Category: CanRC

GS 2007 Article 161 – Finance Report Synod Chatham 2004 The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     Financial statement from Chatham 1.2     Audit report from Kerwood 2.      Observations 2.1     The Finance Committee for Synod Chatham 2004 reported that the total expenses were $30,221.50. The committee itemized this as follows: Office supplies $1,099.80 Miscellaneous…

GS 2007 Article 160 – The Free Reformed Churches of Australia (FRCA) The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CRCA Report 2 1.2-7 Letter from Burlington Ebenezer 2.      Observations 2.1     The report of the CRCA re the FRCA, which is included in the appendix to the Acts, serves as Observations. 2.2     The…

GS 2007 Article 159 – Appointments Synod went into closed session. The officers of synod presented their proposal with the use of confidential letters from the various committees with their recommendations for appointments. They made the following recommendation for appointments: 1.      Board of Governors 1.1     Academic Committee 1.1.1    From Eastern Canada: G. Nederveen (2010), G.…

GS 2007 Article 158 – Adoption of the Acts — Day 10 The proceedings of morning and afternoon sessions of Day 10, as recorded in Articles 119-134, were reviewed and adopted as part of the Acts of Synod.

GS 2007 Article 157 – Reopening The meeting was called to order and we sang Hymn 59. All the members were present.

GS 2007 Article 156 – Overture from Regional Synod East, Nov. 8 & Dec. 7, 2006 re Change to Art. 63 CO The advisory committee presented its proposal. It was moved and seconded to change Recommendation 4.1 into Consideration 3.2 4.1 That the proposed change to Article 63 of the Church Order suggested by Regional…

GS 2007 Article 155 – Appeal by Burlington Ebenezer re Days of Prayer The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     Appeal from Burlington Ebenezer 2.      Observations 2.1     In 2003, the church at Winnipeg Redeemer had approached the churches appointed for days of prayer ad Art. 54 CO to declare a day of prayer…

GS 2007 Article 154 – Appeal from Owen Sound re Arts. 10 and 11 of Regional Synod East 2005 The decision of synod will be conveyed to the churches via Confidential Acts.

GS 2007 Article 153 – Guidelines for Synod The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     Letter from Smithers re Convening of Synod 2.      Observations 2.1     In the light of new technology, Smithers is asking for changes in the Guidelines for General Synod. 2.2     Specifically, they ask that Guideline 1.C be amended to…

GS 2007 Article 152 – Korean Presbyterian Church in America (KPCA) The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CCCA Report 2 2.      Observations 2.1     Synod Chatham (Art. 26) gave the CCCA the mandate to contact the Korean Presbyterian Church in North America with the help of our sister churches in Korea. 2.2     Though…