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Pastoral measures IT WILL SOON be easier for parishes to make part of their churches available for community use. The Church is often hampered by the existing legislation... Subscriber only	Stipends: Vineyard workers keep pay grades AN ATTEMPT to phase out stipend differentials for clergy dignitaries (deans, archdeacons, bishops and archbishops) came to the Synod in a private members... Subscriber only	Weekday lectionary THE weekday lectionary, first considered by Synod in February, returned for the revision stage. The Bishop of Beverley, the Rt Revd Martyn Jarrett... Subscriber only

Synod practice: Electronic voting ‘next year’ THE SYNOD has backed electronic voting, shorter speeches and fewer amendments in the conduct of its affairs. On the first evening in York, it asked... Subscriber only	Synod index page 7374 Subscriber only	Stipends payments THE SYNOD gave final approval to the Draft Stipends (Cessation of Special Payments) Measure, under which the clergys guaranteed annuities will now go... Subscriber only

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