General Assembly 2017
Derek Fett
Business Timetable
SESSION I – Saturday 20 May – 9.30am
Opening of the General Assembly
1 Constitution of Assembly.
2 Roll of Commissioners laid on the table.
3 Election of Moderator and Prayer of Consecration.
4 Commission to the High Commissioner to be read, and order given for recording it
5 Her Majesty’s Letter to be read, and ordergiven for recording it
6 Address by the High Commissioner, and Reply by the Moderator
7 Appointment of Committee to prepare Answer to Her Majesty’s Gracious Letter.
8 Report of Standing Committee on Commissions.
9 Submission of Standing Orders.
10 Appointment of Committee for arrangingOrder of Business.
11 Appointment of Panel of Tellers.
12 Appointment of Committee to prepare Minute on Deceased Ministers, Missionaries and Deacons
13 Intimation of arrangements for celebration of Holy Communion on Monday 22 May, at 9.15am
14 Address by Retiring Moderator
Suspension of business – for 20 minutes
15 Appointment of Associate Principal Clerk
16 Presentation of Delegates and Visitors
17 Report of the Assembly Arrangements Committee
18 Report of the Scottish Bible Society and Presentation of Bible to Moderator
19 Report of the Delegation of the General Assembly
20 Minutes of the Appeal Hearing before the Appeals Committee of the Commission of Assembly – August 2016
21 Minutes of the Appeal Hearing before the Appeals Committee of the Commission of
Assembly – December 2016
22 Report of the Committee on Overtures and Cases
23 Minutes of the Ministries Appeal Panel – December 2016
24 Report of the Committee on Classifying Returns to Overtures
25 Report of the Legal Questions Committee
26 Report of the Council of Assembly 2016
27 Joint Report of the Council of Assembly Ministries Council, Mission & Discipleship, the Panel on Review & Reform and the Legal Questions Committee
Sunday 21 May
10.00am – Assembly Service (St Giles’).
12.30pm – Gaelic Service (Greyfriars Kirk).
1pm-6pm – ‘Heart and Soul 2017’ Princes Street Gardens.
SESSION II – Monday 22 May – 9.15am
HOLY COMMUNION
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Report of the Business Committee
3 Report of the World Mission Council
4 Joint Report of the World Mission Council and Church & Society Council
5 Report of the Social Care Council
6 Report of the Panel on Review and Reform
7 Special Report of the Council of Assembly
SESSION III – Tuesday 23 May – 9.15am
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Minutes
3 Report of the Church and Society Council
4 Report of the Church of Scotland Guild
5 Joint Report of the Church of Scotland Guild and the National Youth Assembly
6 Report of the Iona Community Board
SESSION IV – Wednesday 24 May – 9.15am
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Minutes
3 Report of the Ecumenical Relations Committee
4 Report of the Safeguarding Committee 5 Report of the Ministries Council
SESSION V – Thursday 25 May – 9.15am
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Minutes
3 Report of the Committee on Chaplains to Her Majesty’s Forces
4 Report of the Mission and Discipleship Council
5 Report of the National Youth Assembly 2016
6 Report of the Theological Forum
SESSION VI – Friday 26 May – 9.15am
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Minutes
3 Report of the General Trustees
4 Report of the Housing and Loan Fund
5 Report of the Church Hymnary Trustees
6 Report of the Chalmers Lectureship Trust
7 Report of the Church of Scotland Trust
8 Report of the Church of Scotland Investors Trust
9 Report of the Church of Scotland Pension Trustees
10 Report of the Nomination Committee
11 Report of the Selection Committee
12 Protestations called for
13 Report on the Printing of Acts
SESSION VII – Friday 26 May – 3pm
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Report anent Deceased Ministers, Missionaries and Deacons
3 Draft Minutes of Sederunts not yet submitted to be read if required
4 Appointment of Committee to revise Minutes
5 Act Appointing Commission of Assembly
6 Act Appointing diet of next General Assembly
7 Presentations to the Moderator
8 Moderator addresses the General Assembly
9 The High Commissioner, addresses the General Assembly
NATIONAL ANTHEM
10 Dissolution of the General Assembly
