Session resources, etc.
This page will be used from time to time to circulate information to the session of Parkwood church.
resources on re-opening, etc., 2020
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resources on livestreaming, 2020
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resources on human sexuality, 2019, General Assembly 2021, etc.
- an extract of the representative elder's report to the June 24 session meeting summarizing events
at the 2019 General Assembly re: human sexuality, including the report of the Special Committee of former moderators that was presented to GA2019 and the communication from the Clerks of Assembly containing the remits that issued from GA2019.
- a "Letter to Evangelicals" circulated on June 26 under the signatures of a number of church leaders, including some former moderators and leadership from both the Renewal Fellowship and PSALT, addressing the issue of sexuality and the outcome in that regard
from the recent General Assembly.
- a Response to the 2019 Remits - a media release dated July 26 from the board of the Renewal Fellowship
offered to members of the Fellowship as they ponder and reflect on the remits. That response is also avaliable on their website in pdf format
here. (Parkwood is a member of the Renewal Fellowship)
- a Statement on the 2019 GA Remits
from the Presbytery of Eastern Han Ca, shared at the A Place to Stand conference held at Vaughan Community Church on Sept. 28, 2019. Five people from
Parkwood attended, including Pastor Hurd and Gord Walford. An excellent, comprehensive summary of the issues.
- Two legal opinions regarding the impact of adopting the remits have been circulating around the Presbyteries. They were funded privately by a respected
Vancouver lawyer, elder and leader in the Presbyterian church. Read more...
- Interested in up-to-date results of the voting on Remits B & C? Read more.... The Presbytery
of Ottawa at a special meeting held Feb. 18 at Parkwood voted to approve Remit B (22 approve/12 disapprove) and to disapprove Remit C (17 disapprove,
16 approve, 1 abstention). The text of the remits is available here.
documents from Parkwood:
- 2016: The Session Statement on Human Sexuality from pp 12 & 13 of the June 2016 issue of the Pulse newsletter
- 2019: A Pastoral Letter dated June 25/19 issued the congregation of Parkwood church summarizing the decisions of the 2019 General Assembly with regard to human sexuality,
expressing session's concern, restating our position on marriage and encouraging prayer for the church and those involved i decision-making.
- 2021: A special congregational meeting was held May 1/21 to update the congregation on proposals to be brought before the upcoming General Assembly with
regard to the definition of marriage and session's position. More info can be found in the
Apr. 15 e-letter.; the minutes of that meeting are available
here.
Following the 2021 General Assembly a special session meeting was held to discuss the decisions made at the G.A. and the implications for Parkwood.
Following that meeting an important communication from the session was sent out with the June 25/21 e-letter. It is available
here.
- 2023: Read the letter to the congregation (including invitation to one of two information sessions, Sat. Jan. 28 in-person & Sun. Jan. 29 online) and
the brief re: significant changes to church doctrine and practice and options available here
other:
- elders and ministers of four Ottawa-area Presbyterian churches have been meeting periodically to discuss the dilemma of remaining in the PCC and the various options
available, as well as keeping the group up on what their congregations have been doing in this area
- A group of like-minded folk calling themselves "Living Stones, a movement of Reformed Churches in Canada" has been formed consisting of present and former members
of the PCC who are considering or have decided to leave the denomination given it's stance on scripture and in particular it's stance on marriage. For more information see Gord.
(picture @ top: The Book of Forms, goto book of rules & procedures for the PCC)
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