The General Assembly

DAILY AGENDA: THURSDAY 21 MAY

Available below are today's daily worship papers, an agenda for session one and notices of motions.

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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 22 May, at 9.30 am.

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

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

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

16. Report of the Delegation of the General Assembly.

17. Minutes of Commissions of Assembly tabled.

18. Minutes of Ministries Appeal Panel.

19. Report of the Chalmers Lectureship Trustees.

20. Report of the Committee on Overtures and Cases.

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

22. Joint Report of the Council of Assembly, Mission and Discipleship Council and the Church Without Walls Group.

23. Joint Report of the Council of Assembly, Mission and Discipleship Council and the Parish Development Fund Committee.

24. Joint Report of the Stewardship and Finance Committee and the Council of Assembly.

25. Report and Supplementary Report of the Stewardship and Finance Committee.

26. Report of the Church of Scotland Investors Trust.

27. Report of the Support and Services Council.

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