The Church of Ireland General Synod will take place from Tuesday 8th to Thursday 10th May in the Lyrath Estate Hotel, Kilkenny.The annual meeting of elected lay and clerical members, and the House of Bishops will discuss reports of various church committees, and hear presentations on the new structures envisaged for ministry training and on the work of the Hard Gospel Committee.
Bills to be debated include the reform of synodical representation, a church copyright scheme for reproducing hymns and the creation of ecumenical canons of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, to be chosen from other churches.
It will be Archbishop Alan Harper's first synod in the chair, and he will also be the preacher at the Synod Service in St Candice's Cathedral.
There will be a civic reception for synod members in Kilkenny Castle, and the synod will be the occasion for the launch of the new-look Church of Ireland website, which finally gets an extensive revamp.
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