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30th Constituency Meeting 2022

27 August 2022 - 28 August 2022

Mountain View Adventist College
41 Doonside Road
Doonside NSW 2767

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Mountain View Adventist College

The 30th Constituency Meeting of the Greater Sydney Conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Sabbath, 27 August | 3:30pm until 5:45pm – The program will commence with a praise and inspirational program including the closing of Sabbath.

Dinner

7:00pm until 9:00pm – The seating of delegates and the Constituency Meeting, to include the presentation of administration and departmental reports and financial statements for the years 2018 to 2021, will commence.

Breakfast (for purchase) begins at 8am.

Sunday, 28 August | 9am until 4pm – The seating of delegates and the Constituency Meeting will continue. The Officers, Executive Committee, Appointments Committee, Nominating Committee and Constitution Committee of the Conference for the next quadrennium will be elected at this Constituency Meeting.

Short link – https://bit.ly/GSC2022session

What to bring

Please bring your copy of the 2022 Constituency Meeting Booklet and a pen to take notes. Given that the incorrect Health Report was included in this year’s booklet, we will be providing a copy of the 2022 Health Report as part of your delegate pack.

Access

For delegates with a disability, the John Eastwood Hall at Mountain View Adventist College does have a ramp for wheelchair access if needed.

Parking

There will be parking available onsite and on street. We will have Parking Marshalls in high visibility vests directing traffic.

Meals

Sabbath dinner will be served for delegates.

Saturday evening: Ashfield Portuguese Pathfinder club will be selling hot drinks to fundraise for the 2023 Camporee. Thank you in advance for supporting Ashfield Portuguese Pathfinder Club.

Sunday Breakfast will be available for purchase by Mountain View Adventist College (MVAC). Proceeds will support MVAC’s fundraising to build a shelter in the schools outdoor area to students can congregate in all weather.

COVID-19

As we adjust to the new normal in regard to COVID-19, we continue to encourage:

Practicing hygiene standards recommended by NSW Health.
Exercising basic COVID-safe precautions (coughing/sneezing into a tissue or elbow, not hands, and frequent hand-washing/sanitising, etc.)
Wearing a mask is encouraged, which continues to be the recommended method of preventing the spread of germs
Being mindful and respectful of those still taking precautions for themselves (avoid invading personal space)
Testing and staying home/isolating if you’ve tested positive for COVID or are exhibiting any flu-like symptoms.

For more information on how we will mitigate the risk of a Covid outbreak, please visit our website: https://sydney.adventist.org.au/about/covid-19/.

All members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church are part of a constituency, which is defined as a group of voters in a specified region who elect representatives from the local church.

Every four years representatives elect conference leadership, receive reports from conference ministries and entities (Adventist Book Store, Aged Care and Education), and vote on general decisions and church business. Reports on audited finances, church membership, and other statistics are also received and voted upon. Constituency meeting delegates will also vote on any proposed changes to the Conference constitution.

A quadrennial overview for all branches of the Conference will be compiled into a Constituency Meeting report booklet. Delegates will receive a hard copy to review prior to the meeting. The Conference President, General Secretary and Chief Financial Officer will give their reports at the Constituency meeting. Departmental leaders and directors will provide account for their department/ministries via a Q&A panel during the meeting.

To learn more about these meeting visit the “About Constituency Meetings” button on this page.

Town Hall Meetings

In preparation of the Constituency Meeting, four (4) town hall meetings will be held.

The purpose of each meeting is to:

Explain the process and procedures of the Constituency Meeting and how delegates can be engaged and contribute
Explain the election and voting processes
Provide a brief on the strategic direction of the Conference for the next 4 years (quadrennium)
Discuss the agenda items
Answer any questions.

All three Conference officers will be present at each meeting.

Who this event is for

The Constituency Town hall meetings are for any church member to attend. The Session will be for delegates (individuals selected by their local church to attend as representatives) and pastors only.

Withdrawal of Church Delegates

If you foresee that you will not be able to attend the Constituency Meeting, we ask that you please email Angelica at [email protected] or call us on (02) 9868 6522 by Thursday 25 August at 5pm. This will help ensure we meet quorum on the day.