So Great a Cloud of Witnesses - Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 217th General Assembly; Birmingham, Alabama; June 15-22, 2006 PC(USA) Seal
 
 
             
 

Assembly Docket

 
  The docket is subject to change as the assembly nears and may change frequently once the assembly is underway.

See the day-by-day assembly schedule. Note that Birmingham is in the Central Daylight Time Zone.

 
             
   
 

Thursday, June 15

9:00 am to Noon Pre-Assembly Events

10:00 am to 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall open

1:00 pm Opening Business Session (Orientation) Live streaming video (what's this?)

5:30 pm Dinner Break

7:30 pm Business Meeting: Election of the Moderator Live streaming video (what's this?)

 
             
   
 

Friday, June 16

7:00 am GA Breakfast and Morning Prayer

9:00 am Committee Orientation

10:00 am Committee Meetings

10:00 am to 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall open

Noon Lunch Break

1:30 pm Committee Meetings

5:30 pm Dinner Break

6:45 pm
Evening Worship

8:00 pm Committee Meetings

 
             
   
 

Saturday, June 17

9:00 am Committee Meetings

10:00 am to 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall open

Noon Lunch Break

1:30 pm Committee Meetings

5:30 pm Dinner Break

6:45 pm Ecumenical Worship

8:00 pm
Committee Meetings

 
             
   
 

Sunday, June 18

Worship in local congregations

1:00 pm to 5:30 pm Exhibit Hall open

1:30 pm Committees meet if necessary

2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Moderator’s Reception

CPC and CPCA arrive

6:00 pm Worship with CPC and CPCA Live streaming video (what's this?)

 
             
   
 

Monday, June 19

All day: CPC meets in Convention Center, CPCA meets at Radisson.

9:00 am Business Meeting 3 Live streaming video (what's this?)
Stated Clerk's Orientation II
Reports from committees: (02) Bills and Overtures, (03) General Asembly Procedures (Financial Implications), (08) Mission Coordination, (15) Board of Pensions and Presbyterian Foundation and (13) Theological Issues and Institutions

10:00 am to 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall open

Noon Lunch Break

1:30 pm Business Meeting 4 Live streaming video (what's this?)
Speakout (15 minutes)
Reports from committees: (02) Bills and Overtures, (12) Church Growth and Christian Education, (07) Ecumenical and Interfaith Relations, and (14) Review of GA Permanent Committees

5:30 pm Dinner Break

7:00 pm Joint Worship led by Cumberland Presbyterian Church

8:15 pm Business Meeting 5 Live streaming video (what's this?)
Women's 50th Ordination (40 minutes)
Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities (5 minutes)
Cultural Proficiency (5 minutes)
Peacemaking 25th Anniversary (15 minutes)
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance—Katrina recovery (16 minutes)
Mission Initiative (10 minutes)

 
             
   
 

Tuesday, June 20

All day: CPC meets in Convention Center, CPCA meets at Radisson.

9:00 am Business Meeting 6 Live streaming video (what's this?)
Report from committees: (02) Bills and Overtures, (03) General Assembly Procedures, (08) Mission Coordination (Financial Implications), Nominations Committee, Executive Director Confirmation (order of the day) and (06) Ecclesiology

10:00 am to 6:30 pm Exhibit Hall open

Noon Lunch Break

1:30 pm Business Meeting 7 Live streaming video (what's this?)
Speakout (15 minutes)
Reports from committees: (02) Bills and Overtures, (04) Church Orders and (08) Mission Coordination

5:30 pm Dinner Break

7:00 pm Joint Worship led by PC(USA)

8:15 pm Business Meeting 8 Live streaming video (what's this?)
Ecumenical Greetings (30 minutes)
World Prayer (15 minutes)
Presbyterian Church of Columbia 150th (5 minutes)
Presbyterian Church of Cuba (5 minutes)
Self-Development of People (15 minutes)
Mission Initiative (10 minutes)

 
             
   
 

Wednesday, June 21

All day: CPC meets in Convention Center

9:00 am Presbyterian History Forum with Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America

10:00 am to TBD Exhibit Hall open

10:30 am Business Meeting 9 Live streaming video (what's this?)
Speakout (15 minutes)
Report from committees: (02) Bills and Overtures, (02) General Assembly Procedures (Financial Implications), (08) Mission Coordination (Financial Implications) (05) Church Polity

Noon Seminary Lunches

2:00 pm Business Meeting 10 Live streaming video (what's this?)
Speakout (15 minutes)
Reports from committees: (02) Bills and Overtures, (11) Peacemaking and International Issues, (03) General Assembly Procedures, (10) Health Issues

5:30 pm Dinner Break

7:00 pm Evening Worship

8:15 pm Business Meeting 11 Live streaming video (what's this?)
Speakout (15 minutes)
Report from committees: (02) Bills and Overtures and (09) Social Justice Issues

 
             
   
 

Thursday, June 22

All day: CPC meets in Convention Center, CPCA meets at Radisson.

8:30 am Morning Worship (in plenary)

9:30 am Business Meeting 12 Live streaming video (what's this?)
(02) Bills and Overtures, (03) General Assembly Procedures (Financial Implications), (08) Mission Coordination (Financial Implications)
Introduction of San Jose Committee on Local Arrangements

Noon Adjourn

 
             
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