20 Aug GS 2007 art 9

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GS 2007 Article 9 – Agenda of Synod

The following Agenda was adopted

1.       Opening on behalf of the convening church

2.       Examination of the credentials

3.       Information from the convening church

4.       Election of the officers

5.       Constitution of synod

6.       Adoption of the agenda

7.       Setting of time schedule

8.       Incoming mail

  • 8.1   General Matters
    • a)    Church at Chatham
      • –     Request to publish the financial statements for the Theological College which were missed in the Acts of General Synod 2004
    • b)    Joint Committee of the Theological Education Committees
      • –     Meeting notes
    • c)    Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad
      • –     Requests and recommendations for appointments
    • d)    Church at Burlington Ebenezer
      • –     Fireproof safe for the archives
    • e)    Church at Burlington Ebenezer
      • –     Requests to the Address Church of the Federation
    • f)    Standing Committee for Publication of the Book of Praise
      • –     Consideration for new committee (Confidentiality requested)
    • g)    Committee for Contact with Churches in the Americas (CCCA)
      • –     Recommendation regarding Committee members
    • h)    Board of Governors of the Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches
      • –     Bylaw Number 12
    • i)     Cornerstone Canadian Reformed Church at Hamilton
      • –     Consideration to move Synod 2010 to the month of July
    • j)     Canadian Reformed Church at Langley
      • –     Funding for the Pastoral Training Program
    • k)    Cornerstone Canadian Reformed Church at Hamilton
      • –     Matter of Women Voting
    • l)     Church at Carman East
      • –     Financial Report of the General Fund
    • m)   Church at Smithers
      • –     Synod Guidelines
    • n)    Letter of greeting from the Australian sister churches
    • o)    Letter of greeting from the Reformed Churches in the Unites States (RCUS)
    • p)    Letter from the Gereformeerde Kerk Hersteld
    • q)    Letter of greeting from the FCC
    • r)    Letter from the CPEU regarding appointments
  • 8.2   Committee Reports
    • a)    Committee of Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA)
    • b)    Committee for Contact with Churches in the Americas (CCCA)
    • c)    Board of Governors of the Theological College of the Canadian Reformed Churches – Additional report regarding a fifth professor at the Theological College. (not in published report)
    • d)    Standing Committee for the Publication of the Book of Praise (SCBP)
    • e)    Committee on Bible Translation (CBT)
    • f)    Committee for the Official Website
    • g)    Committee for the Promotion of Ecclesiastical Unity (CPEU)
    • h)    CCCA Report Addendums
    • i)     Inspection of Archives by Burlington-Waterdown
  • 8.3   Letters from the Churches regarding:
    • a)   Report: Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA)
    • General Matters
      • 1)       Willoughby Heights (FCS & RCNZ)
      • 2)       Guelph (ecclesiastical fellowship)
      • 3)       Spring Creek (RCNZ & GGRI-NTT)
      • 4)       Smithers (ICRC)
      • 5)       Smithers (CRCA mandate)
      • 6)       Burlington Fellowship (CRCA, CCCA, TCol, BOP, CPEU)
      • 7)       London (Cover letter & mandate)
      • 8)       Surrey (RCNZ & GGRI-NTT)
      • 9)       Owen Sound (L.S, FCC, RCNZ, RPCNA, CO, URCNA)
      • 10)     Edmonton Immanuel (General & FCS/FCC)
      • 11)     Chilliwack (FCS & RCNZ)
      • 12)     Ottawa (PCK, GKN, RCNZ, CCCA, BOP, CPEU)
      • 13)     Abbotsford (mandate)
      • 14)     Elora (FCS, FRCSA, GKN, ERQ, RCUS, BOP, CPEU)
      • 15)     Yarrow (FCS, ERQ, PCK, ICRC)
      • 16)     Smithville (GGRC)
      • 17)     Edmonton Immanuel (GGRC/ GGRI)
      • 18)     Abbotsford (RPC of Sudan)
    • Free Church of Scotland (FCS & FCC)
      • 1)     Guelph
      • 2)     Burlington Ebenezer
      • 3)     London
      • 4)     Brampton
      • 5)     Fergus Maranatha (+ GKN)
      • 6)     Glanbrook
      • 7)     Winnipeg Redeemer
    • Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (GKN)
      • 1)       Willoughby Heights (Psalms & Hymns)
      • 2)       Willoughby Heights (4th Commandment)
      • 3)       Guelph (Marriage form)
      • 4)       Smithers
      • 5)       London
      • 6)       Grand Rapids
      • 7)       Carman East (+ RCNZ)
      • 8)       Smithville
      • 9)       Yarrow
      • 10)     Edmonton Immanuel
      • 11)     Fergus North
      • 12)     Winnipeg Redeemer
    • Reformed Churches of New Zealand
      • 1)     London
      • 2)     Coaldale
      • 3)     Chatham
      • 4)     Grand Rapids
      • 5)     Edmonton Immanuel
      • 6)     Lincoln
      • 7)     Fergus North
    • Presbyterian Church of Korea
      • 1)     Fergus North
      • 2)     Fergus North
    • b)    Report: Committee for Contact with Churches in the Americas (CCCA)  
    • l’Église réformée du Quebec (ERQ)
      • 1)     Guelph
      • 2)     Grand Rapids
      • 3)     Chatham
      • 4)     Coaldale
      • 5)     Dunnville/Wainfleet
      • 6)     Lincoln
      • 7)     Yarrow
    • RPCNA
      • 1)     Spring Creek
    • Other
      • 1)     Hamilton (IRB)
      • 2)     London (RCUS & IRB)
      • 3)     Brampton (NAPARC)
      • 4)     Fergus Maranatha (RCUS & Budget)
      • 5)     Yarrow (OPC)
      • 6)     Yarrow (RCUS)
      • 7)     Carman East (RCUS, RPCNA, NAPARC)
    • c)    Report: Committee for the Promotion of Ecclesiastical Unity (CPEU)
      • 1)       Surrey
      • 2)       Guelph (FRCNA)
      • 3)       Spring Creek
      • 4)       Guelph
      • 5)       Smithers (Common Songbook)
      • 6)       London(URCNA, PCO, Com Song, OCRC, FRCNA)
      • 7)       Coaldale (PCO)
      • 8)       Carmen West
      • 9)       Flamborough
      • 10)     Grand Rapids (Theological Education)
      • 11)     Grand Rapids (Common Songbook)
      • 12)     Spring Creek (Common Songbook)
      • 13)     Carman East
      • 14)     Chilliwack
      • 15)     Lincoln
      • 16)     Grand Valley
      • 17)     Lynden
      • 18)     Edmonton Immanuel
      • 19)     Edmonton Immanuel (Common Songbook)
      • 20)     Langley (Common Songbook)
      • 21)     Neerlandia (Common Songbook)
      • 22)     Orangeville
      • 23)     Fergus North (Church Order)
      • 24)     Fergus North (Common Songbook)
      • 25)     Fergus North (Theological Education)
      • 26)      Winnipeg Redeemer
    • d)    Report: Committee for Bible Translations (CBT)
      • 1)     Guelph
      • 2)     Spring Creek
      • 3)     London
      • 4)     Brampton
      • 5)     Carmen West
      • 6)     Carmen East
      • 7)     Chilliwack
      • 8)     Yarrow
      • 9)     Willoughby Heights
      • 10)   Orangeville
    • e)    Report: Standing Committee for Publication of the Book of Praise (SCBP)
      • 1)       Guelph
      • 2)       Hamilton
      • 3)       Smithers
      • 4)       London
      • 5)       Chatham
      • 6)       Carmen West
      • 7)       Surrey
      • 8)       Flamborough
      • 9)       Burlington Ebenezer
      • 10)     Fergus Maranatha
      • 11)     Carmen East
      • 12)     Cloverdale
      • 13)        Chilliwack
      • 14)     Grand Valley
      • 15)     Yarrow
      • 16)     Smithville
      • 17)     Lynden
      • 18)     Carmen West
      • 19)     Glanbrook
      • 20)     Willoughby Heights (Psalms)
      • 21)     Willoughby Heights (Hymns)
      • 22)     Langley
      • 23)     Orangeville
      • 24)     Fergus North (report 13.3.3.1)
      • 25)     Fergus North (report 13.4)
      • 26)     Fergus North (report 15.2.5)
      • 27)     Winnipeg Redeemer
    • f)    Report: Committee for the Official Website
      • 1)     Guelph
      • 2)     Hamilton
      • 3)     Burlington Ebenezer
      • 4)     Fergus Maranatha  
      • 5)     Fergus North
    • g)    Report: Board of Governors of the Theological College
      • 1)       Hamilton
      • 2)       Smithers
      • 3)       Carmen West
      • 4)       Surrey
      • 5)       Flamborough
      • 6)       Burlington Ebenezer
      • 7)       Chilliwack
      • 8)       Attercliffe
      • 9)       Cloverdale
      • 10)     Carmen East
      • 11)     Fergus Maranatha
      • 12)     Orangeville
      • 13)     Fergus North
      • 14)     Flamborough
      • 15)     Winnipeg Redeemer
      • 16)     Burlington-Waterdown
  • 8.4   Overtures
    • a)    Church at Guelph
      • –     Overture to General Synod 2007 re Pastoral Training Program
    • b)    Regional Synod East of Nov 8 & Dec 7, 2006
      • –     Overture regarding Article 63 of the Church Order
    • c)    Regional Synod West of Nov 14, 2006
      • – Overture regarding Article 6 of Classis Pacific West concerning Lord’s Supper to shut-ins
  • 8.5   Appeals
    • a)    Church at Burlington Ebenezer
      • – Article 40 Synod Chatham, Church Order 54 – Days of Prayer
    • b)    Church at Aldergrove
      • –     Article 109 Synod Chatham 2004
    • c)    Church at Aldergrove
      • –     Article 114 Synod Chatham 2004
    • d)    Church at Fergus North
      • –  Article 115 Synod Chatham 2004– Binding of Form of Subscription
    • e)    Church at Coaldale
      • –      Article 89 Synod Chatham 2004– Advisory members to Synod
    • f)    Church at Guelph
      • –      Article 89 Synod Chatham 2004– Advisory Members to Synod
    • g)    Church at Guelph
      • –  Article 7 Regional Synod East 2005 – Contact with Government of Ontario.
    • h)    Church at Owen Sound
      • –     Article 10 & 11 Regional Synod East 2005
    • i)     Church at Calgary
      •  –     Article 52 Synod Chatham 2004
    • j)    Church at Calgary
      • –     Article 111 Synod Chatham 2004
    • k)   Br. R. Bosman
    • l)     Br. W. DeHaan
    • m)   Br. B. Van de Burgt
    • n)    Church at Lincoln
      • –   Article 45 Synod Neerlandia & Art 86 Synod Chatham 2004
    • o)    Br. & Sr. J. Vandenberg
    • –     Article 10 Regional Synod East 2005
    • p)    church at Attercliffe
      • –     Article 86 Synod Chatham 2004
    • q)    Br. & Sr. H. Endeman
      • –     Regional Synod East 2005
    • r)    Mr. T. Kingma

9.       Appointments

10.     Censure ad Art. 34 CO.

11.     Publication of the Acts

12.     Financial Matters

13.     Preparation of next General Synod

14.     Adoption of the Acts

15.     Approval of Press Release

16.     Closing

After the adoption of the agenda, synod adjourned for committee work. The officers of synod met with the four delegates of the Presbyterian Church of Korea.

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