Executive Council to Meet in Toronto in Joint Session with Canadian Council
Episcopal News Service. September 26, 1996 [96-1572]
(ENS) The Executive Council of the Episcopal Church will meet in a joint session with the Council of the General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada at the International Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Toronto, November 7-12.
The council agenda will include consideration of the site for General Convention in 2000, a report on the Episcopal-Lutheran Concordat of Agreement, and discussion of a report from the Standing Commission on the Structure of the Church.
Council committees will meet during the day and evening on Thursday, November 7. An opening reception and dinner for the two councils will be held at 5 p.m.
The plenary session will begin at 9 a.m., Friday, November 8, with an opening address by Primate Michael G. Peers of the Church of Canada. Council members will depart for a tour of ministries in Toronto at 3:30 p.m.
The planning and evaluation committee report on potential General Convention sites will be heard during the morning session on Saturday, November 9. Presiding Bishop Edmond Browning and House of Deputies President Pamela Chinnis will address the council at 2 p.m., followed by reports on the Anglican Consultative Council and the Lambeth Conference. The council will continue to meet in plenary session starting at 11 a.m., Sunday. The meeting concludes with closing remarks from Browning at noon on Tuesday, November 12.
A press conversation with Browning and Chinnis will be scheduled following the meeting's adjournment, November 12. For press accreditation, please contact the Office of News and Information at 212-922-5384.