26 Aug GS 2022 art 121
GS 2022 Article 121 – CER (Committee on Ecumenical Relations) General Mandate
1. Material
- 1.1 CRCA Report (8.2.1).
- 1.2 CCCNA Report (8.2.11).
- 1.3 CRCA-CCCNA Study Report on the Execution of CO Art. 50 (8.2.12)
2. Admissibility
- 2.1 The reports were declared admissible.
3. Decisions
Synod decided:
- 3.1 To discharge all members of the Committee for Contact with Churches in North America (CCCNA) and Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA) from their present tasks;
- 3.2 To thank the following members of the CCCNA for their years of service to the churches: Rev. Doug Vandeburgt, Henry van Delden, Les Vanderveen and Peter Veenendaal;
- 3.3 To thank the following member of the CRCA for his years of service to the churches: Rev. Arend Witten;
- 3.4 To appoint twelve members to the Committee on Ecumenical Relations (CER);
- 3.5 To give the CER the following general mandate:
- a) To continue contact with churches with whom we are in ecumenical relations;
- b) To send an appropriate number of delegates to represent the CanRC churches at the meetings of the International Conference of Reformed Churches (ICRC) and North American Presbyterian and Reformed Council (NAPARC);
- c) To work in consultation with individual CanRC churches and classes that maintain contact with churches for which the CER also has a mandate;
- d) Upon request, to advise CanRC churches regarding the identity of other churches and our relationship with them;
- e) To report on any contact with a church with whom we are not in an ecumenical relationship;
- f) To appoint one of its members to validate and submit to the treasurer of the General Fund all expenses being submitted for committee work;
- g) To submit its report to the churches six months prior to the convening of general synod (a supplementary report can be submitted if necessary);
- h) To facilitate hospitality support for fraternal delegates and observers, in consultation with the convening church, at each general synod.