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Category: CanRC

  • GS 2019 art 73

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    Roy Janssen
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    GS 2019 Article 73 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session. The chairman had the meeting sing Hymn 14:1,2. He noted all synod members were present.

  • GS 2019 art 72

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    GS 2019 Article 72 – Housekeeping matters Some housekeeping matters were dealt with. Among others Synod was informed the Rev. Dr. William den Hollander and the chairman of the Board of Governors, the Rev. Richard Aasman, together with his wife, would be joining Synod for supper.

  • GS 2019 art 71

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    GS 2019 Article 71 – Adoption of Acts A question was raised regarding the position of amendments in an article of the Acts. Past practice has been to report matters chronologically, and thus amendments made on the floor of a synod in plenary session would be recorded first in an article. It was objected that…

  • GS 2019 art 70

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    GS 2019 Article 70 – Reopening Synod reopened in plenary session. The chairman read Psalm 119:25-32, spoke some words, led in prayer, and had those present sing Psalm 119:10,11,12. He noted all synod members were present.

  • GS 2019 art 69

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    GS 2019 Article 69 – Closing Devotions The chairman made some announcements regarding agenda items and housekeeping matters. The Rev. Bouwman led in evening devotions. He read Revelation 1 and spoke some words of meditation and encouragement. He had those present sing psalm 97:1,4,5 and then led in prayer, remembering, among others, the RCUS, and the…

  • GS 2019 art 68

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    GS 2019 Article 68 – CCCNA (Committee for Contact with Churches in North America) – General 1.   Material 1.1    Report of the Committee for Contact with Churches in North America (CCCNA) (8.2.3.1) 1.2    Letter from the following church: Dunnville (8.3.2.1) 2.   Observations 2.1 GS 2016 (Art. 49) decided concerning the CCCNA: [4.1.1] To continue contact with…

  • GS 2019 art 67

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    GS 2019 Article 67 – Days of Prayer 1.   Material 1.1    Report from the Burlington-Rehoboth CanRC and the Edmonton-Providence CanRC regarding days of prayer dated September 27, 2018 (8.2.12.1) 1.2    Supplemental report from these two churches regarding days of prayer dated November 17, 2018 (8.2.12.2) 2.   Observations 2.1    GS 2016 appointed Edmonton-Providence and Burlington-Rehoboth as the…

  • GS 2019 art 66

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    GS 2019 Article 66 – CBT (Committee for Bible Translations) 1.   Material 1.1    Report of the Committee for Bible Translation (CBT) (8.2.9.1) 1.2    Letters from the following churches: Willoughby Heights (8.3.5.1), Fergus-North (8.3.5.2), Attercliffe (8.3.5.3), Grassie-Covenant (8.3.5.4) 2.   Observations 2.1    GS 2016 mandated the CBT to: [4.1.1] To solicit, receive and evaluate comments from the…

  • GS 2019 art 65

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    Article 65 – Appeal of Neerlandia-(North) re: GS 2016 Art. 111 (NIV2011) 1.   Material 1.1    Appeal to GS 2019 from the Neerlandia-(North) CanRC re: GS 2016 Art. 111 (8.6.10.1) 2.   Observations 2.1    Neerlandia-(North) believes that GS 2016 erred by not giving a strong warning against the use of the NIV2011 and asks General Synod to recommend to the churches…

  • GS 2019 art 64

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    GS 2019 Article 64 – Request of Hamilton-Blessings re: GS 1983 Art. 145 (expression “confessions” in liturgical forms) 1.   Material 1.1    The request of the Hamilton-Blessing CanRC to revise the decision of GS 1983 Art. 145 (8.6.7.1) 1.2    Letters from the following churches: Dunnville, Guelph-Emmanuel, and Grand Rapids (8.6.7.1.1–3) 2. Admissibility 2.1    Since the matter…