Category: CanRC

GS 2013 Article 195 – Adoption of the Acts Articles 180-193 of the Acts were corrected and adopted.

GS 2013 Article 194 – Reopening The chairman re-convened Synod, had the assembly sing Psalm 118:1, 2 and noted that all members of synod were present.

GS 2013 Article 193 – Letter from Synod Carman 2013 to General Synod 2014 of the RCN – Dutch Translation A motion was tabled to formulate a Dutch translation of the English letter to the RCN previously adopted by Synod Carman 2013 (see Article 165) in order to be also sent to the RCN. This…

GS 2013 Article 192 – Reformed Churches of New Zealand (RCNZ) Committee 3 presented its second draft. With a few minor changes, this was the result: 1.         Material: 1.1.      Report from the CRCA re: RCNZ (8.2.1) 1.2.      Letter from the church at Abbotsford (8.3.1.4) 2.         Observations: 2.1.      Synod Burlington 2010 decided (Acts, Article 154, Recommendation…

GS 2013 Article 191 – Reformed Churches in Korea (RCK) Committee 3 presented its second draft. With a few minor changes, this was the result: 1.         Material: Report from the CRCA (8.2.1) 2.         Observations: 2.1       Synod Burlington 2010 decided (Acts, Article 173, Recommendation 4): [4.1.]    Not to accept the offer of the RCK for EF…

GS 2013 Article 190 – Reformed Churches in the Netherlands – Restored (RCR) Committee 3 presented its second draft. With some minor changes, this was the result: 1.         Material: 1.1.      Report of CRCA subcommittee for contact with the RCR (8.2.1.2) 1.2.      Letters from the CRCA of the RCR (8.1.18), Liberated Reformed Church in Abbotsford (LRCA)…

GS 2013 Article 189 – Appeal of Grand Valley re: Proceeding with the Revised Psalms Committee 2 presented a proposal. With a minor change, this was the result:  1.         Material: Letter of appeal from the church at Grand Valley (8.5.19) 2.         Observations: 2.1.      Grand Valley appeals Article 121 of the Acts of Synod Burlington 2010…

GS 2013 Article 188 – Book of Praise – Consultation with Australia Regarding Committee 2 presented a proposal. After some discussion it was taken back for further work.

GS 2013 Article 187 – Motion to the Amend the Acts – Article 114 Committee 5 put forward a proposal to strike out Article 114 (in order to replace it with a new decision). This was the result: Synod decide to strike Art 114 from the Acts and in its place insert the following words:…

GS 2013 Article 186 – Book of Praise – Publication and Fostering Awareness Committee 2 presented its second draft. With a few minor changes, this was the result: 1.         Material: 1.1.      Report from the SCBP, Section 1.7, 1.8, 3.0, 12.3 (8.2.4) 1.2.      Letters from the churches at Cloverdale (8.3.4.14), Abbotsford (8.3.4.6), London (8.3.4.27), Carman-West (8.3.4.12b),…