Category: GS 2013

GS 2013 Article 39 – Appeals re: Women’s Voting for Office Bearers Committee 1 presented its proposal concerning the appeals against Article 176 (and 175) of Acts of Synod 2010. After some discussion it was taken back for further work.

GS 2013 Article 38 – Reopening The chairman reopened synod and the assembly sang Psalm 47:2, 3. It was noted that all members of synod were present.

GS 2013 Article 37 – Orthodox Presbyterian Church (OPC) Committee 4 presented its report about the OPC. After some discussion it was taken back for refinement. Synod adjourned for further committee work.

GS 2013 Article 36 – Financial Report of General Synod Burlington 2010 Committee 4 introduced its report and noted that while the Financial Report had been submitted to the convening church on time, it had inadvertently not been passed on to general synod. Synod agreed to receive the Financial Report from the Burlington-Ebenezer Church and…

GS 2013 Article 35 – Address Church for the Canadian Reformed Churches 1.         Material: Report from the church at Burlington-Ebenezer (8.2.14) 2.         Observations: 2.1.      Burlington-Ebenezer reports that it had received three requests from the Yearbook of American and Canadian Churches to update statistical information regarding the Canadian Reformed Churches. 2.2.      Burlington-Ebenezer also reports that it…

GS 2013 Article 34 – Liberated Reformed Church at Abbotsford Committee 5 presented a report on the Liberated Reformed Church at Abbotsford. A discussion followed and Committee 5 took the report back for further refinement.

GS 2013 Article 33 – Adoption of the Acts Articles 15-31 of the Acts were corrected and adopted.

GS 2013 Article 32 – Opening Devotions The chairman called the meeting to order and the assembly sang Hymn 41:1-3. Rev. Bouwman then read 2 Chronicles 11 and led in prayer. All members of synod were present. Some house-keeping matters were dealt with.

GS 2013 Article 31 – Closing Devotions and Adjournment Br. B. Van Raalte read Proverbs 3:1-6, enjoined the assembly to sing Hymn 35:1 and led in prayer. Synod was adjourned for the evening.

GS 2013 Article 30 – General Fund 1.         Material: Financial report of the General Fund from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2012 (8.2.13) 2.         Observations: 2.1.      The church at Carman-East was appointed by Synod Burlington 2010 to administer the general fund and to collect funds as required from the churches. 2.2.      Carman-East reports in…