GS 2022 Article 31 – Days of Prayer

1.   Material

• 1.1    Report from the Burlington-Rehoboth CanRC and the Edmonton-Providence CanRC responsible for calling Days of Prayer (CO Art. 54) (8.2.10).
• 1.2    Letter from the Grassie-Covenant CanRC (8.3.10.1) requesting more clarity with regard to the process of calling for a Day of Prayer and expressing concern that the bar is set too high.

2.   Admissibility

• 2.1    The materials were declared admissible.

3.   Decisions

Synod decided:

• 3.1    To express gratitude to the Burlington-Rehoboth CanRC and the Edmonton-Providence CanRC for their reporting;
• 3.2    To appoint two churches to implement CO Art. 54 as needed;
• 3.3    To mandate both churches to report to the churches on their activities six months prior to the next general synod;
• 3.4    Not to grant the request of the Grassie-Covenant CanRC.

4.   Ground

• 4.1    Re 3.3: The rationale provided by Burlington-Rehoboth and Edmonton-Providence to Grassie for not calling a Day of Prayer is reasonable and balanced.