Timetable

Saturday May 22

10am

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 order given for recording it
6. Address by the High Commissioner and Reply by the Moderator
7. Address by Retiring Moderator
8. Appointment of Committee to prepare Answer to Her Majesty’s Gracious Letter
9. Report of Standing Committee on Commissions
10. Submission of Standing Orders
11. Appointment of Committee for arranging Order of Business
12. Appointment of Panel of Tellers
13. Appointment of Committee to prepare Minute on Deceased Ministers, Missionaries and Deacons
14. Intimation of arrangements for a celebration of Holy Communion on Monday 24 May, at 10am on Zoom

Short break

15. Presentation of Delegates and Visitors
16. Report of the Assembly Business Committee – overtures from Presbyteries wishing to unite
17. Report of the Scottish Bible Society and Presentation of Bible to Moderator
18. Report of the Delegation of the General Assembly
19. Minutes of the Appeal Hearings before the Ministries Appeal Panel

1pm

1. Assembly Trustees
   1. Finances and Budget Approval
   2. Replacement for Ministry and Mission Scheme – decision on principles
   3. Other sections

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Monday May 24

1pm

1. Appoint Procedure Committee
2. HM Letter reply
3. Special Commission on the Effectiveness of the Presbyterian Form of Church Government

4pm

1. Legal Questions Committee
2. Ecumenical Relations Committee

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Tuesday May 25

1pm

1. Faith Nurture Forum – including Assembly Trustees’ section of deliverance on Ministry Numbers, Overture from the Presbytery of Aberdeen-Shetland
2. Housing & Loan Fund

4pm

1. Guild
2. Theological Forum
3. Registration of Ministries Committee

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Wednesday May 26

1pm

1. Faith Impact Forum
2. Board of the Iona Community

4pm

1. Social Care Council
2. Safeguarding Committee

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Thursday May 27

1pm

1. Committee on Chaplains to HM Forces
2. General Trustees
3. Pension Trustees
4. Nomination Committee
5. Church Hymnary Trustees
6. Church of Scotland Trust
7. Church of Scotland Investors Trust

4pm

1. Constitution of Assembly
2. Report anent Deceased Ministers, Missionaries and Deacons
3. Protestations called for
4. Report on the Printing of Acts
5. Draft Minutes of Sederunts not yet submitted to be read if required
6. Presentations to the Moderator
7. Moderator addresses the General Assembly
8. The Lord High Commissioner addresses the General Assembly
9. Dissolution

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The running order is subject to change. An additional session may be held on Thursday at 10am if needed.

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