Eyes on you!

This last vote was a redo of a previous vote, which the 'sell' council did not win. However a redo was required due to the 'faulty' proxy process. That same 'faulty' proxy process was also used in the columbarium vote, so then that vote would also have required a redo.

No-one objected! Therefore it stands.

The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to make sure the Executive follows the wishes of the Congregation. Over ⅔ of the Congregation voted to close the Columbarium. If the Executive summarily moves to cancel the application, it will be violating the the wishes of the Congregation and will be in breach of the Constitution.
They had better tread carefully here...

Indeed, ⅔ majority voted to close the columbarium. ⅔ majority vote is needed to rescind that motion as well as any and all motions made on May 31. Motions of rescission do not require advance notice.
Back in the day, when I was planning my first AGM of our rural Alberta congregation, I was told of a story of how arguments at AGM's in the region used to be settled. At one church AGM, the opposing parties met out back in -35°C weather and solved their issues in a few minutes, Rules of Order be damned.
Perhaps devotion to Christ through prayer would be more fruitful than Rules of Order.

Clearly, if you are one of those who want to save the church building, finances and the wishes of the overwhelming majority of the Congregation be damned, you are a good person. If, however, you see the elephant in the room and therefore are concerned about the future of the Congregation and want to do something about it, you are a Communist devil worshiping Free Mason and a bad person who wants to destroy buildings for cash.

Rise up to Save the Congregation!!!

Yeah.
Please give us something to reassure us!

Where's Vaino?

It's not reasonable to expect Väino to answer every question posed in this "kommentaarium" by anonymous people on the internet so have some patience people. As the article says - "More information will be coming soon."

Kes kannatab, see kaua elab. :)

Ei!
Kes kannatab, see ainult kaua kannatab...

“my will be done “ is the motto of those who want to sell and thereby demolish the church. To what end? To save the “congregation”, many of whom who don’t attend and hope the get some of the proceeds of the sale in their organisations, as shown by Reet Marten Sehr?
Again, define congregation. People who gather to worship God or themselves?

Not many antagonists in the church are aware that some of their behaviour could land them a criminal record. For example, "...those who heckle the pastor during prayers..." should face the Criminal Code of Canada §176(2), "Every one who wilfully disturbs or interrupts an assemblage of persons met for religious worship or for a moral, social or benevolent purpose is guilty of an offence punishable on summary conviction." Calling in the police could bring more civilized behaviour to the congregation...after a jail sentence of up to two years!
Congregational leaders should be acquainted with §176 of the CCC.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?... ;)

Please be a true minister and help to unite our church! Jail? Really? Teach us to bear one another’s burdens and be ready to forgive- and remember, God works in unexpected ways. God does not want His house destroyed - this place shall be a place of worship for many nations!

La dame blanche....could this by chance be the obtuse and incoherent Rita Kommendant?

I'm happy to see that so many readers know what a "true minister" is. FYI, I'm not a minister -- not even Lutheran. This is not about me so just give thanks to God for his great mercies!
Now, you are Lutherans. And to affirm this you got confirmed. In preparation for your confirmation, you studied Luther's "Small Catechism" by Martin Luther. In there, you read about the three uses of the law. Here they are:

“What purposes does the Law then serve?”
First, the Law helps to control violent outbursts of sin and keeps order in the world (a curb).
Second, the Law accuses us and shows us our sin (a mirror).
Third, the Law teaches us Christians what we should and should not do to live a God-pleasing life (a guide). The power to live according to the Law comes from the Gospel.”

In our country, we have laws that serve these three purposes. For example, we have rights and freedoms. These are the cornerstones of our society. These include the freedom to gather in peaceful assembly. We also have a government that makes laws to protect those rights and freedoms from violators. In Luther's words, the government is the "left hand of God". And there are times when God will show his left hand. (Think of police, courts, crown prosecutors, and jail!)
It is unfortunate that, as written in some posts above, some Christians believe they should ignore some laws, maintain that laws don't apply to churches, and that ministers should never reference labour laws lest they be accused of thinking only about money.
No, don't be naive. The law is a gift of God through his lawful government. And one should not be indifferent to that which makes for peace and good governance.

The law is very clear!
The person who so rudely disrupted opening prayer at the recent Special Meeting of the Congregation needs to realize that this will likely come back to haunt! Not only that, but the conduct of the frenz throughout the meeting was completely un-Estonian!
The vast majority are furious...

"The Facebook Page will continue as it is."
Looks like Mr. Einola has started off his destruction of the congregation with a lie.
Häbi.
New "juhatus" has already demanded that the name of the Facebook page be changed.

I wouldn't trust Einola even telling me broadcast.

Sounds like you have hijacked Peetri Kirik FB page from the new juhatus, refusing to turn over the admin function. What a dick move!

Old juhatus decided to resign, let the new juhatus do it's thing without silly games like this.

So let me get this straight. There was a FB page for 15 years, titled "St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Toronto", which for all intents and purposes functioned as official FB page for Peetri Kirik. However, after the board resigned, the page turned out to be a personal FB page of Olev instead?

I'm still calling it a dick move.

I wonder what else will we find out?