Category: CanRC

GS 2007 Article 141 – SCBP – Prose Section with the NIV Bible References The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     SCBP Report 10 1.2-6 Letters from the following churches: Smithers, Chatham, Carman West, Flamborough, Burlington Fellowship 2.      Observations 2.1     The committee report serves as observations. 2.2     Synod Chatham mandated the committee to…

GS 2007 Article 140 – North American Reformed and Presbyterian Council (NAPARC) The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CCCA Report 7 1.2     Supplementary Report of CCCA 1.3-6 Letters from the following four churches: Brampton, Burlington Fellowship, Carman East, Spring Creek. 2.      Observations 2.1     Synod Neerlandia (Art. 74) summarized a request from the…

GS 2007 Article 139 – Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America The advisory committee presented its proposal. After a preliminary round of discussion the committee took back the proposal for further consideration.

GS 2007 Article 138 – SCBP – Capitalization of Pronouns The advisory committee presented its proposal. After a preliminary round of discussion the committee took back the proposal for further consideration.

GS 2007 Article 137 – SCBP – Apostles’ Creed in the Baptismal Form The advisory committee presented a supplementary proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     SCBP Report 7 1.2-5 Letters from the following four churches: Carman West, Flamborough, Ottawa, Elora 2.      Observations 2.1     The committee report, section 7, serves as observations. 2.2     Synod Chatham mandated the Standing…

GS 2007 Article 136 – Request from Hamilton re Women voting The advisory committee presented its third draft for consideration: 1.      Material 1.1     Letter from Hamilton 2.      Admissibility 2.1     This item is not admissible. 3.      Observations 3.1     Hamilton requests synod to appoint deputies “to resolve the outstanding matter of women’s voting rights.” 3.2     General Synod…

GS 2007 Article 135 – Reopening The meeting was called to order. The chairman requested that we sing Psalm 105:1 and 2. All members were present.

GS 2007 Article 134 – Committee for Bible Translation (CBT) The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CBT Report 1.2-11  Letters from the following ten churches: Guelph, Spring Creek, London, Brampton, Carman West, Carman East, Chilliwack, Yarrow, Willoughby Heights, Orangeville 2.      Observations 2.1     Synod Chatham 2004 gave the CBT the mandate to…

Article 133 – Reformed Churches of the Netherlands (GKN) The advisory committee presented its third proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CRCA Report 5 1.2     Supplementary report of the CRCA re GKN 1.3-16  Letters from the following thirteen churches: Ottawa, Elora, Willoughby Heights (2), Guelph, Smithers, London, Grand Rapids, Carman East, Smithville, Yarrow, Edmonton Immanuel, Fergus Maranatha,…

GS 2007 Article 132 – The International Conference of Reformed Churches (ICRC) The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1.      Material 1.1     CRCA Report 6 1.2-3 Letters from Smithers and Yarrow 2.      Observations 2.1     Section 6 of the report of the CRCA, which is included in the Appendices of the Acts, serves as Observations. 2.2     The…