Timetable

The General Assembly has agreed that every agenda should be headed with the question 'What are the ecumenical implications of this agenda?'

Page numbers given refer to the Book of Reports.

Saturday

Afternoon

3.30 pm

 Constitution of Assembly - including the Induction of the new Moderator; thanks to the outgoing Moderator. Reception of local church representatives, UK ecumenical representatives and overseas guests, with brief greetings.

Address by the Moderator 2005/6, Revd Dr David Peel.

Communion

5.00pm

 (End of Session)

5.30 pm

 Evening Meal

 

Evening

7.00 pm

 Moderator's welcome, procedures and notices.

Reflection on time in office by the Revd Sheila Maxey, Moderator 2004/5.

Enabling resolution for nomination of Moderator for 2006-07

Notice about how we are to deal with Catch the Vision

SYNOD MODERATORS' REPORT (p 21)

FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT (p 63)

Finance Committee resolutions:

Accounts for 2004 [21]

Appointment of Auditors [22]

Thanks for giving [23]

Mission Council resolution: Budget for 2006 [18]

MISSION COUNCIL - CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES (p 43) Resolutions: [12, 13, 14, 15, 17]

FORMAL RESOLUTIONS (p 16)

Closure of Churches [5], New Churches [4]

 

9.00 pm

 Closing Prayers

 

Sunday

morning

9.00 am

 Morning Worship and Bible Study

10.00 am

 Synod presentation - Northern

MINISTRIES COMMITTEE REPORT (p 73)Ministries Committee resolutions [25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30]  11.20 am

ELECTION OF MODERATOR for 2006/7 

Ministries Committee resolutions (p 73)

Ministry & Mission Fund report [31]
III-Health retirement [32]

PASTORAL REFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT (p 92)
 

12.00 pm

 "CATCH THE VISION" (Report 1)

12.30 pm

 Announcements & Minutes (End of session)

12.45 pm

 Lunch

 

afternoon

2.00 pm 

 "CATCH THE VISION"
gathered in Discussion Groups

4.15 pm

 Result of election of Moderator 2006-7

Synod presentation – Scotland (p 9)

Mission Council resolution: Declaration of a safe church [6]

East Midlands Synod resolution: Saying Sorry [2]

DOCTRINE, PRAYER & WORSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT (p 54)
TRAINING COMMITTEE REPORT (p 98)

Training Committee resolution: Partnership in Hind Process [35]

 

6.00 pm

 (End of session)

6.30 pm

 Dinner

 

evening

7.15 pm

 Finance Committee resolution:

Pension Fund Investment Policy [24]

Mission Council resolution: Revised Ethical

Investment Policy [7]

7.45 pm

 Evening worship leading into....
CHURCH & SOCIETY COMMITTEE REPORT (p 49)

"MAKEPOVERTYHISTORY" [Resolution 20]

Closing Prayers

 

9.15 pm

 (End of session)

 

                

Monday

morning

9.00 am

 Morning Worship and Bible Study

10.00 am

 Synod presentation – Southern (p 11)

Thames North Synod resolution: - Age Discrimination [3]

Mission Council resolution: Target Representation on Panels [16]

Joint resolution from the Racial Justice & Multicultural Ministry, Nominations and Equal Opportunities Committees:

Equal Opportunities Monitoring [Resolution 36]

LIFE & WITNESS COMMITTEE REPORT
(p 68)

MISSION COUNCIL REPORT (p 35)

Mission Council resolutions: Section 0 [8, 9]

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT (p 83) Nominations Committee resolution: Nominations [33]
 

12.00 pm

"CATCH THE VISION" (Report 2)

12.30 pm

 Announcements & Minutes (End of session)

12.45 pm

 Lunch

 

afternoon

2.00 pm

 "CATCH THE VISION"
gathered in Discussion Groups

3.00 pm 

 Catch the Vision resolutions:
Special category Ministry scheme [39]

One level of Council between General Assembly & local Church [40]

Thirteen "new Synods" [41]

Exploring the establishment of a London Synod [42]

Treasurer's Review of Ministry & Mission Fund [38]

 

4.00 pm

 Reception of New Ministers & Jubilee Ministers

ECUMENICAL COMMITTEE REPORT
(p 56)

South Western Synod resolution: Detention without trial [1]
 
INTERFAITH RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT (P 66) and greeting of interfaith guests

5.45 pm 

 Bible Study & closing prayers

6.30 pm

 Dinner

8.00 pm 

 Special Interest Meetings

 

Tuesday

morning

9.00 am

 Morning Worship

9.15 am

 Synod presentation – Wessex (p 12)

ASSEMBLY ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE REPORT (p 48)

Assembly Arrangements Committee resolution:

General Assembly 2007 [Resolution 19]

Mission Council resolutions:Ministerial Incapacity Procedure [10, 11]

RACIAL JUSTICE & MULTI-CULTURAL MINISTRY REPORT (p 93)

Developing Multi-cultural ministry [Resolution 34]

 

10.35 am

 "CATCH THE VISION" (Report 3)

Catch the Vision resolutions:

A direct contact church [37]

General Assembly meeting every two years from 2007 [43]

Detailed scheme for new Assembly [44]

Ecumenical possibilities [45]

Plan strategy for local ecumenism [46]

The idea of a "Church for Churches" [47] Report on Eldership [48]

Consultation with Anglican partners [49]

A reformed perspective on the theme of Covenant [50]

Key training principles [51]

Declaration as a multi-cultural Church [52] 12.00 noon Minutes

Address to the Throne

Moderator Elect's Acceptance Speech

Thanks

Closing Worship

 

1.00 pm

 (Close of Assembly – Lunch & departures)
 

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