Author: Roy Janssen

GS 2010 Article 52 – North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (NAPARC) 1.         Material 1.1       Report of the CCCNA re: NAPARC – Report 7 (8.2.1). 1.2       Letters from Fergus-Maranatha (8.3.F.21), Ancaster (8.3.F.22), as well as appeals from Attercliffe (8.5.m), and Coaldale (8.5.t). 2.         Observations 2.1       General Synod 2007 decided to…

GS 2010 Article 51 – Committee for the Funding of the Pastoral Training Program 1.         Material 1.1       Report from the Pastoral Training Program Funding Committee (PTP): the church at Guelph (8.2.h). 1.2       Letters from the churches of Burlington-Fellowship (8.3.H.1) and Flamborough (8.3.H.2). 2.         Observations 2.1       Synod Smithers 2007 appointed the…

GS 2010 Article 50 – Adoption of Articles 37-46 of the Acts of Synod Articles 37-46 of the Acts were adopted after minor changes.

GS 2010 Article 49 – Reopening Rev. Aasman opened the meeting by asking everyone to sing Psalm 63:2,3. All the members of Synod were present.

GS 2010 Article 48 – Adoption of the Articles 23-36 of the Acts of Synod Articles 23-36 of the Acts were adopted following minor changes. After some general discussion on the revised Book of Praise, Psalm 96:1,2 was sung and Synod was adjourned for further committee work.

GS 2010 Article 47 – Opening Devotions and Roll Call Rev. Aasman opened the meeting by requesting all present to sing Psalm 95:1-5. He read Obadiah and gave a meditation, after which he then led in prayer. Roll call was held and all were present.

GS 2010 Article 46 – Closing devotions Rev. J. VanWoudenberg gave a meditation on Revelation 12:13 – 13:1, after which he led in closing prayer. The assembly then sang Psalm 35:1 and 4, and the meeting was adjourned.

GS 2010 Article 45 – Appeal from Burlington-Ebenezer re: Administering the Lord’s Supper to Shut-ins 1.         Material Appeal from Burlington-Ebenezerre: Article 96 of the Acts Synod Smithers 2007 re: Administering the Lord’s Supper to shut-ins (8.5.n – Contents – part 1). 2.         Observations 2.1       Synod Smithers 2007 dealt with an overture from…

GS 2010 Article 44 – Appeal from Coaldale re: NAPARC 1.         Material Appeal from the church at Coaldale re: Article 140 of the Acts of Synod Smithers 2007 (8.5.t). 2.         Observations 2.1       Coaldale appeals the decision of Synod Smithers to join the North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council. 2.2       Coaldale informs Synod that…

GS 2010 Article 43 – Appeal from Attercliffe re: NAPARC 1.         Material Appeal from the Attercliffe consistory against the decision of Synod Smithers 2007 re: NAPARC (8.5.m). 2.         Observations 2.1       Attercliffe appeals the decision of Smithers 2007 to join NAPARC. 2.2       Attercliffe received NAPARC’s “Golden Rule Comity Agreement” subsequent to Synod 2007 and…