Author: Roy Janssen

Article 82 – Appeal against GS 2019 Art. 98 and Art. 141 (Personal) Synod dealt with this matter in closed session, with credentialed delegates from sister churches present, and with Rev. Dick Wynia absent. Committee 4 presented draft 1 of a report on an appeal against GS 2019 Art. 98 and Art. 141 (Personal). The…

GS 2022 Article 81 – Confidential

GS 2022 Article 80 – Acts – GS 2022 Art. 60 Synod dealt with this matter in closed session, with credentialed delegates from sister churches present, and with Rev. Dick Wynia absent. The Acts of GS 2022 Art. 60 were corrected and adopted.

GS 2022 Article 79 – Appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 31 (In-person Worship) Committee 3 presented draft 1 of a report on an appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 31 (Worship). The report was discussed. The committee took the report back for refinement.

GS 2022 Article 78 – Appeal against RSE 2020 Art. 13 (Language of questions in Liturgical Forms) 1.   Material 1.1    Appeal from the Hamilton-Blessings CanRC against the decision of RSE 2020 (Art. 13) not to adopt the overture of Classis Central Ontario (CCO) May 2020, regarding the amendment of the language of the questions in…

GS 2022 Article 77 – Appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 33 (Hymn Cap Overture – grounds) 1.   Material 1.1    Appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 33 from the Chilliwack CanRC (8.6.6.2) in which it appeals the overture from RSW to remove the so-called “Hymn Cap”. 2.   Admissibility 2.1    The appeal was declared admissible.  3.   Decision Synod…

GS 2022 Article 76 – Appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 33 (Hymn Cap Overture – procedure) 1.   Material 1.1    Appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 33 from the Chilliwack CanRC asking GS 2022 to judge that RSW 2021 erred in the way in which it dealt with submissions from Chilliwack (and other churches), in processing an…

GS 2022 Article 75 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session. The chairman had the meeting sing Psalm 135:6,10. He observed that all synod members were present.

GS 2022 Article 74 – Appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 33 (Hymn Cap Overture – grounds) Committee 3 presented draft 1 of a report on an appeal by the Chilliwack CanRC against RSW 2021 Art. 33 (8.6.6.2) regarding the grounds for an overture. The report was discussed. The committee took the report back for refinement.

GS 2022 Article 73 – Appeal against RSW 2021 Art. 33 (Hymn Cap Overture – procedure) Committee 3 presented draft 1 of a report on an appeal by the Chilliwack CanRC against RSW 2021 Art. 33 (8.6.6.1) regarding procedure in dealing with an overture. The report was discussed. The committee took the report back for…