39th General Council (2006)

The 39th General Council took place August 13-19, 2006 at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Opening Worship and Communion: The text of the opening worship of the 39th General Council.
Living History, Making Home: Sermon preached by the Right Rev. Dr. Peter Short at the opening worship of the 39th General Council. Revised from speaking notes.
Speak, for Your Servant Is Listening: By Keith Howard of Emerging Spirit.
Orientation to Discernment: Kerygma Café: An introduction to the Kerygma Café discernment process.

What is a General Council?: An outline of what a General Council event entails.
Holding Fast to the Things That Make for Peace: Moderator Peter Short reflects on the search for peace in the Middle East.

Remits Authorized by the 39th General Council: This memorandum was sent by General Secretary Nora Sanders to Presbytery Secretaries and Conference Executive Secretaries on December 3, 2007.

Download the Summary of Actions [PDF: 15 pp/126 KB]

Workbook I and Workbook II for commissioners. Includes all petitions for review at GC39.

Spirit Connection provided video clips throughout General Council. Click here to browse through the library.

An archive of news stories from GC39.

Issue 8 (August 20, 2006) [PDF: 6 pp/198 KB]
Issue 7 (August 19, 2006) [PDF: 8 pp/175 KB]
Issue 6 (August 18, 2006) [PDF: 11 pp/336 KB]
Issue 5 (August 17, 2006) [PDF: 6 pp/316 KB]
Issue 4 (August 16, 2006) [PDF: 7 pp/246 KB]
Issue 3 (August 15, 2006) [PDF: 7 pp/202 KB]
Issue 2 (August 14, 2006) [PDF: 8 pp/272 KB]
Issue 1 (August 13, 2006) [PDF: 7 pp/180 KB]

Organization