TO:                 Clerks of Session, Teaching Elders, and Commissioned Ruling Elders

FROM:           Bob Schulz, Stated Clerk/Associate

DATE:            November 1, 2024

 

The Presbytery of Grand Canyon is hereby called to meet for a Meeting on Saturday, November 9, 2024 in person hosted by Emmanuel Presbyterian Church with a Zoom option with the Call to Order scheduled for 9:00 a.m.  Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m.   

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If you are planning to attend the meeting, we ask each commissioner (Ruling Elders, Teaching Elders, and Commissioned Ruling Elders) to pre-register electronically, as well as those attending by Zoom. Your Registration link is:

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https://www.cognitoforms.com/BradMunroe1/PGCPresbyteryRegistration

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If you are attending by zoom, please request the zoom link from the clerk at pbyclerk@gmail.com .

 

There are two major items of business to be conducted: 1) voting on the Proposed Amendments to the Constitution, as ordered by the 226th General Assembly and 2) proposed changes to the duties of the Operations Committee.  

 

To assist in your understanding of the proposed amendments prior to the meeting, we are providing:

1. The published information on the Proposed Amendments as published by the General Assembly. 58 pages with all the background information developed.

2. The voting procedure for the Presbytery Meeting, as it will appear as an item of business in the Agenda for the meeting.

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To assist in your understanding of the proposed changes to the duties of the Operations Committee, we are providing information developed for the Leadership Team in September – and based on their review of the material approved the proposed changes and authorized presenting to the Presbytery at the November meeting:

1.    The listing of the proposed duties of the Operations Committee

2.     Review of duties of Grand Canyon Operations which contains the reasons for the proposed changes.

 

The complete packet with a final agenda will be posted for downloading on Friday, November 1, 2024 on the Presbytery website www.azpresbyteries.org and commissioners are responsible for printing their own materials.

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For an excused absence or questions, you will need to send a letter or email to the Stated Clerk at pbyclerk@gmail.com .

 

Lunch will be provided by the church for $12.00.  Checks should be made out to Emmanuel Presbyterian Church.

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