Category: GS 2010

GS 2010 Article 119 – SCBP: Appointments 1.          Material 1.1       Letter church of Langley (8.3.J.31). 1.2       SCBP Report, Section One, 7.0 (8.2.j). 2.         Observations 2.1        Langley suggests that the SCBP “be mandated to seek out more people with poetic abilities to help in subsequent revisions and editions of the Psalter.”…

GS 2010 Article 118 – SCBP: Involvement of Dr. N. H. Gootjes 1.         Material SCBP Report, Section One, 7.2 (8.2.j). 2.         Observation The SCBP notes that since March 2008, Dr. N.H. Gootjes has been unable to participate in the committee’s activities due to illness. 3.         Considerations 3.1        Dr. Gootjes offered his resignation in February…

GS 2010 Article 117 – SCBP: Correspondence from Churches 1.         Material Report SCBP, Section One, 6.0 (8.2.j). 2.         Observations 2.1        The committee has served as the address to which correspondence regarding the Book of Praise could be directed. 2.2        The committee requests that the mandate to receive, scrutinize and evaluate the contents of…

GS 2010 Article 116 – SCBP: Corporate Status 1.         Material SCPB Report, Section One, 5.0 (8.2.j). 2.         Observation The committee has maintained its status as a corporation; all necessary documents for this purpose have been kept up to date. This also includes filing the Annual Income Tax forms with Revenue Canada. This is a legal…

GS 2010 Article 115 – SCBP: Contact with the FRCA 1.          Material 1.1       SCBP Report, Section One, 4.0 (8.2.j). 1.2       Letters from Grand Valley (8.3.J.9) and Coaldale (8.3.J.11). 1.3        Acts of Synod Legana, Article 42, VI (Final Acts on the FRCA Website). 2.          Observations 2.1         A couple of churches…

GS 2010 Article 114 – SCBP: Promotion of the Book of Praise 1.          Material 1.1        SCBP Report, Section One, 3.0 (8.2.j). 1.2        Letters from Guelph (8.3.J.4), Cloverdale (8.3.J.40), and WinnipegRedeemer (8.3.J.41). 2.          Observations 2.1        Two churches emphasized the matter of the promotion of the Book of Praise among the churches…

GS 2010 Article 113 – SCBP: Contract Premier Printing 1.         Material Standing Committee for the Publication of the Book of Praise (SCBP) Report to Synod 2010, Section One, 2.1 (8.2.j). 2.         Observations 2.1        The SCBP informs Synod that it presently operates under contractual relationship with Premier Printing Ltd., Winnipeg MB. This contract expires on…

GS 2010 Article 112 – Reopening Rev. Aasman reopened the meeting, noted that all members of Synod were present, and welcomed guests who came for the plenary session.

GS 2010 Article 111 – Reopening and Adoption of Articles 90-100 of the Acts of Synod Rev. Aasman opened the meeting and noted that all members of Synod were present. Articles 90-100 of the Acts were then adopted. Following some general discussion for input for one of the committees, the meeting was adjourned for supper.

GS 2010 Article 110 – Appeals from Mr. M. Vantil 1.         Material Appeals from Mr. M. Vantil (8.5.o, 8.5.p, 8.5.q). 2.         Observations re: Admissibility 2.1        Synod Winnipeg 1989 (Article 34, C.2) states that “When members withdraw from the federation of churches they indeed disrupt the way of appeal as accepted in Article 31 CO.…