General Assembly 2019 Timetable*
DAY 1 – SATURDAY 18 MAY – 9.30AM
SESSION 1
Opening of the General Assembly
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Roll of Commissioners laid on the table
3 Election of Moderator and Prayer of Consecration
4 Commission to the 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 the High Commissioner and Reply by the Moderator
7 Address by Retiring Moderator
8 Appointment of Committee to prepare Answer to Her Majesty’s Gracious Letter
9 Report of Standing Committee on Commissions
10 Submission of Standing Orders
11 Appointment of Committee for arranging Order of Business
12 Appointment of Panel of Tellers
13 Appointment of Committee to prepare Minute on Deceased Ministers, Missionaries and Deacons
14 Intimation of arrangements for celebration of Holy Communion on Monday 20 May, at 9.15 am Circulation Break
SESSION 2
1 Presentation of Delegates and Visitors
2 Report of the Assembly Arrangements Committee
3 Report of the Scottish Bible Society and Presentation of Bible to Moderator
4 Report of the Delegation of the General Assembly
5 Minute of the Commission of Assembly
6 Minutes of the Appeal Hearing before the Judicial Commission Lunch
SESSION 3
1 Report of the Committee on Returns to Overtures
2 Report of the Legal Questions Committee
3 Overture from the Presbytery of Inverness (Order of Proceedings) Circulation Break
SESSION 4
1 Report of the Council of Assembly – except Radical Action Plan
DAY 2 – SUNDAY 19 MAY
10.00 am – Assembly Service (St Giles’)
12.30 pm – Gaelic Service (Greyfriars’ Kirk)
1.00 pm – 6.00 pm – ‘Heart and Soul 2019’ Princes Street Gardens
DAY 3 – MONDAY 20 MAY – 9.15AM
HOLY COMMUNION
Circulation Break
SESSION 5
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Report of the Business Committee
3 Reply to the Queen’s Letter
4 Report of the Special Commission
Lunch
SESSION 6
1 Special Commission continued.
Circulation Break
SESSION 7
2 Report of the Social Care Council
DAY 4 – TUESDAY 21 MAY – 9.15AM
SESSION 8
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Minutes
3 Report of the Council of Assembly – Radical Action Plan
Circulation Break
SESSION 9
Council of Assembly – continued.
Lunch
SESSION 10
1 Report of the World Mission Council
2 Special Report of the Israel and Palestine Review Group
Circulation Break
SESSION 11
1 Report of the Church of Scotland Guild
2 Report of the Safeguarding Committee
3 Report of the Iona Community Board
DAY 5 – WEDNESDAY 22 MAY – 9.15AM
SESSION 12
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Minutes
3 Report of the Church and Society Council
Circulation Break
SESSION 13
Church and Society Council continued
Lunch
SESSION 14
1 Moderator’s Shield – Order of the Day 2pm
2 Report of the General Trustees
Circulation Break
SESSION 15
1 Report of the Panel on Review and Reform
2 Joint report from the Panel on Review & Reform, the Theological Forum, the Ecumenical Relations Committee and the Legal Questions Committee on Sacramental Ministry
3 Report of the Committee on Ecumenical Relations
4 Report of the Theological Forum
DAY 6 – THURSDAY 23 MAY – 9.15AM
SESSION 16
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Minutes
3 Report of the Committee on Chaplains to Her Majesty’s Forces
Circulation Break
SESSION 17
1 Report of the Ministries Council
Lunch
SESSION 18
1 Ministries Council contd.
2 Joint Report from the Emerging Ministries Group
3 Report of the Registration of Ministries Committee
Circulation Break
SESSION 19
1 Report of the Chalmers Lectureship Trust
2 Report of the Church of Scotland Pension Trustees
3 Report of the Housing and Loan Fund
4 Report of the Church Hymnary Trustees
5 Report of the Church of Scotland Trust
6 Report of the Church of Scotland Investors Trust
DAY 7 – FRIDAY 24 MAY – 9.15AM
SESSION 20
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Protestations called for
3 Report on the Printing of Acts
4 Draft Minutes of Sederunts not yet submitted to be read if required
5 Report of the Nomination Committee
6 Report of the Selection Committee
7 Report of the National Youth Assembly 2018
8 Report of the Mission and Discipleship Council
Lunch
SESSION 21 – 3pm
1 Constitution of Assembly
2 Report anent Deceased Ministers, Missionaries and Deacons
3 Appointment of Committee to revise Minutes
4 Act Appointing Commission of Assembly
5 Act Appointing Diet of Next General Assembly
6 Presentations to the Moderator
7 Moderator addresses the General Assembly
8 The High Commissioner addresses the General Assembly
NATIONAL ANTHEM
9 Dissolution of the General Assembly
THE BENEDICTION
*Timetable is subject to change until the opening of the General Assembly’