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At Venue Cymru, Llandudo, on Tuesday and Wednesday 21 and 22 April 2009.

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Agenda - Day 1

A celebration of the Holy Eucharist (Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno) at 09:30

Coffee 11:00

Meeting commences at 11:30

1. The due execution of the President’s Mandate will be certified 11:30
2. Minutes of the Ordinary Meeting of the Governing Body held on 17 and 18 September 2008
3. Matters arising on the Minutes (if any)
4. Welcome to the Representatives of Cytûn and other churches.
5. President’s Address
6. Report of the Standing Committee
   
   

   • The recommendations of the Committee set out at the end of the Report will be moved.

7. The Anglican Covenant
   
   Motion:  That the Governing Body:
   

   • take note of the Church in Wales's response to the St Andrew's Draft of the Anglican Covenant

Lunch 13:00 - 14:00

8. Morning and Evening Prayer Bill Report and Vote
   
   NB: The following motion will only be moved if one Diocesan Bishop of any ten other members so request.
   
   Motion: That the Governing Body do go into Committee:
   
   1. Committee Stage
   2. Report and Vote
   Motion: That the Bill be passed.
   
9. St Asaph Diocese Under 25s Presentation
10. Children & Parenting: A Strategy for the Future (Social Responsibility Presentation)
11. Presentation on CTBI ‘Roots’ Projects
12. Church in Wales Jubilee Fund
    
    Motion: That the Governing Body:
    
    1. express its sympathy to the Near East Council of Churches and the people of the Shija’ia district of Gaza City at the destruction of its Family Health Centre by an Israeli missile on 10 January 2009;
    2. commend the work of the Church in Wales Jubilee Fund in supporting the NECC in the rebuilding of the Family Health Centre and the restocking of medicines and equipment for the pharmacy and mobile dental clinic;
    3. ask parishes to raise money for the Fund and its work in partnership with the NECC in Gaza, particularly through “Wales’ Biggest Coffee Morning” on 2nd May and other events.
13. Private Members’ Motion
    
    The Venerable Malcolm Squires, Archdeacon of Wrexham, will propose and the Reverend Canon Jonathan Williams will second the motion:
    
      That the Governing Body:
    1. note that as a result of the Church of England Marriage Measure 2008 the qualifications for entitlement to be married in Church in the Church in Wales are now different from those which apply in the Church of England, and that this is likely to cause tensions especially, although note exclusively, in areas close to the border; and
    2. noting that an Act of Parliament will be required to change the law applicable in the Church in Wales so that it mirrors that which applies in England request the Standing Committee to take the appropriate steps to encourage the enactment of such legislation.
14. Question Time

Choral Evening Prayer (St Paul’s, Llanrhos) 18:00
Dinner 19:15
Workshop: Menter 2 20:30

Agenda - Day 2

Matins (Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno) 07:15
Celebration of the Holy Eucharist (Holy Trinity Church, Llandudno) 07:30

15. Prayers and Bible Reading 10:00
16. Children’s Commissioner for Wales – Address
17. Presentation on Mothers’ Union Projects in Wales
18. The Archbishop of Wales Fund for Children Presentation
19. Children, Young People and the Family
    
      Motion: That the Governing Body:
    1. warmly thank all those involved in the presentations about:
       1. the St Asaph diocesan under 25s work
       2. social responsibility officers work on children & parenting issues
       3. CTBI ‘Roots’ Projects
       4. the work of the Children’s Commissioner
       5. the Mothers’ Union’s work in Wales
       6. the Archbishop’s Fund for Children
    2. commend the work of these projects and organisations and the contributions they are making to supporting children, young people and families throughout Wales.
20. Back to Church Sunday
21. Supermarkets & British Farming
    
      Motion: That the Governing body:
    
    1. welcome the Report entitled “Fairtrade begins at Home – Supermarkets and the effect on British farming livelihoods” as a valuable contribution to understanding the current economic and commercial context both for food producers and consumers;
    2. commend the Report for study and action where appropriate by all who have pastoral care of farming communities in Wales;
    3. ask the Church’s investors to take account of the Report and to use such shareholder influence as they may to ensure justice for rural communities.
22. The Report of St Michael’s College, Llandaff
    
    Motion: 
    • That the Report of St Michael’s College, Llandaff be received
23. Date and Place of Next Meeting
    • The Governing Body has decided that the next Ordinary Meeting be held on 16 and 17 September 2009 at the University of Wales, Lampeter.

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