<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span></span></div><div></div><div> Please find attached the campaign pack and poster (which you may already have received by another mailing) and the email I have sent by diocese as below.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Many thanks</div><div><br></div><div>Stephen</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>Phase 1 – Deanery Synod Elections Spring 2014</span></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>I am writing to key contacts we have identified
in every diocese to let them know that I am trying to coordinate a campaign to
increase inclusive representation on the General Synod 2015.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you are the only person listed in this
email then that’s because we only have one contact person for your diocese.</span></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>I am sure that you will agree that the key to
achieving change in the membership of the General Synod 2015 is to have in
place this year the key voters in each and every deanery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So this is where the Campaign needs to start
and for that we need your help to get the message out by forwarding on the
campaign pack to people you know who would be interested. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>If you feel that you have received this email in
error then I apologise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you need to
update me with a better contact I would be very grateful if you could let me
know by reply.</span></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>I am attaching a Deanery Synod Elections 2014 –
Campaign Pack which sets out:</span></div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
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</font><ul style="list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;"><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>What General Synod 2015 Campaign stands for and
who we seek to represent</span></div></li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>Why wider representation is needed on the General
Synod especially in the laity</span></div></li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>The vital connection Deanery Synod members have
in the process of electing the General Synod members</span></div></li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>Practical information relating to the election of
deanery synod members</span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'> </span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>I am also attaching a one page poster which gives
a summary.</span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'> </span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>In February we are aiming to produce a number of
stories to encourage local individuals to stand for election by their own
PCCs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We shall also be launching an
initiative to encourage everyone to contact at least three people during Lent
and ask them directly to stand for their deanery synods.</span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'> </span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>How you can help?</span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'> </span></div></li></ul><font face="Times New Roman"
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</font><ul style="list-style-type: disc; direction: ltr;"><li style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>Please let us know if you are not the best
contact for your diocese so that we can update our records</span></div></li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>Please let us know if you have good deanery people/stories
which would help us encourage others to stand </span></div></li><li style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;'><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>Forward on this pack and poster to people known
to you – so that the message can be spread</span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'> </span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'> </span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>Many thanks</span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New
Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'> </span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>Revd Stephen France</span></div><div style='color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0pt;'><span style='font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 11pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;'>General Synod 2015 Campaign - National
Coordinator</span></div></li></ul><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">
</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font color="#0060bf" size="4"><b>Revd Fr Stephen France SCP</b></font></div><div>Rector of Brondesbury</div><div>46 The Avenue</div><div>London</div><div>NW6 7NP</div><div>Tel: 0208 451 1263</div><div>E: <a href="mailto:revfrance@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">revfrance@btinternet.com</a></div></div></body></html>