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The General Assembly

The Assembly Hall

DAILY AGENDA: THURSDAY 21 MAY

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

Thursday's audio and video updates

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Daily papers :

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Notices of motions :

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Thursday's updates :

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Thursday's minutes :

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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.

(Members of Assembly stand when Moderator enters)

4. Commission to His Grace the Lord High Commissioner to be read, and order given for recording it

(Members of Assembly stand)

5. Her Majesty's Letter to be read, and order given for recording it

(Members of Assembly stand)

6. Address by His Grace The Lord High Commissioner, and Reply by the Moderator

(Members of Assembly stand)

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

Read the report or speech

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.

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20. Report of the Committee on Overtures and Cases.

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

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

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

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

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

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26. Report of the Church of Scotland Investors Trust.

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27. Report of the Support and Services Council.

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In this section

Introduction
Welcome to the General Assembly pages

Webcast highlights
Watch some of the highlights or listen to audio summaries from the General Assembly 2009

Daily agenda
Each day's timetable including the daily papers and minutes of Assembly business
- Thursday 21 May
- Friday 22 May
- Saturday 23 May
- Sunday 24 May
- Monday 25 May
- Tuesday 26 May
- Wednesday 27 May

Reports and background
Reports and background information to download from the councils and affiliated committees

Speeches and biographies
Conveners' speeches as delivered to the Assembly, and their biographies

Press releases
General Assembly specific press releases

Updates from the Assembly Hall
News and information from the General Assembly

Events guide
A full list of the Assembly fringe events

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