul's City Ministry
  • Records of Service
  • In Memoriam
  • Synod Covenanting Committee
  • Ordination Reports
  • Communications and Public Relations
  • Mission Resourcing Network
  • Resources Board
  • Uniting Foundation
  • UnitingCare
  • Indigenous Employment Strategy
  • Adult Fellowships
  • Frontier Services
  • Historical Society
  • Training Aboriginal Christian Leaders SA Inc
  • Community Outreach Mission Network
  • SouthEast Mission Network
  • Urban Mission Network
  • Western Mission Network
icon Mary MacKillop lunch (51 kB)

  BMin 2011 info lunch (506.87 kB)

Pre-registration Letter to Presbytery and Synod members

icon Letter to members October 2010 -pre-registration (62.67 kB)

Travel Reimbursement

Expenses incurred while travelling to authorised meetings of the Presbytery or Synod committees/meetings may be reimbursed providing certain conditions are met. See the guidelines below.

icon Travel Reimbursement Form and Guidelines (32.99 kB)

MEMBERSHIP OF PRESBYTERY & SYNOD

The term of Presbytery and Synod membership commences each year with the Annual (October) meeting. The Roll of the Presbytery and Synod will contain the names of members who register in person at the Presbytery and Synod meeting. Ballot papers will only be provided to those who are on the Roll.

Pre-registration has now closed, please register at the meeting.

 

 

PODCASTS

Thursday 28th October, 2010

Thursday morning worship - Tim Hein (click to access the podcast)

UAICC report - Rev Denise Champion & Rev Hohaia Matthews (click to access the podcast)

Ex-Moderator's report - Rev Rod Dyson (click to access the podcast)

Presbytery Strategy and Planning Team - Rev Dr Ian Price, Rev Dr Graham Humphris, Rev Rod Dyson & Barry Atwell (click to access the podcast)

 

Friday 29th October, 2010

Friday Bible study & reflection - Stu Cameron (click to access the podcast)

Strategic Plan: Conversion Growth - Roger Brook & Cullen Bailey (click to access the podcast)

 

Saturday 30th October, 2010

Saturday Bible study & reflection - Malcolm Rawlings & Stu Cameron (click to access the podcast)