Category: GS 2010

GS 2010 Article 98 – Days of Prayer, Article 54 CO 1.         Material Report from Edmonton-Providence and Burlington-Waterdown (8.2.p). 2.         Observations 2.1       Synod 2007 appointed the Churches at Edmonton-Providence and Burlington-Waterdown as the churches to implement the provisions of Article 54 CO. 2.2       On September 2008, the church at Cloverdale requested the church…

GS 2010 Article 97 – Financial Report of the General Fund 1.         Material Financial report of the General Fund from February 6, 2007 to January 15, 2010, (8.2.q). 2.         Observations 2.1       The church at Carman East was appointed by Synod Smithers 2007 to administer the general fund and to collect funds as required from…

GS 2010 Article 96 – Address Church 1.         Material Report from Burlington-Ebenezer ( 8.2.n.i). 2.         Observation Burlington-Ebenezer reports that the only mail it has received as the Address Church were annual requests from the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches for statistical information. Three letters were sent providing the requested statistical information for the 2008,…

GS 2010 Article 95 – Proposal from Langley re: A Fifth Professor at the Theological College 1.         Material 1.1       Proposal from the church at Langley re: a fifth professor (8.1.h). 1.2       Letters of interaction from the churches at Burlington-Ebenezer (8.1.i), Flamborough (8.1.q), Guelph-Emmanuel (8.1.l), HamiltonProvidence (8.1.n), Hamilton-Providence (8.1.o), Cloverdale (8.1.u), Willoughby-Heights (8.3.L.7), Winnipeg-Redeemer…

GS 2010 Article 94 – Appeal from the Rev. R.F. Boersema re: A Decision of Regional Synod West 2009 1.         Material Letter from Rev. R.F. Boersema appealing a decision of Regional Synod West (8.5.h). 2.         Observations 2.1       Rev. Boersema asks General Synod Burlington-Ebenezer to make the following judgments: 2.1.1    Since the command to…

GS 2010 Article 93 – Appeal from Owen Sound re: A Decision of Regional Synod East 2007 1.         Material Appeal from Owen Sound against the decision of Regional Synod East Nov. 14, 2007 (8.5.e). 2.         Observations 2.1       The church at Owen Sound appeals a decision of Regional Synod November 14, 2007, by stating that…

GS 2010 Article 92 – Appeal from Surrey re: Article 103 of Synod Smithers 2007 1.         Material 1.1       Appeal from the church at Surrey (8.5.s). 1.2       Acts of Synod Smithers 2007. 2.         Observations 2.1       The church at Surrey states that “the Synod [2007] erred in mandating the (Theological Education) Committee…

GS 2010 Article 91 – Overture of Regional Synod East re: Needy Students Fund 1.         Material Overture from Regional Synod East 2009 dealing with the funding of needy theological students (8.4.b). 2.         Observations 2.1       Regional Synod East 2009, having adopted with amendments an overture from Classis Ontario West, overtures Synod BurlingtonEbenezer 2010 to: “To…

GS 2010 Article 90 – Opening and Roll Call Rev. Aasman opened the meeting by asking the members of Synod to sing Hymn 57:3,4. He read from Micah 4, gave a meditation, and led in prayer. Roll call was held and all were present.

GS 2010 Article 89 – Closing Devotions Rev. Aasman noted that the fraternal delegates from the OPC, the Revs. E. Henes and J. Sawyer would be leaving and wished them safe travels and the Lord’s blessings. Rev. Pol read Psalm 72 and gave a meditation on Psalm 72:19, after which he led in prayer. The…