10/23/05, Double Excommunication Announcement

[These will be the last excommunication notices without the new tacit consent paragraph added in May '06.]

From: Greg Barrow
To: [G.Price, L.Dohms, _______, _______, ______]
Bcc: [List]
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2005 2:16 PM
Subject: Two Announcements from the Session of the RPNA (General Meeting)

Please note that there are 2 announcements in this email.

First Announcement from the Session of the RPNA (General Meeting)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

It is our sad but necessary ministerial duty to announce publicly to those under our oversight, that Mrs. ____ ______ of _______ (a member of the RPNA society in ________), has, as of October 11, 2005, formally written (by email) to the Session of the RPNA (General Meeting) to inform us that she has voluntarily withdrawn herself from the membership of the Reformed Presbytery in North America (General Meeting).

In that email of October 11, 2005, she stated, "I wish to withdraw my membership from the church. I have made up my mind and I do not wish to discuss my decision with you. ____ ______ "

Mrs. ____ ______ 's voluntary withdrawal is, in our judgment, a sinful division and schism within the body of Christ (Romans 16:17), and without scriptural warrant or proper order. As you have read in her comments above, she has clearly manifested an unwillingness to speak further with us in order to reconcile our differences in the truth. We remain willing to speak with her, and pray that God will soften her heart, and open a way to a godly reconciliation in the future.

Sadly, for the purpose of informing those under our oversight, we inform you that Mrs. ____ ______ membership status has now formally changed, and we publicly declare Mrs. ____ ______ to be placed upon our List of Deserters, and declare that Mrs. ____ ______ is now in a position of being formally excommunicated from the Visible Church.

We remind the congregation that our duty toward her is in love to constantly and humbly pray for her reconciliation in the truth, and that each of us ought to be mindful and careful of our respective duties in regard to having familiar fellowship with those who are excommunicated from the church.

For Christ's Crown and Covenant,
The Session of the RPNA (General meeting)
Pastor Greg Price
Ruling Elder Lyndon Dohms
Ruling Elder Greg Barrow

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Second Announcement from the Session of the RPNA (General Meeting)

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

It is our sad but necessary ministerial duty to announce publicly to those under our oversight, that Mr. ____ ____ of __________(a member of the RPNA society in _______,______), has, as of June 25, 2005, formally written (by email) to the Session of the RPNA (General Meeting) to inform us that he has voluntarily withdrawn himself from the membership of the Reformed Presbytery in North America (General Meeting).

In that email of June 25, 2005, he stated, "I am giving notice that i am canceling my membership , with the prc becouse head covering or the lack thereof and i am sad with this . i hope that the prc will return to its use. also do not corespond with me on this issue or any other. ____ ____."

Mr. ____'s voluntary withdrawal is, in our judgment, a sinful division and schism within the body of Christ (Romans 16:17), and without scriptural warrant or proper order. As you have read in his comments above, he has clearly manifested an unwillingness to continue to speak further with us in order to reconcile our differences in the truth. We remain willing to speak with him and pray that God will soften his heart, and open a way to a godly reconciliation in the future.

Sadly, for the purpose of informing those under our oversight, we declare that Mr. ____ ____'s membership status has now formally changed, and we publicly declare Mr. _____ ____ to be placed upon our List of Deserters, and declare that Mr. ____ ____ is now in a position of being formally excommunicated from the Visible Church.

We remind the congregation that our duty toward him is in love to constantly and humbly pray for his reconciliation in the truth, and that each of us ought to be mindful and careful of our respective duties in regard to having familiar fellowship with those who are excommunicated from the church.

For Christ's Crown and Covenant,
The Session of the RPNA (General meeting)
Pastor Greg Price
Ruling Elder Lyndon Dohms
Ruling Elder Greg Barrow