A Saturday at Synod

If you have every heard the word "Synod" and wondered why it is used, it is worth checking the dictionary to see the definition is exactly what it describes - a meeting or assembly of clergy and laity for a particular diocese. Recently Synod was held in Christchurch

A Synod Saturday

Sept 2012 Synod

Download information files for the upcoming 52nd Synod (convention) for the Diocese of Christchurch

September Synod

I had been lead to believe, Synod was a very long boring meeting. It turns out that is not true. What I saw was coming together of the Diocese and a respectful sharing of ideas, even when opinions differed widely and it definitely was not boring......

Bishop Victoria's Charge to Synod, 7 September 2012

"I stand before you today to call for a year of prayer and study so that we might better understand and receive the healing God offers, and furthermore be better equipped to offer God’s wholeness to others."