Deelgates arriving for this afternoon’s session….

Constitution & Canons intro.

Proposed Constitution.

Proposed Canons.

Bp Duncan speaking.

Beginnning with prayer. Mark’s Gospel - story of the storm on the sea. Why are you afraid - do you have no faith? Let us go across to the other side. Even the wind and the sea obey.

Representatives of churches acknowledged:

Uganda - Bishop
Southern Cone - Lyons, Venabled (left this am)
Nigeria - Bishop
SE Asia+ Mynamar? - Bishop
Jerulsalem / Middle East
CoE reps
Pastoral Visitor from ABC
Kenya - Abp Nzimibi
Orthodox Church in NA.
Other Anglican bodies

Have received greetings from all round the world, incl. Winchester, Rochester, Chichester, Chester.

College of Bishops completed elections for Dioceses. ANiC: Ven Charie Masters, Rev Trevor Walters, Rev Sephen Leung. Three new AMiA bishops. Bob Duncan elected as Archbishop of ACNA.

Appointments. Executive commitee have authority to name members to provincial council? body before the full council meets in Dec this year. Council will have 1 bishop 1 clergy and 1 lay from each diocese. Charlie Masters will serve as deputy chair of the council. Cheryl Chang one of the two assistant chancellors of ACNA.

Ratification of the Constitution.
The constistution will be ratified in this assembly or it will be sent back to council. The object is not to perfect - otherwise we will end up like the ACC / TEC general convention process, which is not the idea. Keep the main thing the main thing.

Preamble to the Constitution
Is the assembly prepared to adopt the preamble? Preamble comes as a recommendation from the provincial council.

Two delegates suggest striking the line expressing brokenness in the state of the Anglican Communion. Phil Ashley speaking in favour of the line expressing brokenness. This is the historical context from which we operate. Another delegate speaking suggest sending both paragraphs back (grieved and repent paragraphs).

Abp Duncan is glad that nobody had objected to “In the Name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen”

Asking for Ayes and Nays for the first three paragraphs:

In the Name of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen.

We are Anglicans in North America united by our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and the trustworthiness of the Holy Scriptures and presently members of the Common Cause Partnership.

We know ourselves to be members of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church.

Ayes for all.

Asked for Ayes and Nays regarding the following:

We are grieved by the current state of brokenness within the Anglican Communion prompted by those who have embraced erroneous teaching and who have rejected a repeated call to repentance.

We repent ourselves of things done and left undone that have contributed to or tolerated the rise of false teaching, and we humbly embrace the forgiveness that comes through Christ’s atoning sacrifice.

We are grateful for the encouragement of Primates of the worldwide Anglican Communion who gathered at Jerusalem in June 2008 and called on us to establish a new Province in North America. We affirm the Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) Statement and Jerusalem Declaration issued 29 June 2008.

We believe that this Constitution is faithful to that call and consistent with the Historic Faith and Order of the Church and we invite the prayers of all faithful Anglicans as we seek to be obedient disciples of Jesus Christ our One Lord and Savior.

Ayes for all (a few Nays for grieved / repent paragraph).

Article 1 - Fundamental Declarations of the Province
Minor change (typo) 7 declarations not 8.

Adopted.

Article 2 - The membership of the Province

Adopted

Article 3 - The mission of the province
Minor change in 3.1 “The mission of the province is so to extend the Kingdom of God by so presenting Jesus…”

Adopted

Article 4 - The structure of the province

Adopted

Article 5 - Areas of provincial reponsibility

Adopted

Article 6 Provincial Assembly

Adopted

Article 7 The Provincial Council
Change in 7.8 “Special meetings maybe called as provided for by canons.”

Adopted

Article 8 The limits of Provincial Authority

Adopted

Article 9 The Archbishop
Change in 9.3 “…college of Bishops, represents the Province in the Council of the Church and carries out such other duties and responsibilities as may be provided by canon”.

Adopted

Article 10 College of Bishops
Change in 10.4 insert “one quarter of” before “the episcopal members of the Provincial Council”

Bp Harvey speaking regarding 10.2. Diocese to decide active bishop? Bp Duncan agrees.

Adopted

Article 11 Provincial Tribunal

Adopted.

Article 12 Ownership of Property
Amusement.

Adopted (loudly).

Article 13 Finances
Minor change - ‘agree’ to ‘agrees’.

Adopted

Article 14 Removal from Membership

Adopted

Article 15 Adoption and Amendment of this Constitution.
Problem with 15.2 that assembly could make change without input from council. Bp Duncan suggests ratifying this and sending to council for further clarification. Solution in article 6.2.

Adopted - one Nay.

ACNA is duly constituted.