Annual General Meeting 2010
Thursday 8 July 2010
in the Library at
The Swedish Church
6-11 Harcourt Street
London
W1H 4AG
11.30 am to approximately 4.30 pm.
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The nearest Underground stations are Edgware Road and Marylebone. A map is available here. The Business Meeting will be from 11.30am till 1.0pm. Coffee and tea will be available at the venue, but unfortunately lunch cannot be provided this year nor do the church's regulations allow you to bring your own lunch. However, there are a number of places to eat in the vicinity and an hour and a quarter to do so. In the afternoon, from approximately 2.15 pm, there will be a Briefing Meeting. Bishop Matti Repo of Tampere in Finland will discuss the ecumenical situation in Finland, touching on church-state relations inasmuch as the Evangelical Lutheran Church and the Orthodox Church occupy a much stronger position in society than do the other Christian Churches or denominations, as a result of their close relations with the state. His title will be "Lutherans and Orthodox in Finland: ecumenical dialogue and co-operation between two established churches". Bishop William Kenney, who was Catholic bishop of Stockholm from 1987 to 2006, has been asked to cover similar ground to Bishop Repo but from the Swedish perspective. They will both also say something about the particularly close relations between the churches in Finland and those in Estonia and between the churches in Sweden and those in Latvia, thus bringing in the post-Soviet Baltic dimension. After questions and discussion of the main theme we shall open up the agenda to include any subjects which members feel to be important, and there will also be time for members to exchange the latest information about what their own organisations are doing. If you would like to make a contribution of your own, it would be helpful if you could let Philip know before the meeting so that he can compile a running order. AGENDA
Honorary Officers:
Keith Jenkins would be glad to receive any nominations for Committee Members or Honorary Officers and any matters to be raised under Any Other Business. Please send these to him by Monday 5 July - address here. Corporate members may send as many representatives as they wish to the AGM, but please note that you will be asked to nominate one delegate with the power to vote on behalf of your corporate body. Each member, whether individual or corporate, has one vote. The following members are willing to continue to serve for the coming year: Keith Archer, Francis Bassett, Ashley Beck, David Blackman, Andrew Bowden, Michael Elmer, Helen Hutchison, Dorothy Knights, David Martin, David Ryall, Richard Seebohm, Michael Smart, David Tatem, and John Williams. Two members were co-opted during the year and now stand for election: Shenaz Bunglawala and Maximos Lavriotes. |
