GS 2022 Article 8 – Agenda

• 1.    Opening on behalf of the convening church
• 2.    Examination of the credentials
• 3.    Election of the officers
• 4.    Constitution of General Synod 2022
• 5.    Information from the convening church
• 6.    Adoption of the agenda
• 7.    Setting of the time schedule
• 8.    Incoming mail
  • 8.1    General Matters
    • 8.1.1   RSW 2021 re Board of Governors nominations
    • 8.1.2   RSE 2021 re Board of Governors nominations
    • 8.1.3   RSW 2021 re Delegates to GS 2022 (credentials)
    • 8.1.4   RSE 2021 re Delegates to GS 2022 (credentials)
    • 8.1.5   Convening Church, Guelph-Emmanuel re General Synod Expenses dd. March 7, 2022
    • 8.1.6   Willoughby Heights re Appointments to committees by GS 2022 dd. March 14, 2022
    • 8.1.7   Glanbrook-Trinity re Timing of Report Submission dd. March 21, 2022
  • 8.2    Committee Reports
    • 8.2.1   Committee on Relations with the Churches Abroad (CRCA)
      • 8.2.1.1   General
      • 8.2.1.2   Australia (FRCA)
      • 8.2.1.3   Brazil (IRB)
      • 8.2.1.4   Indonesia (GGRI, GGRCI, GGRI-Timor)
      • 8.2.1.5   Korea (KPCK, IRCK, RCK)
      • 8.2.1.6   The Netherlands (GKv, DGK, GKN)
        • 8.2.1.6.1     Supplement – The Netherlands (DGK & LRCA)
      • 8.2.1.7   New Zealand (RCNZ)
      • 8.2.1.8   Scotland (FCS, FCC)
      • 8.2.1.9   South Africa (FRCSA)
      • 8.2.1.10 International (ICRC)
    • 8.2.2   Standing Committee for the Publication of the Book of Praise (SCBP)
      • 8.2.2.1   Report – SCBP
      • 8.2.2.2   Supplement 1 – Psalms and Hymns
      • 8.2.2.3   Supplement 2 – Psalms and Hymns
      • 8.2.2.4   Appointments to SCBP
    • 8.2.3   Archives
      • 8.2.3.1   Report – Burlington-Ebenezer + Request to update guidelines + Draft mandate dd. Oct 20, 2021
      • 8.2.3.2   Inspection of Archives – Burlington Waterdown-Rehoboth dd. Sep 11, 2021
    • 8.2.4   Board of Governors (BoG) of the Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary (CRTS)
      • 8.2.4.1   Report – BoG
      • 8.2.4.2   Supplement Report dd. Jan 2022
      • 8.2.4.3   Appointments to BoG (Finance and Property Committee)
      • 8.2.4.4   Appointments to the Seminary
    • 8.2.5   Committee for Pastoral Training Program (PTP)
      • 8.2.5.1   Report – Guelph-Emmanuel
    • 8.2.6   Committee for Bible Translation (CBT)
      • 8.2.6.1   Report – CBT
    • 8.2.7   Committee for the Official Website (CWeb)
      • 8.2.7.1   Report – CWeb
      • 8.2.7.2   Appointments to CWeb
    • 8.2.8   Committee for Needy Students’ Fund
      • 8.2.8.1   Report – Grassie-Covenant dd. Nov 24, 2021
    • 8.2.9   Address Church
      • 8.2.9.1   Report – Burlington-Ebenezer dd. Oct 21, 2021
    • 8.2.10 Days of Prayer
      • 8.2.10.1 Report – Burlington Waterdown-Rehoboth and Edmonton-Providence dd. Nov 19, 2021
    • 8.2.11 Committee for Contact with the Churches in North America (CCCNA)
      • 8.2.11.1 Report – CCCNA
    • 8.2.12 CRCA-CCCNA Ecumenical Relationships (Church Order Art. 50)
      • 8.2.12.1 CRCA-CCCNA Majority Report
      • 8.2.12.2 CRCA-CCCNA Minority Report
      • 8.2.12.3 Appointments to the CRCA-CCCNA (or CER)
    • 8.2.13 General Fund
      • 8.2.13.1 Report – Carman East
      • 8.2.13.2 Report of Financial Review – Carman West
    • 8.2.14 Convening Church last General Synod
      • 8.2.14.1 Report – Edmonton-Immanuel
  • 8.3    Letters from the churches regarding the reports
    • 8.3.1   Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad (CRCA)
      • 8.3.1.1   Ancaster dd. Feb 3, 2022
      • 8.3.1.2   Glanbrook-Trinity dd. March 21, 2022
    • 8.3.2   Standing Committee for the Book of Praise (SCBP)
      • 8.3.2.1   Dunnville dd. Dec 22, 2021
      • 8.3.2.2   Niagara South dd. Feb 23, 2022
      • 8.3.2.3   Elora dd. March 1, 2022
      • 8.3.2.4   Nooksack Valley dd. Jan 28, 2022
      • 8.3.2.5   St. Albert dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.3.2.6   Fergus North dd. March 5, 2022
      • 8.3.2.7   Burlington Waterdown-Rehoboth dd. March 7, 2022
      • 8.3.2.8   Aldergrove dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.3.2.9   Devon dd. March 10, 2022
      • 8.3.2.10 Devon dd. March 11, 2022
      • 8.3.2.11 Smithville dd. Feb 14, 2022
      • 8.3.2.12 Yarrow dd. March 10, 2022
      • 8.3.2.13 Spring Creek dd. March 16, 2022
      • 8.3.2.14 Coaldale dd. March 2022
      • 8.3.2.15 Fergus-Maranatha dd. March 18, 2022
      • 8.3.2.16 Carman East dd. Feb 26, 2022
      • 8.3.2.17 Flamborough-Redemption dd. March 22, 2022
      • 8.3.2.18 Owen Sound dd. March 24, 2022
      • 8.3.2.19 Calgary dd. Feb 22, 2022
      • 8.3.2.20 Glanbrook-Trinity dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.3.2.21 Barrhead dd. March 22, 2022
      • 8.3.2.22 Willoughby Heights dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.3.2.23 Hamilton-Cornerstone dd. March 26, 2022
      • 8.3.2.24 Winnipeg-Redeemer dd. March 23, 2022
      • 8.3.2.25 Grand Valley dd. March 26, 2022
      • 8.3.2.26 Ancaster dd. March 15, 2022
      • 8.3.2.27 Ancaster dd. March 15, 2022
      • 8.3.2.28 Ancaster dd. March 26, 2022
      • 8.3.2.29 Ancaster dd. March 26, 2022
      • 8.3.2.30 Neerlandia (North) dd. March 2022
      • 8.3.2.31 Edmonton-Immanuel dd. March 2022
      • 8.3.2.32 Lynden dd. March 26, 2022
      • 8.3.2.33 Carman West dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.3.2.34 Orangeville dd. March 19, 2022
      • 8.3.2.35 Orangeville dd. March 15, 2022
      • 8.3.2.36 Orangeville dd. March 23, 2022
      • 8.3.2.37 Hamilton-Providence dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.3.2.38 Hamilton-Providence dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.3.2.39 Burlington-Ebenezer dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.3.2.40 Grand Rapids dd. March 28, 2022
      • 8.3.2.41 Toronto-Bethel dd. March 12, 2022
      • 8.3.2.42 Lincoln-Vineyard dd. March 29, 2022
      • 8.3.2.43 Langley-Refuge dd. March 29, 2022
    • 8.3.3   Archives
      • 8.3.3.1   Willoughby Heights dd. March 14, 2022
    • 8.3.4   Canadian Reformed Theological Seminary (CRTS)
      • 8.3.4.1   Burlington Waterdown-Rehoboth dd. March 7, 2022
      • 8.3.4.2   Willoughby Heights dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.3.4.3   Aldergrove dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.3.4.4   Yarrow dd. March 10, 2022
      • 8.3.4.5   Glanbrook-Trinity dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.3.4.6   Langley dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.3.4.7   Toronto-Bethel dd. March 12, 2022
      • 8.3.4.8   Toronto-Bethel dd. March 29, 2022
      • 8.3.4.9   Grassie-Covenant dd. March 25, 2022
    • 8.3.5   Pastoral Training Program (PTP)
      • None
    • 8.3.6   Committee for Bible Translations (CBT)
      • None
    • 8.3.7   Official Website (CWEB)
      • 8.3.7.1   Ancaster dd. March 15, 2022
    • 8.3.8   Needy Student Fund (CNSF)
      • 8.3.8.1   Willoughby Heights dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.3.8.2   Calgary dd. Feb 22, 2022
    • 8.3.9   Address Church
      • None
    • 8.3.10 Days of Prayer
      • 8.3.10.1 Grassie-Covenant dd. March 25, 2022
    • 8.3.11 Committee for Contact with Churches in North America (CCCNA)
      • 8.3.11.1 St. Albert dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.3.11.2 Willoughby Heights dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.3.11.3 London-Pilgrim dd. March 18, 2022
      • 8.3.11.4 Burlington-Fellowship dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.3.11.5 Edmonton-Immanuel dd. March 2022
    • 8.3.12 CRCA-CCCNA Ecumenical Relationships (Church Order Article 50)
      • 8.3.12.1 Dunnville dd. Oct 19, 2021
      • 8.3.12.2 Burlington Waterdown-Rehoboth dd. Dec 6, 2021
      • 8.3.12.3 Orangeville dd. Dec 29, 2021
      • 8.3.12.4 Carman West dd. Jan 2022
      • 8.3.12.5 Ancaster dd. Feb 3, 2022
      • 8.3.12.6 Attercliffe dd. Jan 26, 2022
      • 8.3.12.7 Niagara South dd. Feb 23, 2022
      • 8.3.12.8 Lynden dd. March 9, 2022
      • 8.3.12.9 Elora dd. March 1, 2022
      • 8.3.12.10    St. Albert dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.3.12.11    Fergus North dd. March 5, 2022
      • 8.3.12.12    Guelph-Emmanuel dd. March 7, 2022
      • 8.3.12.13    Willoughby Heights dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.3.12.14    Aldergrove dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.3.12.15    Smithville dd. Feb 14, 2022
      • 8.3.12.16    Yarrow dd. March 10, 2022
      • 8.3.12.17    Cloverdale dd. March 15, 2022
      • 8.3.12.18    Owen Sound dd. March 22, 2022
      • 8.3.12.19    Vernon dd. Feb 10, 2022
      • 8.3.12.20    Chilliwack dd. March 2022
      • 8.3.12.21    Spring Creek dd. March 16, 2022
      • 8.3.12.22    Coaldale dd. March 2022
      • 8.3.12.23    London-Pilgrim dd. Feb 22, 2022
      • 8.3.12.24    Flamborough-Redemption dd. March 22, 2022
      • 8.3.12.25    Fergus-Maranatha dd. March 18, 2022
      • 8.3.12.26    Fergus-Maranatha dd. March 18, 2022
      • 8.3.12.27    Fergus-Maranatha dd. March 18, 2022
      • 8.3.12.28    Calgary dd. Feb 22, 2022
      • 8.3.12.29    Chatham-Ebenezer dd. March 24, 2022
      • 8.3.12.30    Glanbrook-Trinity dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.3.12.31    Glanbrook-Trinity dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.3.12.32    Glanbrook-Trinity dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.3.12.33    Hamilton-Cornerstone dd. March 26, 2022
      • 8.3.12.34    Burlington-Fellowship dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.3.12.35    Winnipeg-Redeemer dd. March 23, 2022
      • 8.3.12.36    Neerlandia (North) dd. March 2022
      • 8.3.12.37    Edmonton-Immanuel dd. March 2022
      • 8.3.12.38    Langley dd. March 28, 2022
      • 8.3.12.39    Hamilton-Providence dd. March 28, 2022
      • 8.3.12.40    Toronto-Bethel dd. March 12, 2022
      • 8.3.12.41    Langley-Refuge dd. March 29, 2022
      • 8.3.12.42    Grassie-Covenant dd. March 25, 2022
  • 8.4    Overtures
    • 8.4.1   RSE 2020 to remove the Current Hymn Cap for the Book of Praise
    • 8.4.2   RSE 2020 to remove the Bracketed Qualifier from the Abbreviated Lord’s Supper Form
    • 8.4.3   RSW 2021 to rescind the decision of GS 2004 Art. 115 re Hymn Cap
    • 8.4.4   RSE 2021 re Preparatory Examinations Home Classis
    • 8.4.5   RSE 2021 re Shorter Lord’s Supper Liturgical Forms
  • 8.5    Letters from the churches regarding the overtures
    • 8.5.1   Overture RSE 2020 Hymn Cap
      • 8.5.1.1   Owen Sound dd. March 2021
      • 8.5.1.2   Carman West dd. Jan 2022
      • 8.5.1.3   Brampton dd. Feb 8, 2022
      • 8.5.1.4   Niagara South dd. Feb 23, 2022
      • 8.5.1.5   Nooksack Valley dd. Feb 18, 2022
      • 8.5.1.6   St. Albert dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.5.1.7   Willoughby Heights dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.5.1.8   Smithville dd. Feb 14, 2022
      • 8.5.1.9   Yarrow dd. March 10, 2022
      • 8.5.1.10 Cloverdale dd. March 15, 2022
      • 8.5.1.11 Attercliffe dd. March 17, 2022
      • 8.5.1.12 Coaldale dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.1.13 Carman East dd. Feb 26, 2022
      • 8.5.1.14 Flamborough-Redemption dd. March 22, 2022
      • 8.5.1.15 Fergus-Maranatha dd. March 18, 2022
      • 8.5.1.16 Glanbrook-Trinity dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.5.1.17 Barrhead dd. March 22, 2022
      • 8.5.1.18 Neerlandia (North) dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.1.19 Edmonton-Immanuel dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.1.20 Lynden dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.5.1.21 Burlington-Ebenezer dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.5.1.22 Grand Rapids dd. March 28, 2022
      • 8.5.1.23 Edmonton-Providence dd. March 29, 2022
    • 8.5.2   Overture RSE 2020 Bracketed Qualifier
      • 8.5.2.1   Ancaster dd. April 8, 2021
      • 8.5.2.2   Brampton dd. Feb 8, 2022
      • 8.5.2.3   Niagara South dd. Feb 23, 2022
      • 8.5.2.4   Guelph-Emmanuel dd. March 7, 2022
      • 8.5.2.5   Smithville dd. Feb 14, 2022
      • 8.5.2.6   Cloverdale dd. March 15, 2022
      • 8.5.2.7   Vernon dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.5.2.8   Coaldale dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.2.9   Flamborough-Redemption dd. March 22, 2022
      • 8.5.2.10 Fergus-Maranatha dd. March 18, 2022
      • 8.5.2.11 Glanbrook-Trinity dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.5.2.12 Winnipeg-Redeemer dd. March 23, 2022
      • 8.5.2.13 Edmonton-Immanuel dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.2.14 Langley dd. March 25, 2022
      • 8.5.2.15 Carman West dd. Jan 2022
    • 8.5.3   Overture RSW 2021 Hymn Cap
      • 8.5.3.1   Owen Sound dd. Dec 10, 2021
      • 8.5.3.2   Ancaster dd. Feb 3, 2022
      • 8.5.3.3   Willoughby Heights dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.5.3.4   Neerlandia (North) dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.3.5   Edmonton-Immanuel dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.3.6   Langley dd. March 28, 2022
    • 8.5.4   Overture RSE 2021 Preparatory Examinations
      • 8.5.4.1   Carman West dd. Jan 2022
      • 8.5.4.2   Smithers dd. Feb 28, 2022
      • 8.5.4.3   Willoughby Heights dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.5.4.4   Yarrow dd. March 10, 2022
      • 8.5.4.5   Cloverdale dd. March 15, 2022
      • 8.5.4.6   Coaldale dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.4.7   Flamborough-Redemption dd. March 22, 2022
      • 8.5.4.8   Fergus-Maranatha dd. March 18, 2022
      • 8.5.4.9   Calgary dd. March 10, 2022
      • 8.5.4.10 Chatham-Ebenezer dd. March 24, 2022
      • 8.5.4.11 Glanbrook-Trinity dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.5.4.12 Neerlandia (North) dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.4.13 Edmonton-Immanuel dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.4.14 Edmonton-Providence dd. March 29, 2022
    • 8.5.5   Overture RSE 2021 Liturgical Forms
      • 8.5.5.1   Carman West dd. Jan 2022
      • 8.5.5.2   Brampton dd. Feb 8, 2022
      • 8.5.5.3   Niagara South dd. Feb 23, 2022
      • 8.5.5.4   Sardis dd. Feb 2022
      • 8.5.5.5   Lynden dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.5.6   Nooksack Valley dd. Feb 18, 2022
      • 8.5.5.7   Winnipeg Grace dd. March 10, 2022
      • 8.5.5.8   Guelph-Emmanuel dd. March 7, 2022
      • 8.5.5.9   Willoughby Heights dd. March 14, 2022
      • 8.5.5.10 Smithville dd. Feb 14, 2022
      • 8.5.5.11 Owen Sound dd. March 22, 2022
      • 8.5.5.12 Vernon dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.5.5.13 Coaldale dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.5.14 Carman East dd. Feb 26, 2022
      • 8.5.5.15 Fergus-Maranatha dd. March 18, 2022
      • 8.5.5.16 Calgary dd. Feb 22, 2022
      • 8.5.5.17 Glanbrook-Trinity dd. March 21, 2022
      • 8.5.5.18 Winnipeg-Redeemer dd. March 23, 2022
      • 8.5.5.19 Neerlandia (North) dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.5.20 Edmonton-Immanuel dd. March 2022
      • 8.5.5.21 Lincoln-Vineyard dd. March 28, 2022
      • 8.5.5.22 Edmonton-Providence dd. March 29, 2022
      • 8.5.5.23 Langley-Refuge dd. March 29, 2022
  • 8.6    Appeals
    • 8.6.1   GS 2004 Art. 115 (Hymn Cap)
      • 8.6.1.1   Winnipeg-Redeemer dd. Feb 13, 2020
    • 8.6.2   GS 2019 Art. 141 (Personal – procedural & substantial)
      • 8.6.2.1   Dunnville dd. Oct 20, 2020
      • 8.6.2.2   Lincoln-Vineyard dd. March 23, 2022
      • 8.6.2.3   S. and M. Vanderwoude dd. March 28, 2022
      • 8.6.2.4   Letter from Living Hope Presbyterian Church dd. March 9, 2021 related to the Lincoln appeals
    • 8.6.3   RSE 2019 Art. 9 (Admissibility)
      • 8.6.3.1   Bethel-Toronto dd. Nov 20, 2021
    • 8.6.4   RSE 2019 Art. 10 (Worship service – special days)
      • 8.6.4.1   Bethel-Toronto dd. Nov 20, 2021
      • 8.6.4.2   Flamborough-Redemption dd. March 8, 2022
    • 8.6.5   RSE 2019 Art. 11 (Pulpit Access)
      • 8.6.5.1   Jubilee-Ottawa dd. Feb 7, 2022
      • 8.6.5.2   Bethel-Toronto dd. Nov 20, 2021
      • 8.6.5.3   Hamilton-Blessings dd. March 25, 2022
    • 8.6.6   RSW 2021 Art. 33 (Hymn Cap)
      • 8.6.6.1   Chilliwack dd. Feb 12, 2022
      • 8.6.6.2   Chilliwack dd. Feb 12, 2022
    • 8.6.7   GS 2019 Art. 98 (Personal)
      • 8.6.7.1   Lincoln-Vineyard dd. March 23, 2022
      • 8.6.7.2   Letter from Living Hope Presbyterian Church dd. March 9, 2021 related to the Lincoln appeals
      • 8.6.7.3   S. and M. Vanderwoude dd. March 28, 2022
    • 8.6.8   GS 2019 Art. 142 (CO Art. 55 – Psalms and Hymns)
      • 8.6.8.1   Fergus-Maranatha dd. March 18, 2022
      • 8.6.8.2   Calgary dd. Feb 21, 2022
    • 8.6.9   RSE 2020 Art. 13 (Language of questions in Liturgical Forms)
      • 8.6.9.1   Hamilton-Blessings dd. March 25, 2022
    • 8.6.10 GS 1980 and 1983 (Liturgical Forms)
      • 8.6.10.1 Burlington-Fellowship dd. March 25, 2022
    • 8.6.11 RSW 2021 Art. 9 (Worship)
      • 8.6.11.1 T. and C. Kanis dd. March 28, 2022
  • 8.7    Letters from the churches – uncategorized
    • 8.7.1   Coaldale re GS 2019 Art. 62 dd. Jan 27, 2021
    • 8.7.2   Coaldale re GS 2019 Art. 145 (SCBP mandate) dd. April 20, 2021
• 9.    Appointments
• 10.  Censure as per Church Order article 34
• 11.  Financial matters
• 12.  Preparation for next synod
• 13.  Adoption of the acts
• 14.  Approval of the press release
• 15.  Closing