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The General Assembly

 The Assembly Hall

REPORTS

Reports are presented by committee or council conveners for debate during the week of the General Assembly, having been published in advance in a volume referred to as the Blue Book in April.

Reports, including supplementaries and appendices for the General Assembly 2009, will be made available to download on this page as they are issued by the Media Relations Unit, along with the press releases. Background papers referred to in the Blue Book are available below.

Assembly Arrangements Committee

Chalmers Lectureship Trust

Church and Society Council

Church of Scotland Trust

Council of Assembly


General Trustees

HIV/AIDS Project

Investors Trust

Legal Questions Committee

Mission and Discipleship Council

Nomination Committee


Parish Development Fund

Safeguarding Committee

Stewardship and Finance Committee

World Mission Council

 Central Services Committee

Chaplains to HM Forces

Church Hymnary Trustees

Church without Walls

Ecumenical Relations Committee

Guild

Housing and Loan Fund

Iona Community Board

Ministries Council

National Youth Assembly

Panel on Review and Reform

Pension Trustees

Social Care Council

Support and Services Council

Joint Reports

Ministries and Mission and Discipleship Councils on the Emerging Church

Council of Assembly and Mission and Discipleship and the Church Without Walls

Stewardship and Finance and Council of Assembly

Mission and Discipleship and Safeguarding Committee on Forgiveness and Proportionality

Council of Assembly, Mission and Discipleship Council and Parish Development Fund

Referred Case

Dissent and Complaint against a decision of the Presbytery of Aberdeen

Overtures

Overture from the Presbytery of Lochcarron-Skye

Overture from the Presbytery of Duns

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Assembly Arrangements Committee:

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Central Services Committee:

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Chalmers Lectureship Trust:

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Chaplains to HM Forces:

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Church and Society Council:

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Church Hymnary Trust:

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Church of Scotland Trust:

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Church without Walls:

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Council of Assembly

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Ecumenical Relations Committee:

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General Trustees:

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Guild:

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HIV/AIDS Project:

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Housing and Loan Fund:

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Investors Trust:

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Iona Community Board:

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Legal Questions Committee:

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Appendix V

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Statistical Returns Appendices VI - VIII:

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Ministries Council:

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Supplementary report:

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Background papers to Ministries Council report:

1.7 Enabling Ministries

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2.13 Celebrating the Past -       Glimpsing the Future

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5.9 Tables listing adjustments completed over the past year

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Mission and Discipleship Council:

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National Youth Assembly:

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Nomination Committee :

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Panel on Review and Reform:

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Parish Development Fund:

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Pensions Trustees :

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Safeguarding Committee:

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Social Care Council:

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Stewardship and Finance Committee:

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Supplementary report:

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Support and Services Council :

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World Mission Council:

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Joint Report of Ministries Council and Mission and Discipleship Council on the Emerging Church :

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

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Joint Report of Stewardship and Finance Committee and Council of Asssembly :

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Joint Report of the Mission and Discipleship Council and Safeguarding Committee on Forgiveness and Proportionality:

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Joint Report of Council of Assembly, Mission and Discipleship Council and Parish Development Fund:

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Dissent and Complaint against a decision of the Presbytery of Aberdeen:

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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

Feedback form
Send us your comments about our webcasts, audio news updates and podcasting services

 

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