Search Canadian Reformed Synod Acts
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GS 2007 art 171
GS 2007 Article 171 – Confidential Acts It was moved and seconded that Articles 114 and 154 be sent to the churches as confidential acts. Grounds: The appeals contain information that have never been publicly known. It would make public private matters and be pastorally insensitive to have these mattes made public. The motion carried.
October 27, 2020
GS 2007 art 170
GS 2007 Article 170 – Adoption of the Acts — Day 10 and Day 11 The proceedings of the evening session of Day 10, as recorded in Articles 135-144, and those of the morning and afternoon sessions of Day 11, as recorded in Articles 145-168, were reviewed and adopted as part of the Acts of […]
GS 2007 art 17
GS 2007 Article 17 – Submission from brother and sister J. Vandenberg The committee advising synod on this appeal made the following recommendation: 1. Material 1.1 Letter of appeal with supporting documents 2. Admissibility 2.1 The submission of brother and sister Vandenberg be declared inadmissible because: 2.1.1 Their submission is not an appeal against the […]
August 20, 2020
GS 2007 art 169
GS 2007 Article 169 – Reopening The chairman called the meeting to order. We sang Hymn 14:1.
October 27, 2020
GS 2007 art 168
GS 2007 Article 168 – Appeal from Guelph re Art. 7 of Regional Synod East 2005 The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1. Material 1.1 Appeal from Guelph against Regional Synod East 2005 2. Observations 2.1 Guelph appeals the fact that Regional Synod East 2005 declared an overture inadmissible because “the churches did not receive […]
GS 2007 art 167
GS 2007 Article 167 – Motion to reconsider the decision regarding the GKH In light of the decision made this morning the motion was given into discussion. On the grounds given, the motion read: To maintain the advisory committee’s proposal as adopted in Article 143 of these Acts, but delete Consideration 4.2 and Recommendation 5.4.1, […]
GS 2007 art 166
GS 2007 Article 166 – SCBP – Capitalization of personal pronouns referring to God The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1. Material 1.1 SCBP Report 9 1.2-3 Letters from Carman West and Ottawa 2. Observations 2.1 The committee report serves as observations. 2.2 The church at Chatham requested Synod Chatham to decide that all […]
GS 2007 art 165
GS 2007 Article 165 – SCBP – General Items The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1. Material 1.1 SCBP Report 1-6 1.2 Letter from Orangeville 2. Observations 2.1 The committee report (1.0 – 6.0) serves as observations. 2.2 Synod Chatham mandated the committee: 2.2.1 To authorize the committee to renew the contract for the printing […]
GS 2007 art 164
GS 2007 Article 164 – SCBP – Overleaf Notation and Other Matters The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1. Material 1.1 SCBP Report 12 2. Observations 2.1 Regarding the overleaf notation: 2.1.1 Synod Chatham mandated the committee to recommend that the SCBP proceed with the Overleaf Musical Notation Edition (re 7.3.1 of Art. 115). 2.1.2 […]
GS 2007 art 163
GS 2007 Article 163 – Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America (RPCNA) The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1. Material 1.1 CCCA Report 6 1.2 CCCA supplementary report 1.3-6 Letters from the following four churches: Carman East, Ottawa, Owen Sound, Spring Creek 2. Observations 2.1 The mandate to CCCA includes responding, if possible and […]
GS 2007 art 162
GS 2007 Article 162 – Request of Hamilton for Convening Synod 2010 in July The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1. Material: 1.1 Letter from Hamilton 2. Observation 2.1 Hamilton requests Synod Smithers to instruct the convening church for the next general synod to schedule the 2010 synod in July in order to make the […]
GS 2007 art 161
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 art 160
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 art 16
GS 2007 Article 16 – Address by the Fraternal Delegates from the URCNA Reverend John A. Bouwers, who also spoke on behalf of his fellow delegates, the Reverends James Folkerts and Lou Slagter, brought fraternal greetings on behalf of the URCNA. He addressed synod on various matters which are of mutual concern and which also […]
August 20, 2020
GS 2007 art 159
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. […]
October 27, 2020
GS 2007 art 158
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 art 157
GS 2007 Article 157 – Reopening The meeting was called to order and we sang Hymn 59. All the members were present.
GS 2007 art 156
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 art 155
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 art 154
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 art 153
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 art 152
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 […]
GS 2007 art 151
GS 2007 Article 151 – Gereja-Gereja Reformasi Di Indonesia Propinsi Nusa Tenggara Timur (GGRI-NTT) The advisory committee presented its second proposal: 1. Material 1.1 CRCA Report 7A 1.2-5 Letters from the following four churches: Spring Creek, Surrey, Lynden, Edmonton Immanuel 2. Admissibility The report and letters from the churches are admissible. 3. Observations 3.1 The […]
GS 2007 art 150
GS 2007 Article 150 – Gereja-Gereja Reformasi Calvinis in Nusa Tengarra Timur (GGRC-NTT) The advisory committee presented its proposal: 1. Material 1.1 CRCA Report 7B 1.2-3 Letters from Smithville and Edmonton Immanuel 2. Admissibility The report and letters from the churches are admissible. 3. Observations 3.1 The report of the CRCA, which is included as […]
GS 2007 art 15
GS 2007 Article 15 – Reopening At 8:00 o’clock synod reopened in plenary session. The meeting sang Hymn 15:1 and 3. The chairman welcomed Rev. Paulin Bédard as a delegate of l’Église réformée du Quebec.
August 20, 2020
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