Author: Roy Janssen

GS 2007 Article 159 – Appointments Synod went into closed session. The officers of synod presented their proposal with the use of confidential letters from the various committees with their recommendations for appointments. They made the following recommendation for appointments: 1.      Board of Governors 1.1     Academic Committee 1.1.1    From Eastern Canada: G. Nederveen (2010), G.…

GS 2007 Article 158 – Adoption of the Acts — Day 10 The proceedings of morning and afternoon sessions of Day 10, as recorded in Articles 119-134, were reviewed and adopted as part of the Acts of Synod.

GS 2007 Article 157 – Reopening The meeting was called to order and we sang Hymn 59. All the members were present.

GS 2007 Article 156 – Overture from Regional Synod East, Nov. 8 & Dec. 7, 2006 re Change to Art. 63 CO The advisory committee presented its proposal. It was moved and seconded to change Recommendation 4.1 into Consideration 3.2 4.1 That the proposed change to Article 63 of the Church Order suggested by Regional…

GS 2007 Article 155 – Appeal by Burlington Ebenezer re Days of Prayer The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     Appeal from Burlington Ebenezer 2.      Observations 2.1     In 2003, the church at Winnipeg Redeemer had approached the churches appointed for days of prayer ad Art. 54 CO to declare a day of prayer…

GS 2007 Article 154 – Appeal from Owen Sound re Arts. 10 and 11 of Regional Synod East 2005 The decision of synod will be conveyed to the churches via Confidential Acts.

GS 2007 Article 153 – Guidelines for Synod The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     Letter from Smithers re Convening of Synod 2.      Observations 2.1     In the light of new technology, Smithers is asking for changes in the Guidelines for General Synod. 2.2     Specifically, they ask that Guideline 1.C be amended to…

GS 2007 Article 152 – Korean Presbyterian Church in America (KPCA) The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CCCA Report 2 2.      Observations 2.1     Synod Chatham (Art. 26) gave the CCCA the mandate to contact the Korean Presbyterian Church in North America with the help of our sister churches in Korea. 2.2     Though…

GS 2007 Article 151 – Gereja-Gereja Reformasi Di Indonesia Propinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (GGRI-NTT) The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CRCA Report 7A 1.2-5 Letters from the following four churches: Spring Creek, Surrey, Lynden, Edmonton Immanuel 2.      Admissibility The report and letters from the churches are admissible. 3.      Observations 3.1     The…

GS 2007 Article 150 – Gereja-Gereja Reformasi Calvinis in Nusa Tengarra Timur (GGRC-NTT) The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CRCA Report 7B 1.2-3 Letters from Smithville and Edmonton Immanuel 2.      Admissibility The report and letters from the churches are admissible. 3.      Observations 3.1     The report of the CRCA, which is included as…