Tuesday - PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE (subject to alteration) 11.00am to 1.00pm
- President takes the chair
- Reading of Holy Scripture and Prayer
- List of members of the General Synod to be laid on
the table
- Presentation of The Book of Common Prayer (2004)
- Nomination of an assessor by the President
- President’s Address
Welcome to the Most
Rev Seán Brady,
Archbishop of Armagh, the Rev Dr Ivan McKay,
Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, the Rev W James Rea, President
of the Methodist Church in Ireland and the Ven Arfon Williams from the Church in Wales.
- Motion No 1 (Timetable)
- Motion No 2 (Education Reports)
- Formal business and communications
- Bill No 1
2.00pm to 6.30pm
- Answers to requests for information (if any) (SO 51)
- Continuation of Bill No 1
- Report of the Pensions Board (not more than 30 minutes)
- Report of The Covenant Council (not more than 20 minutes)
- Report of the Council for Mission in Ireland and the Council
for the Church Overseas
(not more than 45 minutes)
- Motion No 3 (Mission Councils) in the names
of the Very Rev SH Lowry and Mrs R Moore (not more than 15 minutes)
- Report of the Committee for Christian Unity (not more
than 45 minutes)
- Report of the Liturgical Advisory Committee (not
more than 30 minutes)
If business listed for any period is completed before the hour
appointed, reports listed for Thursday afternoon will be taken
in reverse order, commencing with the Commission on Church Buildings.
References in this motion to a “report” shall include
any resolutions accompanying such report on the agenda paper. |