GS 2019 art 8

GS 2019 Article 8 – Agenda

1.    Opening on behalf of the convening church

2.    Examination of the credentials

3.    Election of the officers

4.    Constitution of Synod

5.    Information from the convening church

6.    Adoption of the agenda

7.    Setting of time schedule

8.    Incoming mail

  • 8.1    General Matters
    • 8.1.1    Delegates to GS 2019 – RSW Nov 2018 dd. Nov. 9, 2018
    • 8.1.2    Nomination for Board of Governors – RSW Nov 2018 dd. Nov. 14, 2018
    • 8.1.3    Delegates to GS 2019 – RSE Nov. 2018 dd. Nov. 15, 2018
    • 8.1.4    Nomination for Board of Governors – RSE Nov. 2018 dd. Nov. 15, 2018
  • 8.2    Committee Reports
    • 8.2.1    Synod Guidelines
      • 8.2.1.1   Synod Guidelines – GS 2016 Executive
    • 8.2.2    Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA & CRCA-SRN)
      • 8.2.2.1   Churches Abroad
      • 8.2.2.2   DGK – CRCA-SRN
      • 8.2.2.3   GKN – CRCA-SRN
      • 8.2.2.4   GKv – CRCA-SRN
      • 8.2.2.5   GKN sister church request – CRCA-SRN
      • 8.2.2.6   Ecclesiastical contact with DGK Mariënberg – DGK Mariënberg
      • 8.2.2.7   Combined mandate CCCNA & CRCA – CRCA & CCCNA dd. Mar. 7, 2019
      • 8.2.2.8   Letter regarding CRCA report on RCK – RCK dd. Mar. 8, 2019
      • 8.2.2.9   Letter regarding CRCA report on RCK – CRCA dd. Mar. 15, 2019
      • 8.2.2.10 Nominations CRCA – CRCA
      • 8.2.2.11 Letter of greetings from GGRI
      • 8.2.2.12 Letter of greetings from DGK
    • 8.2.3    Committee for Contact with Churches in North America (CCCNA)
      • 8.2.3.1   Churches in North America
    • 8.2.4    Committee for Church Unity (CCU)
      • 8.2.4.1   URCNA – CCU-C
      • 8.2.4.2   URCNA Church Order – CCU-SCO
      • 8.2.4.3   URCNA Theological Education – CCU-STE
    • 8.2.5    Standing Committee for the Publication of the Book of Praise (SCBP)
      • 8.2.5.1   Book of Praise – SCBP
      • 8.2.5.2   Nominations – SCBP
    • 8.2.6    Archives
      • 8.2.6.1   Inspection of Archives – Burlington-Rehoboth
    • 8.2.7    Board of Governors (BoG)
      • 8.2.7.1   CRTS
      • 8.2.7.2   Nomination letter for non-minister governor
      • 8.2.7.3   Letter regarding new professor New Testament
    • 8.2.8    Committee for Pastoral Training Program Funding (CPTPF)
      • 8.2.8.1   Pastoral Training Program Funding– Guelph-Emmanuel
    • 8.2.9    Committee for Bible Translation (CBT)
      • 8.2.9.1   Bible Translation – CBT
    • 8.2.10  Committee for the Official Website (CWeb)
      • 8.2.10.1 General Report – CWeb
      • 8.2.10.2 Nominations – CWeb
      • 8.2.10.3 Finances – CWeb
    • 8.2.11  Committee for the Needy Students’ Fund
      • 8.2.11.1 Committee for the Needy Students’ Fund – Grassie-Covenant
    • 8.2.12  Days of Prayer
      • 8.2.12.1 Days of Prayer Report – Burlington-Rehoboth & Edmonton-Providence
      • 8.2.12.2 Days of Prayer – Supplemental report dd. Nov. 17, 2018
    • 8.2.13. General Fund
      • 8.2.13.1 General Fund – Carman-East – Report
      • 8.2.13.2 General Fund – Carman-West CanRC – Review
  • 8.3    Letters from the Churches regarding the reports
    • 8.3.1    Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA)
      • 8.3.1.1   The Netherlands
        • 8.3.1.1.1     GKv – Guelph-Emmanuel dd. Feb. 4, 2019
        • 8.3.1.1.2     DGK – Flamborough-Redemption dd. Feb. 16, 2019
        • 8.3.1.1.3     GKv – Flamborough-Redemption dd. Feb. 16, 2019
        • 8.3.1.1.4     GKN – Flamborough-Redemption dd. Feb. 16, 2019
        • 8.3.1.1.5     GKv – Fergus-North dd. Feb. 25, 2019
        • 8.3.1.1.6     GKv – Hamilton-Cornerstone dd. Mar. 7, 2019
        • 8.3.1.1.7     GKv – Houston dd. Mar. 13, 2019
        • 8.3.1.1.8     General – Carman-West dd. Feb. 18, 2019
        • 8.3.1.1.9     GKv – Burlington-Ebenezer Mar. 18, 2019
        • 8.3.1.1.10   GKv – Barrhead n.d.
        • 8.3.1.1.11   GKv – Winnipeg-Grace dd. Mar. 21, 2019
        • 8.3.1.1.12   GKv – Orangeville dd. Mar. 30, 2019
      • 8.3.1.2   GGRI-Timor – Smithville dd. Feb. 4, 2019
      • 8.3.1.3   IRCK – Smithville dd. Feb. 4, 2019
      • 8.3.1.4   RCK – Smithville dd. Feb. 4, 2019
      • 8.3.1.5   GGRC – Smithville dd. Feb. 4, 2019
      • 8.3.1.6   GGRC – Lincoln-Vineyard dd. Mar. 9, 2019
      • 8.3.1.7   IRCK – Hamilton-Cornerstone dd. Mar. 7, 2019
      • 8.3.1.8   General – Burlington-Rehoboth dd. Mar. 20, 2019
      • 8.3.1.9   General – Attercliffe dd. Mar 28, 2019
    • 8.3.2    Committee for Contact with Churches in North America (CCCNA)
      • 8.3.2.1   General – Dunnville dd. Dec. 18, 2018
      • 8.3.2.2   FRCNA – Lincoln-Vineyard dd. Mar. 9, 2019
      • 8.3.2.3   HRC – Lincoln-Vineyard dd. Mar. 9, 2019
      • 8.3.2.4   CRCA&CCCNA – Toronto-Bethel dd. Mar. 17, 2019
      • 8.3.2.5   HRC – Toronto-Bethel dd. Mar. 17, 2019
      • 8.3.2.6   General – Attercliffe dd. Mar. 28, 2019
      • 8.3.2.7   EF rules & tiered relationships – Grassie-Covenant dd. Mar. 27, 2019
      • 8.3.2.8   CRCA&CCCNA – Tintern Spring Creek dd. Feb. 20, 2019
      • 8.3.2.9   PCA – Flamborough-Redemption dd. Feb. 16, 2019
    • 8.3.3    Committee for Church Unity (CCU) – regarding URCNA
      • 8.3.3.1   General – Winnipeg-Redeemer dd. Jan. 14, 2019  
      • 8.3.3.2   General – Barrhead n.d.
      • 8.3.3.3   General – Attercliffe dd. Mar. 28, 2019
      • 8.3.3.4   General – Lynden dd. Mar. 17, 2019
    • 8.3.4    Board of Governors (BoG) of the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary (CRTS)
      • 8.3.4.1   General – Willoughby Heights dd. Feb. 18, 2019
      • 8.3.4.2   Principal appointment – Coaldale n.d.
      • 8.3.4.3   Principal appointment – Toronto-Bethel dd. Mar. 13, 2019
      • 8.3.4.4   Changes to By-Laws and Handbook – Brampton-Grace dd. Mar. 27, 2019
    • 8.3.5    Committee for Bible Translations (CBT)
      • 8.3.5.1   Mandate – Willoughby Heights dd. Feb. 18, 2019
      • 8.3.5.2   NIV2011 – Fergus-North dd. Feb. 25, 2019
      • 8.3.5.3   General – Attercliffe dd. Mar. 28, 2019
      • 8.3.5.4   General – Grassie-Covenant dd. Mar. 27, 2019
    • 8.3.6    Committee for the Needy Students’ Fund (CNSF)
      • 8.3.6.1   Ownership of fund – Willoughby Heights dd. Feb. 18, 2019
    • 8.3.7    Standing Committee for the Book of Praise (SCBP)
      • 8.3.7.1   General – Willoughby Heights Feb. 18, 2019
      • 8.3.7.2   General – Smithville dd. Feb. 4, 2019
      • 8.3.7.3   General – Lincoln-Vineyard dd. Mar. 9, 2019
      • 8.3.7.4   General – Carman-West dd. Feb. 18, 2019
      • 8.3.7.5   General – Ancaster n.d.
      • 8.3.7.6   General – Fergus-Maranatha dd. Mar. 30, 2019
      • 8.3.7.7   General – Aldergrove Mar. 29, 2019
      • 8.3.7.8   Wording of Hymn 1 – Winnipeg-Grace dd. Feb. 14, 2019
    • 8.3.8    Committee for the Official Website Report (CWeb)
      • 8.3.8.1   Email services – Burlington-Ebenezer dd. Mar. 18, 2019
      • 8.3.8.2   Email services – Barrhead n.d.
      • 8.3.8.3   Email services – Toronto-Bethel dd. Mar. 17, 2019
      • 8.3.8.4   Email services – Grassie-Covenant dd. Mar. 27, 2019
      • 8.3.8.5   Email services – Burlington-Rehoboth n.d.
      • 8.3.8.6   Email services – Taber dd. Mar. 27, 2019
      • 8.3.8.7   Email services – London-Pilgrim dd. Mar. 21, 2019
      • 8.3.8.8   General – Orangeville dd. Apr. 2, 2019
  • 8.4            Overtures
    • 8.4.1    Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – RSW 2018 – Aldergrove – CPE overture
      • 8.4.1.1   Letter from RSW Nov 2018 re overtures 8.4.1.2, 8.4.2.1 & 8.4.3
      • 8.4.1.2   RSW 2018 19-1.1: Aldergrove – CPE overture
      • 8.4.1.3   RSW 2018 19-1.3: Nooksack Valley submission
      • 8.4.1.4   RSW 2018 19-1.4: Chilliwack submission
      • 8.4.1.5   RSW 2018 19-1.5: Lynden submission
    • 8.4.2    Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – RSW 2018 (Denver-Emmanuel – CM overture)
      • 8.4.2.1   RSW 2018 19-1.2: Denver-Emmanuel – CM overture
    • 8.4.3. Licensure – RSW 2018 (Willoughby Heights – CPW overture)
    • 8.4.4. Licensure – RSE Nov. 2018 (Hamilton-Cornerstone – COW overture), appended with:
      • 8.4.4.1 Markings to RSE Nov. 2018 overture
    • 8.4.5. Lord Supper forms – RSE Nov. 2018 (Toronto-Bethel – CCO overture)
  • 8.5  Letters from the churches regarding the overtures
    • 8.5.1    Lord’s Supper forms – Willoughby Heights dd. Feb. 18, 2019
    • 8.5.2    Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Dunnville dd. Dec. 18, 2018
    • 8.5.3    Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Elora CanRC dd. Jan. 26, 2019
    • 8.5.4    Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Fergus-North dd. Feb. 25, 2019
    • 8.5.5    Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Guelph-Living Word dd. Mar. 11, 2019
    • 8.5.6    Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Ottawa-Jubilee dd. Mar. 15, 2019
    • 8.5.7    Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Carman-West dd. Feb. 18, 2019
    • 8.5.8    Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Burlington-Ebenezer dd. Mar. 18, 2019
    • 8.5.9    Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Ancaster dd. Mar. 18, 2019
    • 8.5.10  Lord’s Supper forms – Barrhead n.d.
    • 8.5.11  Licensure – Barrhead n.d.
    • 8.5.12  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Barrhead n.d.
    • 8.5.13  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Hamilton-Cornerstone n.d.
    • 8.5.14  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Grand Rapids dd. Mar. 28, 2019
    • 8.5.15  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Toronto-Bethel dd. Mar. 13, 2019
    • 8.5.16  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Calgary dd. Apr. 1, 2019
    • 8.5.17  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Grassie-Covenant dd. Mar. 27, 2019
    • 8.5.18  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Burlington-Fellowship dd. Mar. 29, 2019
    • 8.5.19  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Glanbrook–Trinity n.d.
    • 8.5.20  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Lynden dd. Mar. 13, 2019
    • 8.5.21  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Orangeville dd. Mar. 30, 2019
    • 8.5.22  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Neerlandia dd. Feb. 11, 2019
    • 8.5.23  Lord’s Supper forms – Winnipeg–Grace dd. Feb. 14, 2019
    • 8.5.24  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Fergus-Maranatha dd. Mar. 30, 2019
    • 8.5.25  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – St. Albert dd. Apr. 1, 2019
    • 8.5.26  Trinity Psalter-Hymnal – Edmonton-Immanuel dd. Apr. 2, 2019
  • 8.6 Appeals
    • 8.6.1    GS 2016 Art. 87 re: GS 2013 Art. 110 (Women Voting)
      • 8.6.1.1   Appeal from Chilliwack dd. Jan. 2, 2019
    • 8.6.2    RSE May 2018 Art. 7 (Application of CO Art. 31)
      • 8.6.2.1   Appeal from Orangeville dd. Oct. 17, 2018
    • 8.6.3    RSE 2017 Art. 17 (Trinity Psalter-Hymnal)
      • 8.6.3.1   Appeal from Burlington-Rehoboth dd. Oct. 1, 2018
      • 8.6.3.2   Appeal from Flamborough-Redemption dd. Feb. 16, 2019, appended with:
        • 8.6.3.2.1     Acts of RSE 2017
        • 8.6.3.2.2     Trinity Psalter-Hymnal Principles and Guidelines
        • 8.6.3.2.3     SCBP report 2004
      • 8.6.3.3   Appeal from Burlington-Ebenezer dd. Mar. 18, 2019
    • 8.6.4. RSE May 2018 Art. 7 (personal)
      • 8.6.4.1   Appeal from T. Bosma, appended with
        • 8.6.4.1.1     Broader Assemblies’ Responses
        • 8.6.4.1.2     T. Bosma’s Appeal to RSE May 2018
        • 8.6.4.1.3     Letters referenced in appeal to GS 2019
      • 8.6.4.2   Appeal from C. Sloots, appended with
        • 8.6.4.2.1     C. Sloots’ Appeal to RSE May 2018
        • 8.6.4.2.2     Broader assemblies’ responses
        • 8.6.4.2.3     Letters referenced in appeal to GS 2019
      • 8.6.4.3   From Lincoln-Vineyard regarding br. T. Bosma appeal dd. Apr. 2, 2019
      • 8.6.4.4   From Lincoln-Vineyard regarding C. Sloots appeal dd. Apr. 2, 2019
    • 8.6.5 RSW 2017 Art. 5 (remarriage after divorce)
      • 8.6.5.1   Appeal from J & M DeBoer, appended with
        • 8.6.5.1.1     DeBoer appeal to RSW 2017
        • 8.6.5.1.2     RSW 2017 response to appeal
        • 8.6.5.1.3     CPW Apr 2017 response to appeal
        • 8.6.5.1.4     DeBoer appeal to CPW Apr 2017
    • 8.6.6    GS 2016 Art. 53 and GS 2013 Art. 62 (admissibility)
      • 8.6.6.1   Appeal from Liberated Reformed Church at Abbotsford
    • 8.6.7    GS 1983 Art. 145 (expression “confessions” in liturgical forms)
      • 8.6.7.1   Request for Revision from Hamilton-Blessings CanRC
        • 8.6.7.1.1     Dunnville dd. Mar. 28, 2019
        • 8.6.7.1.2     Guelph-Emmanuel dd. Apr. 2, 2019
        • 8.6.7.1.3     Grand Rapids dd. Mar. 29, 2019
    • 8.6.8    RSE Nov. 2018 Art. 8 (amendment to CO art. 55)
      • 8.6.8.1   Appeal from Hamilton-Blessings dd. Mar. 25, 2019
        • 8.6.8.1.1     Interaction with appeal, Grand Rapids dd. Mar. 29, 2019
        • 8.6.8.1.2     Interaction with appeal, Lincoln-Vineyard dd. Ap.6, 2019
        • 8.6.8.1.3     Interaction with appeal, Chilliwack dd. Apr. 25, 2019
        • 8.6.8.1.4     Interaction with appeal, Winnipeg-Redeemer, Mar. 29, 2019
        • 8.6.8.1.5     Interaction with appeal, Guelph-Emmanuel dd. Apr. 2, 2019
    • 8.6.9 RSW 2018 Art. 5 & 19 (treating an “appeal” as a “submission”)
      • 8.6.9.1 Appeal from Chilliwack CanRC dd. Feb. 12, 2019
    • 8.6.10  GS 2016 Art. 111 (NIV 2011)
      • 8.6.10.1 Appeal from Neerlandia-(North)
    • 8.6.11  RSW 2018 Art. 7 & 18 (personal)
      • 8.6.11.1 Appeal from Neerlandia-(North)
      • 8.6.11.2 Appeal from S. Viersen
    • 8.6.12  GS 2016 Art. 103 (confidentiality of the article)
      • 8.6.12.1     Appeal from Tintern Spring Creek, appended with
        • 8.6.12.1.1   GS 2016 Art. 103 Confidential

9.   Appointments

10. Censure as per Article 34 CO

11. Publication of the Acts

12. Financial Matters

13. Preparation for next General Synod

14. Adoption of the Acts

15. Approval of the Press Release

16. Closing

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