Category: GS 2013

GS 2013 Article 29 – Appeal of Mr. T. Kingma 1.         Material: Letter of appeal from Mr. T. Kingma (8.5.35) 2.         Observation re: Admissibility: 2.1.      Mr. Kingma appealed his deposition which took place in March 2003 and his excommunication from Lynden American Reformed Church to Synod Smithers 2007 (Article 19) and Synod Burlington 2010 (Article…

GS 2013 Article 28 – Appeal of Mr. M. VanTil 1.         Material: Letter of appeal from Mr. M. VanTil (8.5.32) 2.         Observation re: Admissibility: According to the Acts of Synod 2010 Mr. VanTil withdrew himself from the church at Aldergrove and therefore his appeal to that assembly was judged inadmissible (Article 110). In his appeal…

GS 2013 Article 27 – Appeal of Br. R. Janssen 1.         Material: Letter of appeal from br. Janssen (8.5.15) 2.         Observations: 2.1.      Br. Janssen is appealing various decisions of General Synod Smithers 2007 regarding the Book of Praise (Articles 124-131, 133-135, 137-142, 148-149, 163 and 166) 2.2.      He approached his consistory with his concerns but…

GS 2013 Article 26 – Overture of Br. E. VanWoudenberg 1.         Material: 2.         Observations: 3.         Considerations: 4.         Recommendation: That Synod decide that br. E. VanWoudenberg’s overture is inadmissible. ADOPTED

GS 2013 Article 25 – Formatting of the Acts 1.         Material: 1.1.      Overture from Regional Synod West (8.4.1) 1.2.      Letters from the churches at Dunnville (8.1.7), Burlington-Ebenezer (8.1.11), Grassie (8.1.15), Lincoln (8.1.20), London (8.1.22), Burlington-Rehoboth (8.1.25) and Owen Sound (8.1.30) 2.         Observations: 2.1.      The overture from Regional Synod West asks General Synod to choose the…

GS 2013 Article 24 – Address of Fraternal Delegates (URCNA, FRCA) Rev. C.J. VanderVelde introduced the delegate from the URCNA, Rev. D. Kok, who then addressed synod. (His speech can be found in Appendix 3.) Rev. VanderVelde responded with fitting words. Rev. R.A. Schouten introduced one of the delegates from the FRCA, br. W. Pleiter,…

GS 2013 Article 23 – Late Receipt of Audit for Needy Students Fund The chairman explained that a document referenced in the main report of the Committee for the Needy Students Fund (CNSF) but not actually submitted with the report had arrived earlier in the day. This document is the audit of the financial statements…

GS 2013 Article 22 – Reopening The chairman reopened synod and the members sang Psalm 22:9. It was noted that all members were present.

GS 2013 Article 21 – Église Réformée du Québec (ERQ) Committee 4 presented a second draft report on the ERQ. A discussion followed and some small changes were made with this result: 1.         Material: 1.1.      Report from the CCCNA re: the ERQ (8.2.3) 1.2.      Letters from the churches at Ancaster (8.3.3.5), Attercliffe (8.3.3.7), Carman-West (8.3.3.9),…

GS 2013 Article 20 – Reopening The chairman reopened synod and the delegates sang Psalm 24:5. It was noted that all members of synod were present. Some house-keeping matters were explained.