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General Assembly 2024

Order of Business


Saturday May 18

Session 1: 10am

1. Constitution of Assembly.
2. Submission of Roll of Commissioners.
3. Election of Moderator and Prayer of Consecration.
4. Commission to the Lord High Commissioner tobe read and order given for recording it.
5. His Majesty’s Most Gracious Letter to be read and order given for recording it.
6. Address by the Lord High Commissioner and reply by the Moderator.
7. Address by Retiring Moderator.
8. Appointment of the Committee to Prepare Answer to His Majesty’s Most Gracious Letter.
9. Report of the Standing Committee on Commissions.
10. Submission of the Standing Orders.
11. Appointment of the Procedure Committee.
12. Appointment of Panel of Tellers.
13. Appointment of Committee to prepare a minute on Deceased Ministers, Missionaries and Deacons.
14. Intimation of arrangements for a celebration of Holy Communion on Monday 20 May, at 9.15 am in the Assembly Hall and online.

Circulation Break

Session 2

1. Presentation of Delegates and Visitors.
2. Section 2 of the Report of the Legal Questions Committee regarding proposed changes to Standing Orders
3. Report of the Assembly Business Committee
4. Report of the Scottish Bible Society and Presentation of Bible to Moderator

Lunch

Session 3: 2pm

1. Report of the Legal Questions Committee
2. Minute of the Commission of Assembly
3. Minute of the Appeal Hearing before the Ministries Appeal Panel
4. Report of the Delegation of the General Assembly

Circulation Break

Session 4

1. Report of the Ecumenical Relations Committee
2. Report of the Chalmers Lectureship Trust


Monday May 20

9.15am

The Sacrament of Holy Communion.

Circulation Break

Session 5: 10.30am

1. Report of the Procedure Committee.
2. Report of the Assembly Trustees.

Lunch

Session 6: 2pm

1. Report of the Assembly Trustees continued
2. Report of the Committee on Overtures and Cases – Returns to Overtures
3. Report of the Theological Forum

Circulation Break

Session 7

1. Report of the Theological Forum continued
2. Interim Report of the Joint working group from the Faith Action Programme Leadership Team and the Theological Forum on Assisted Dying
3. Report of the Registration of Ministries Committee
4. Report of the Church Hymnary Trustees


Tuesday May 21

Session 8: 9.15am

1. Constitution of Assembly
2. Minutes
3. Report of the Procedure Committee.
4. Report of the Social Care Council

Circulation Break

Session 9

1. Report of the Church of Scotland Guild
2. Report and Supplementary Report of the Faith Action Programme Leadership Team (“FAPLT”)

Lunch

Session 10: 2pm

1. Order of the Day – CrossReach Makaton Choir
2. Report and Supplementary Report of FAPLT continued

Circulation Break

Session 11

1. Report and Supplementary Report of FAPLT continued
2. Report of the Church of Scotland Investors Trust
3. Report of the Ethical Oversight Committee


Wednesday May 22

Session 12: 9.15am

1. Constitution of Assembly
2. Minutes
3. Report of the Procedure Committee
4. Report of the Committee to draft a reply to His Majesty’s Most Gracious Letter
5. Report of the Committee on Chaplains to HM Forces

Circulation Break

Session 13

1. Report of the Safeguarding Committee
2. Report of the Iona Community Board
3. Report of the Pension Trustees
4. Report and Supplementary Report of the General Trustees

Lunch

Session 14: 2pm

1. Report and Supplementary Report of the General Trustees continued

Circulation Break

Session 15

1. Report of the Trustees of the Housing and Loan Fund
2. Report of the Church of Scotland Trust


Thursday May 23

Session 16: 9.15am

1. Constitution of Assembly.
2. Minutes
3. Report of the Procedure Committee
4. Report of the Nomination Committee
5. Report of the Selection Committee if required
6. Remaindered business if required

Lunch

Session 17: 2pm

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. Report on the Printing of Acts
5. Protestations called for
6. Appointment of Committee to Prepare Minutes
7. Act appointing the Commission of Assembly
8. Act appointing the next General Assembly to meet in Edinburgh on Saturday 17 May 2025
9. Presentations to the Moderator
10. Moderator addresses the General Assembly
11. The Lord High Commissioner addresses the General Assembly
12. National Anthem
13. Dissolution

THE BENEDICTION


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