Category: GS 2010

GS 2010 Article 27 – Appeal from Attercliffe re: Article 83 of Synod Smithers 2007 1.         Material Appeal from Attercliffe against Article 83 of Synod Smithers 2007 (8.5.k). 2.         Observations (history of the appeal) In order to understand the appeal of Attercliffe the following history should be mentioned: 2.1       Synod Fergus 1998 (Article 130)…

GS 2010 Article 25 – Synod Guidelines re: Voting Procedure Synod Guidelines I.1 stipulates that “The chair shall call the roll (in any order) when a vote is taken.” Given how long this takes, the chairman proposed that voting take place by show of hands to speed up the process. The proposal was put to…

GS 2010 Article 24 – Opening Devotions and Roll Call Rev. Aasman opened the meeting by reading Amos 1:1-8 and giving a meditation. He then led in prayer and asked all present to sing Psalm 73:1 and 8. Roll call was held and all were present. He noted that the ash clouds arising above Iceland…

GS 2010 Article 23 – Closing Devotions Rev. Aasman reopened the meeting. He thanked the fraternal delegates from the RCUS for coming and wished them the Lord’s blessings in their travels and further work. Rev. Feenstra gave a meditation on the ascension of Jesus Christ after reading Luke 24:50-53. The assembly then sang Hymn 31:1-3…

GS 2010 Article 22 – Requests from the Standing Committee for the Publication of the Book of Praise (SCBP) Committee 3 presented its proposal in regard to requests from the SCBP for “privilege of the floor” and for half an hour to demonstrate some of the revised tunes proposed for the Book of Praise. The…

GS 2010 Article 21 – Reopening Rev. Aasman reopened the meeting and asked the assembly to sing Psalm 68:1. All were present for the roll call.

GS 2010 Article 20 – Adoption of the Articles 1-14 of the Acts of Synod Articles 1-14 of the Acts were corrected and adopted. After some discussion on a committee proposal, Synod adjourned for further committee work.

GS 2010 Article 19 – Opening Devotions and Roll Call Rev. Aasman opened the meeting by requesting that Psalm 33:1 be sung. He then read Joel 2:23-32, gave a meditation on it and led in prayer. Roll call was held and all were present.

GS 2010 Article 18 – Closing Devotions and Adjournment Rev. DeGelder led in closing devotions, reading Romans 14:1-19, led in closing prayer, and invited the assembly to sing Psalm 84:1,3, and 5. The meeting was then adjourned.

GS 2010 Article 17 – Letter from Churches, Speeches by Various Fraternal Delegates and by an Observer A letter from the Free Church of Scotland (FCS) was read. They were unable to send a delegation but expressed their appreciation for the relationship with the CanRC. A letter from the Reformed Church of New Zealand (RCNZ)…