Thursday – Provisional Timetable
(subject to alteration)

10.00am – 12.30pm

• President takes the chair
• Reading from Holy Scripture and Prayer
• List of members of the General Synod to be laid on the table
• Nomination of an Assessor
• Election of Honorary Secretaries
• President’s Address
• Welcome official guests
• Motion No 1 (Timetable)
• Election of Petitions Committee (Motion No 2) and Elections Committee (Motion No 3)
• Election of Bills Committee (Motion No 4) and Legislation Committee (Motion No 5)
• Election of Standing Orders Committee (Motion No 6) and Record Committee (Motion No 7)
• Report on Election of the Standing Com     Rules Committee of ecclesiastical tribunals
• Formal business and communications
• Bill Nos 1 to 6

2.00pm – 6.30pm

• Answers to requests for information (if any) (SO51)
• Continuation of Bill Nos 1 to 6
• Report of the Standing Committee (not more than 3 hours inclusive of related motions)
• Motion No 8 (Clergy Code of Duty and Conduct Committee)

If business listed for any period is completed before the hour appointed, reports listed for the third afternoon will be taken in reverse order, commencing with the Commission on Ministry.

References in this motion to a “report” shall include any resolutions accompanying such report on the agenda paper.