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DAILY AGENDA: THURSDAY 20 MAY

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SESSION ONE:
Opening of the General Assembly 10am

1. Constitution of Assembly

2. Roll of Commissioners laid on the table

3. Election of Moderator and Prayer of Consecration.

4. Commission to His Grace the Lord 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 His Grace The Lord High Commissioner, and Reply by the Moderator

7. Appointment of Committee to prepare Answer to The Queen's Letter.

8. Report of Standing Committee on Commissions.

9. Submission of Standing Orders.

10.Appointment of Committee for arranging Order 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 Friday 21 May, at 9.30 am.

Suspension of business for fifteen minutes.
(11.00 - 11.15 approx)

14. Appointments of Principal and Depute Clerks

15. Report of the Assembly Arrangements Committee, including Scottish Bible Society and Presentation of Bible to Moderator

16. Report of the Committee on Classifying Returns to Overtures.

17. Report of the Delegation of the General Assembly.

18. Minutes of Commission of Assembly.

19. Minutes of Judicial Commission.

20. Minutes of Ministries Appeal Panel.

21. Report of the Committee on Overtures and Cases.

22. Report of the Legal Questions Committee.

23. Report and Supplementary Report of the Special Committee on Charity Governance.

24. Report and Supplementary Report of the Council of Assembly.

25. Overture from Presbytery of Perth.

26. Report of the Ecumenical Relations Committee.

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