synod 2011 - The Anglican Diocese of West Malaysia

SYNOD ‘11
SYNOD 2011
Diocese of West Malaysia
Grand Kampar Hotel, Kampar, Perak
AUGUST 23 – 25, 2011
Hosted by St. Peter’s Church, Ipoh
ST. PETER’S CHURCH, IPOH
1-A, Jalan Foo Kuan Sze,
Fair Park, 31400 Ipoh, Perak.
Tel: 05 546 0444 / Fax: 05 547 4640
Email: [email protected]
Kindly issue cheques to:
ST. PETER’S CHURCH, IPOH
With the completed forms to be sent to our
address. Registration can also be done
online and payment transferred to our
OCBC account 7201066278. Please fax
your bank in slip to us or mail it together
with registration forms.
Proposed Schedule
23 August 2011 (Tues)
10.00
Registration at the hotel
Visit to UTAR & KTAR (optional)
14.00
Meetings of The House of Clergy
& The House of Laity
16.00
Tea & Photograph Session
16.30
Opening Holy Eucharist
18.00
Free time
19.00
Dinner cum Cultural Night
20.00
Synod Session 1
22.00
Compline
24 August 2011 (Wed)
08.00
Morning Service
09.15
Breakfast
10.00
Session 2
12.45
Lunch
15.00
Mission Visitation
18.00
19.00
20.00
22.00
Free time
Dinner
Session 3
Compline
25 August 2011 (Thurs)
08.00
Morning Service
09.15
Breakfast
10.00
Session 4
12.30
Closing
13.00
Lunch
Eco-tourism (optional)
DIOCESE OF WEST MALAYSIA
Nearby are numerous ecotourism
activities such as Lata Kijang
waterfalls, Gua Tempurung Sg Klah
Hotwater resort, Clearwater Golf
resort, Gopeng resort and jungle
walk, Sg Kampar white water rafting.
Synod reps and their family members
will have the pleasure of enjoying
these activities as an option.
Grand Kampar Hotel is a Four-star
hotel in a newly developed area, near
the UTAR and KTAR, with numerous
new restaurants. It has considerable
experience hosting church events with
even a special church coordinator to
assist us.
TRAVEL:
There are regular
trains between Seremban / Kuala
Lumpur to Kampar, taking only about
2 to 3 hours. Trains and buses from
north are less frequent. Those
travelling by car can exit the Highway
at Tapah (from the south) or Gopeng(
from the north).
EXHIBITS:
The Synod should
provide an opportunity to show and
inform about the activities of the
various churches and ministries.
There will be place to exhibit posters
(firm boards), handicrafts or other
products for exhibition or even for
sale.
SYNOD MAGAZINE:
SYNOD ‘11
St Peter’s Church has been given the pleasant responsibility to
organize this year’s Synod to be held at Grand Kampar Hotel in Kampar
(on Bishop’s suggestion). We have decided that all the events will be held
at the hotel, instead of wasting time and energy travelling between the
host church in Ipoh and Kampar (35 km away).
Kampar is near the mission work of AVM in Mambang Di-awan and
the Orang Asli ministries in Gopeng and Simpang Pulai and thus will
provide an excellent opportunity for first hand experience with our local
missions. Arrangements will be made to include them in the programme.
It is surprising that there is no
annual Diocesan magazine all
these years to record the activities and the committees for the
year. We plan to publish the Synod magazine for this year.
Each parish/missionary district and each Diocesan Board /
Committee will be given one page to report on their activities.
Obviously, only highlights will be published. Photographs will
be recommended. Bigger parishes may be given an extra page.
However the church or committee will need to pay RM200 for
each page (RM250 if colour photos are included). Brief reports
and photos can include PCC members, types of services and
average attendance, mission or social concern activities,
special events e.g. food fair, health screening, public talks etc.
Please send by 15 June 2011.
TENTATIVE PROGRAMME:
We have made
some changes to the schedule of meetings and events to
maximize the use of the time for worship, fellowship,
discussion and visitations. We feel that there should be rest
period in the afternoon to avoid “meeting fatigue” from 8am till
6.30 pm (more than 10 hours) on the second day. Since
Kampar is a small town with daytime activities rather than
night attractions, we have scheduled the meeting sessions in
the morning and evening with the afternoon free for mission
visitations and rest/fellowship. The total number of meeting
hours is the same. Optional ecotourism activities can be
carried out just before and after the Synod sessions.
REGISTRATION FEES:
Fees include registration,
accommodation & meals
Twin Sharing
RM260 (Early bird by 10 July 2011)
RM290 (Normal rates)
Single Occupancy
RM360 (Early bird by 10 July 2011)
RM 390 (Normal rates)
All registered delegates will be given conference bag, free
photograph & souvenirs.
(Note: optional ecotourism activities will be charged
accordingly. Details later)