and express their opinion on any other matters of religious or public interest, and to approve or reject the annual budget of the church Measures or canons must be passed by a majority of the members of each house of the synod. Most other business can be passed by a majority of the members of the synod overall. However changes to church doctrine, rites and ceremonies, or the administration of the sacraments, can only be made in the form agreed by the House of Bishops. Also, changes in the services of Baptism or Holy Communion, as well as proposals for union with any other church, cannot be approved unless they have also been approved by a majority of the diocesan synods. Some measures do not extend to the Diocese of Sodor and Man unless so provided by a measure passed by the Sodor and Man Diocesan Synod and approved by Tynwald. The General Synod also elects some members of the Archbishops' Council. See also Doctrine Commission: In existence between 1922 and 2010. Latterly commission of General Synod Enabling Act: Includes brief background of reasons which led to the act being passed English Covenant Faith and Order Commission: Replaced Faith and Order Advisory Group in 2010 List of Church of England Measures Houses of Laymen References External links Short film shown at General Synod in November 2015 to portray the Church of England Church of England Law of the United Kingdom Church of England ecclesiastical polity 1919 establishments in England 1970 disestablishments Governing assemblies of religious organizations Tricameral legislatures