Category: CanRC

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.

GS 2013 Article 19 – Église Réformée du Québec (ERQ) Committee 4 presented a report on the ERQ. A discussion followed and Committee 4 took the report back for further refinement.

GS 2013 Article 18 – Letter of Greeting from the Reformed Churches of New Zealand (RCNZ) Synod was reconvened and the chairman read a letter of greeting from the RCNZ. This was received with thankfulness.

GS 2013 Article 17 – Letters of Greeting from Various Churches The following letters were received and read aloud to the assembly: From the Gereja-Gereja Reformasi di Indonesia (GGRI-NTT), the Kosin Presbyterian Church in Korea (KPCK), Free Church of Scotland (FCS) and the Gereformeerde Kerken Nederland (GKN – Rev. Hoogendoorn). Synod adjourned for committee work.

GS 2013 Article 16 – Adoption of the Acts Articles 1-14 of the Acts of Synod were corrected and adopted.