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General Synod - Summary of Business Conducted on Thursday 12th February 2009 PM
12 February 2009
THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND THE RECESSION
Following a debate introduced by the Archbishop of York, Synod voted to take note of the Report.
INTER FAITH: PRESENCE AND ENGAGEMENT
Following a debate introduced by the Bishop of Bradford, Synod voted to take note of the Report.
DIOCESAN SYNOD MOTION: THE FUTURE OF CHURCH OF ENGLAND RETREAT HOUSES
Following debate, the Ven Richard Atkinson (Leicester) moved the following amended motion, which was carried by the Synod:
'That this Synod
(a) celebrate the contribution of the Diocesan Retreat Houses to the Retreat Movement, and to the mission of the Church and the spiritual well-being of the nation;
(b) encourage the Archbishops' Council and the other National Church Institutions, Dioceses, regional training partnerships and parishes to make full use of the Diocesan Retreat Houses for retreat, prayer, study, conferences and creative thinking for the future.'
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