Category: CanRC

GS 2025 Article 95 – Overture RSE 2024: Adding a Footnote to the Apostles’ Creed Committee 3 presented draft 2 of a report on an overture re Adding a Footnote to the Apostles’ Creed. The report was discussed. The committee took the report back for further consideration.

GS 2025 Article 94 – Overtures RSE 2024 and RSW 2024: CO art. 55 (Songs) Committee 1 presented draft 2 of a report on Overtures RSE 2024 and RSW 2024 re CO art. 55. The report was discussed. The committee took the report back for further consideration.

GS 2025 Article 93 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session at 7:00pm. The Chairman extended a welcome to all present in the building. He had the meeting sing Hymn 84. He observed that all Synod members were present. He spoke some words of farewell to a fraternal delegate who was soon to leave.

GS 2025 Article 92 – Appeal against RSW 2022 art. 12: In-person Worship 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendation That Synod decide: ADOPTED Synod was adjourned for committee work.

GS 2025 Article 91 – Point of order The Synod Executive was requested to propose to the body how the Guidelines for General Synods should be changed to make clear that letters sent to a general synod in response to reports and overtures should, prior to that synod, only be available to those who are…

GS 2025 Article 90 – Appeals against GS 2022 art. 108 dec. 3.5: Length of Appointments 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: A motion to divide the question into voting on 5.1 and 5.2-3 separately was duly moved and seconded. This motion to divide was DEFEATED. The proposal…

GS 2025 Article 89 – CPTPF (Committee for Pastoral Training Program Funding) 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED

GS 2025 Article 88 – FCC (Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)) Committee 2 presented draft 1 of a report on Report 22: Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) (FCC) of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations (CER). The report was discussed. The committee took the report back for further consideration.

GS 2025 Article 87 – FCS (Free Church of Scotland) Committee 2 presented draft 1 of a report on Report 21: Free Church of Scotland (FCS) of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations (CER). The report was discussed. The committee took the report back for further consideration.

GS 2025 Article 86 – RCNZ (Reformed Churches of New Zealand) 1.   Material 2.   Admissibility 3.   Observations 4.   Considerations 5.   Recommendations That Synod decide: ADOPTED The Chairman bade farewell to the grade 9 & 10 students from Credo Christian High School.