GC44 Agenda for October 19, 2024

Draft agenda for the GC44 AGM held October 19, 2024.

Pre-Meeting Learning Session

Wednesday, October 9, 4:00-5:30 p.m. and 7:00-8:30 p.m. (ET)

  • Application of Principle-Based Approach 

Meeting 

  • 10:30 Gathering and Orientation (30 minutes) 
    • Call-in and gathering time
    • Welcome and orientation, online meeting logistics
  • 11:00 Worship with Communion (20 minutes) 
  • 11:20 Constituting the Meeting (25 minutes) 
    • Constituting the meeting
    • Territory Acknowledgement
    • Equity Team – meeting question and protocols
    • Partner Greetings
    • GS 22 Opening and Procedural
    • GS 23 Consent Proposal
      • AUD 03
      • GS 24
      • NOM 04 
  • 11:55 Elder Time (25 minutes) 
    • Elder Time – Ray Jones and Evelyn Day
  • 12:10 Table Time (15 minutes) 
  • 12:25 GS 25 Enacting remit 1 (15 minutes) 
  • 12:40 GCE 09 Authorizing remit 2 (20 minutes) 
  • 1:00 Then Let Us Sing – Alydia Smith (15 minutes) 
  • 1:15 GCE 10 Introduction to Principle-Based Approach to Palestine-Israel (15 minutes) 
  • 1:30 GCE 10 Authorizing Action on Principle-Based Approach (30 minutes) 
  • 2:00 Break (30 minutes) 
  • 2:30 Questions and Answer re Reports (30 Minutes) 
  • 3:00 Business Committee (20 Minutes) 
  • 3:20 M&S Moment (10 Minutes) 
  • 3:30 Time with Moderator (10 minutes) 
  • 3:40 Covenanting with new GCE Members (10 Minutes) 
  • 3:50 Closing (10 minutes) 
    • Elder
    • Report from Equity Team
    • Closing Procedural Motion GS 26
    • Closing prayer
  • 4:00 Close of Meeting 

True Document Date
Document Type
Originating Body

Latest News

Moderator of the 45th General Council installed

The installation service of the 45th Moderator of The United Church of Canada, the Right Rev. Dr. Kimberly Heath, took place at Knox United Church, 506 4 St. SW, Calgary, Alberta, tonight.

Monday, Aug. 11: Decision session summary

The final day of GC45 began with a moving service that remembered the Communion of Saints, before settling business on a number of proposals.

Sunday, Aug. 10: Summary of the day

After the Alvin Dixon Walk/Run raised over $25,000, participants heard from Toward 2035, Indigenous Ministry and Justice, and a message of continued support from Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia Thompson.