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Catering

Catering details are still being finalised, but meals will be available for Synod members and visitors at the Synod venue at Canterbury Park Race Course.

A menu will be available close to the time of the meeting.

Quick serve tea and coffee registration

You will need to register for the quick serve morning and afternoon tea/coffee/biscuits and tea/coffee at lunchtime. Details will be available closer to the time of the meeting.

At Synod 2008, the Secretariat will be selling mugs for $10. It is hoped people will purchase a mug and use it throughout the meeting to help minimise the impact on the environment.

Synod 2008: ‘Inclusive’

“Inclusive ... challenges us to see others with God’s gracious imagination as reflections of the divine.”

Church's finances dwindling

Standing Committee has requested a review group to prioritise all the areas of work funded by the Synod Fund and the Synod Mission Resource Fund to achieve the most appropriate allocation of Synod's resources.

Synod 2008 charts future

Resource Ministry, Blueprint for the Future and Property and Mission are three interactive sessions Synod members will take part in during the Synod meeting from September 27 to 30 at Canterbury Park Race Course.

Meet the ‘Mod Squad’

This is not a reference to a ’70s TV series or to a procession of large bikers in leathers. It is the irreverent description given to a scheme by staff from the Synod Youth Unit and some former moderators to build a network of connection between young Uniting Church leaders and some much older people.

Inclusiveness a focus in Synod Bible studies

Can the church define itself by its inclusiveness? What might it be able to learn from the ideas of the Democratic Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama, who is said to have inspired Americans with his imagination? Synod members will be challenged to consider questions like these during daily Bible studies at Synod 2008.