General Assembly 2021 Timetable*

SATURDAY 22 MAY

10am – 12noon

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 a celebration of Holy Communion on Monday 24 May, at 10am on Zoom

Short break

15 Presentation of Delegates and Visitors 

16 Report of the Assembly Business Committee – overtures from Presbyteries wishing to unite 

17 Report of the Scottish Bible Society and Presentation of Bible to Moderator 

18 Report of the Delegation of the General Assembly 19 Minutes of the Appeal Hearings before the Ministries Appeal Panel

1 – 3.30pm

1 Assembly Trustees 

a Finances and Budget Approval 

b Replacement for Ministry and Mission Scheme – decision on principles 

c Other sections

MONDAY 24 MAY

1 – 3.30pm

1 Appoint Procedure Committee 

2 HM Letter reply 

3 Special Commission on the Effectiveness of the Presbyterian Form of Church Government

4 – 6pm

1 Legal Questions Committee 

2 Ecumenical Relations Committee

TUESDAY 25 MAY

1 – 3.30pm

1 Faith Nurture Forum – including Assembly Trustees’ section of deliverance on Ministry Numbers, Overture from the Presbytery of Aberdeen-Shetland 

2 Housing & Loan Fund

4 – 6pm

1 Guild 

2 Theological Forum 

3 Registration of Ministries Committee

WEDNESDAY 26 MAY

1 – 3.30pm

1 Faith Impact Forum 

2 Board of the Iona Community

4 – 6pm

1 Social Care Council 

2 Safeguarding Committee

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THURSDAY 27 MAY

1 – 3.30pm

1 Committee on Chaplains to HM Forces

 2 General Trustees 

3 Pension Trustees 

4 Nomination Committee 

5 Church Hymnary Trustees

 6 Church of Scotland Trust 

7 Church of Scotland Investors Trust

4 – 6pm

1 Constitution of Assembly

 2 Report anent Deceased Ministers, Missionaries and Deacons 

3 Protestations called for 

4 Report on the Printing of Acts 

5 Draft Minutes of Sederunts not yet submitted to be read if required

 6 Presentations to the Moderator

 7 Moderator addresses the General Assembly 

8 The Lord High Commissioner addresses the

General Assembly

 9 Dissolution

 *Timetable is subject to change until the opening of the General Assembly