GS 2004 Article 8 – Agenda
The following agenda was adopted:
- Opening on behalf of the Convening Church.
- Examination of the Credentials
- Information from the Convening Church
- Election of the Moderamen
- Constitution of Synod
- Adoption of the Agenda
- Setting of Time Schedule
- Incoming Mail
- 8.1 General Matters
- Church at Burlington-East
- Request to remove the procedure of having a letter sent by Synod to churches whether they agreed or disagreed on synodical correspondence, unless it is a reply to an appeal or overture.
- Church at Guelph Emmanuel
- Request that Synod Chatham keep in mind the additional costs for committees and assess the appropriate fees.
- Church at Fergus
- Delivery of reports
- Church at Orangeville
- Delivery of reports
- Church at Yarrow
- Delivery of reports and deadlines
- Regional Synod East, November 12, 2003
- Admissibility of advisors
- Church at Chatham
- Use of acronyms
- Church at Attercliffe
- Right to appeal
- Regional Synod West
- Appointment of Board of Governors
- Regional Synod East
- Appointment of Board of Governors
- Church at Winnipeg (Redeemer)
- Article 54 Church Order
- Br. W. Oostdyk
- Appointment to synodical committee
- Church at Burlington-East
- 8.2 Reports Received
- Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad of the Canadian Reformed Churches
- Committee for Contact with the Churches in the Americas
- (ba) Address to General Assembly OPC
- (bb) Observers Report 70th General Assembly OPC
- (bc) Address to 29th Meeting of NAPARC
- (bd) Observers Report 29th Meeting of NAPARC
- Committee on Bible Translation
- Standing Committee for the Publication of the Book of Praise
- Committee for Official Website
- Committee for the Promotion of Ecclesiastical Unity
- Board of Governors for the Theological College
- Church for the Inspection of the Archives
- Addendum Report: Committee for the Relations with Churches Abroad
- Addendum Report: Committee for the Promotion of Ecclesiastical Unity: Church Order
- Church to audit finances for General Synod 2001
- Address Church of the Canadian Reformed Churches
- Addendum Report: Standing Committee for the Publication of the Book of Praise
- Addendum Report: Theological Education Committee
- General Fund
- Addendum Report: Board of Governors for the Theological College re: Appointment of
- New Professor
- 8.3 Letters from the Churches
- 8.3.1 Re: Report of the Committee on Relations Churches Abroad
- 8.3.1.1 Free Church of Scotland and Presbyterian Church of Korea
- Church at Grand Rapids
- Church at Carman (West)
- Church at Fergus
- Church at London
- Church at Lynden
- Church at Carman (West)
- Church at Fergus
- Church at Orangeville
- Church at Grand Valley
- Church at Surrey
- Church at Lincoln
- 8.3.1.2 Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated)
- Church at Chatham
- Church at Fergus
- Church at Aldergrove
- Church at Carman (West)
- Church at Elora
- Church at Lincoln
- 8.3.1.3 International Conference of Reformed Churches
- Church at Fergus
- Church at Elora
- 8.3.1.4 Indonesian and New Zealand Churches
- Church at Winnipeg (Redeemer)
- Church at Carman (West)
- Church at Guelph
- Church at Grand Rapids
- Church at Elora
- Church at Aldergrove
- 8.3.1.5 Free Reformed Churches of South Africa Church at Lincoln
- 8.3.1.1 Free Church of Scotland and Presbyterian Church of Korea
- 8.3.2 Re: Report of the Committee for Contact Churches in the Americas
- 8.3.2.1 Orthodox Presbyterian Church
- Church at Fergus
- Church at London
- Church at Winnipeg (Grace)
- Church at Lynden
- Church at Brampton
- Church at Yarrow
- Church at Lincoln
- 8.3.2.2 Korean Presbyterian Churches in North America
- Church at Fergus
- Church at Carman (West)
- 8.3.2.3 Reformed Churches of the United States
- Church at Elora
- Church at London
- Church at Grand Rapids
- Church at Orangeville
- Church at Yarrow
- 8.3.2.4 L’Église Réformée du Quebec (ERQ) Church at Surrey
- 8.3.2.5 The North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council Church at Grand Valley
- 8.3.2.1 Orthodox Presbyterian Church
- 8.3.3 Re: Report of the Committee for Bible Translation
- Church at Fergus
- Church at Carman (West)
- Church at Winnipeg (Grace)
- Church at Yarrow
- Church at Orangeville
- 8.3.4 Re: Report of the Committee for the Promotion of Ecclesiastical Unity
- Church at London
- Church at Grand Rapids
- Church at Burlington-East
- Church at Willoughby Heights
- Church at Grand Valley
- Church at Lincoln
- 8.3.5 Re: Report of the Standing Committee for the Publication for the Book of Praise
- Church at Langley
- Church at Aldergrove
- Church at Grand Rapids
- Church at Guelph
- Church at Orangeville
- Church at Willoughby Heights
- Church at Winnipeg (Redeemer)
- Church at London
- Church at Carman (West) Church at Abbotsford
- Church at Abbotsford
- Church at Fergus
- Church at Chatham
- Regional Synod East
- Church at Winnipeg (Redeemer)
- Church at Grand Valley
- 8.3.6 Re: Report of the Committee for Official Website Church at Abbotsford
- 8.3.1 Re: Report of the Committee on Relations Churches Abroad
- 8.4 Appeals
- Church at Attercliffe
- Article 45 Synod Neerlandia
- Church at Abbotsford
- Article 45 Synod Neerlandia
- Church at Grand Rapids
- Article 45 Synod Neerlandia
- Church at Grand Rapids
- Articles 22, 34, 36, 45 Synod Neerlandia
- Church at Owen Sound
- Article 45 Synod Neerlandia
- Church at Grand Rapids
- Article 73 Synod Neerlandia
- Church at Chatham
- Articles 67 and 73 Synod Neerlandia
- Church at Guelph
- Article 75 Synod Neerlandia
- Br. and Sr. M. Vantil
- Use of grape juice at the Lord’s Supper
- Br. and Sr. M. Vantil
- Art. 31 C.O.
- Br. and Sr. B. VandeBurgt
- Elements of the Lord’s Supper
- Church at Grand Rapids
- Admissibility of Appeals
- Church at Calgary
- Status of Rev. Boersema
- Br. T. Hoogsteen and Br. C. VanAndel
- Decision of Synod Fergus 1998
- Church at Blue Bell
- Article 45 Synod Neerlandia
- Br. W. De Haan
- Decisions of Synod Neerlandia and Synod Fergus
- Br. T. Kingma
- Articles 45, 59, 73 of Synod 2001 and Article 91 of Synod 1977
- Appointments
- Censure ad Art. 34 C.O.
- Publication of the Acts
- Financial Matters
- Preparation next General Synod
- Adoption of the Acts
- Approval of Press Release
- Closing
- Church at Attercliffe