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GS 1986 art 63


GS 1986 ARTICLE 63 Adjournment Rev. J. Mulder requests that Psalm 101:1, 3, 6 be sung, and leads in prayer. Synod is adjourned.

November 26, 2021


GS 1986 art 62


GS 1986 ARTICLE 62 Greeting from the Netherlands A letter with greetings and best wishes is received from the Committee on Relations with Churches Abroad of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands. The chairman reads the letter and expresses the appreciation of synod for it.


GS 1986 art 61


GS 1986 ARTICLE 61 Address to Federal Government Committee 1 presents: A.    MATERIAL – Agenda VIII, I, 1: Overture from the Maranatha Canadian Reformed Church at Surrey, BC, re address Federal Government. B.    OBSERVATION The Church at Surrey requests synod to address the Federal Government requesting “new legislation which will address the following areas of […]

November 25, 2021


GS 1986 art 60


GS 1986 ARTICLE 60 Bible Translation Committee 1 presents: A.    MATERIAL –  Agenda VIII, K, 2: Letter from the Committee on Bible Translations. B.    OBSERVATIONS 1.     The Committee on Bible Translations sends a letter instead of a report. 2.    It appears that the General Synod of 1983 failed to notify the convener of this committee, […]


GS 1986 art 6


GS 1986 ARTICLE 6 Time Schedule and Procedures Synod adopts the following arrangements: a.     The final date for incoming material for synod is set for Wednesday, April 16, 1986. at 12:00 p.m . b.     The time schedule will be: Monday –   Friday 9:00 a.m. –  12:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. –    5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. –   […]

November 19, 2021


GS 1986 art 59


GS 1986 ARTICLE 59 General Archives Committee 1 presents: A.    MATERIAL –  Agenda VIII, K, 1: Inspection General Achives. B.    OBSERVATIONS 1.     General Synod of Cloverdale of 1983 appointed the Church at Burlington-West to examine the archives of General Synod of 1983 (Acts, Art . 113). 2.     The archives were examined and all the correspondence […]

November 25, 2021


GS 1986 art 58


GS 1986 ARTICLE 58 Roll Call Roll call is held. All members are present.


GS 1986 art 57


GS 1986 ARTICLE 57 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting and requests that Psalm 85:1, 4, be sung.


GS 1986 art 56


GS 1986 ARTICLE 56 Continuation Report OPC (See Art. 46, 53) The discussion is continued. A motion. duly seconded: “That Committee 4 reconsiders part A and B of its advisory report, taking into ac­count the remarks made,” is CARRIED. The meeting is adjourned and the advisory committees meet.


GS 1986 art 55


GS 1986 ARTICLE 55 Roll Call The chairman reopens the meeting. Roll call is held. Elder J. Gelderman arrives later because of other business on behalf of synod.


GS 1986 art 54


GS 1986 ARTICLE 54 Adjournment Synod is adjourned for lunch.


GS 1986 art 53


GS 1986 ARTICLE 53 Report on Contact OPC (See Art. 46) The discussion is continued .


GS 1986 art 52


GS 1986 ARTICLE 52 Acts Acts, Articles 41 –  49, are read and adopted.


GS 1986 art 51


GS 1986 ARTICLE 51 Roll Call Roll call is held. All members are present.


GS 1986 art 50


GS 1986 ARTICLE 50 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting. requests that Psalm 146:1, 4 be sung. reads Ephe­sians 2:11-22, and leads in prayer.


GS 1986 art 5


GS 1986 ARTICLE 5 Greetings from Abroad The chairman reads a letter with greetings and best wishes from the Free Reformed Churches in South Africa. The meeting is adjourned to give the executive time to prepare the definitive agenda and make other arrangements.

November 19, 2021


GS 1986 art 49


GS 1986 ARTICLE 49 Adjournment Rev. Huizinga requests that Psalm 138:3, 4 be sung, and leads in prayer and thanksgiving. Synod is adjourned.

November 25, 2021


GS 1986 art 48


GS 1986 ARTICLE 48 Contact with Committees On request of one of its  members, synod gives the advisory committees permission to take up contact with members of standing committees, if it is deemed profitable for the preparation of an advisory report.


GS 1986 art 47


GS 1986 ARTICLE 47 Farewell Rev. G.D. Jerrell Because the Rev . G.D. Jerrell. representative of the OPC. is leaving synod, the chair­ man speaks words of appreciation for his presence. He wishes him the Lord’s blessing. and expresses the hope that the mutual contacts may be to the benefit of the OPC as well […]


GS 1986 art 46


GS 1986 ARTICLE 46 Report on Contact OPC Committee 4 presents: A.    MATERIAL –   Agenda VIII, J, 1, 2. The report is discussed.


GS 1986 art 45


ARTICLE 45 Roll Call All members of synod are present.


GS 1986 art 44


GS 1986 ARTICLE 44 Continuation Discussion re Rev. C. Olij (See Art. 25, 31, 39) Committee 2 presents: A.    MATERIAL –  Agenda VIII, H, 12, 13 1.     The appeal of Rev. J. Mulder, Burlington-West, against Art. 9 of the Acts of the Regional Synod East, March 27, 29, 1985. 2.     The appeal of Ebenezer Canadian […]


GS 1986 art 43


GS 1986 ARTICLE 43 Acts Acts, Articles 27 – 40, are read and adopted.


GS 1986 art 42


ARTICLE 42 Roll Call Roll call is held. All members are present.

November 24, 2021


GS 1986 art 41


ARTICLE 41 Reopening The chairman reopens the meeting, requests that Psalm 124:1, 2, 3 be sung, reads Ephe­ sians 2:1-20, and leads in prayer.


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