The session, before excommunicating anyone, shall make three
announcements in which the obstinacy of the sinner and the nature
of his offence are explained, and the congregation is urged to
pray for him and to admonish him.
1. In the first announcement neither the name of
the sinner nor the sin shall be mentioned;
2. In the second announcement (with the
concurrence of the presbytery) the name of the sinner and the sin
shall be made known;
3. In the third announcement, the congregation
shall be informed that, unless the sinner repents, he will be
excommunicated at a specified date.