PCANews - PROPOSED DOCKET
FOR THE THIRTY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA
June 15-18, 2004
(Second Draft)
PRE-ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE
7:30 a.m. Registration for the Assembly (til 5 p.m.)
11:00 a.m. Briefing for Committees of Commissioners
12:00 noon Lunch Recess (on your own)
1:00 p.m. Meetings of the Committees of Commissioners:
Administration
Bills and Overtures
Christian Education
Interchurch Relations
Mission to North America
Mission to the World
Reformed University Ministries
8:00 a.m. Committees of Commissioners begun Monday continue as needed
8:00 a.m. Briefing of Committees of Commissioners
9:00 a.m. Meetings of the Committees of Commissioners:
Covenant College
Covenant Theological Seminary
PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc. (formerly IAR)
PCA Foundation
Ridge Haven
10:00 a.m. Meeting of the AC/Board of Directors
11:00 a.m. Meeting of the Nominating Committee (if necessary)
Meeting of Comm. on Constitutional Business (if necessary)
Meeting of Theological Examining Committee (if necessary)
12:00 noon Lunch Recess (on your own)
1:00 p.m. Pre-Assembly Prayer Meeting
2:00 p.m. Pre-Assembly Seminar
5:30 pm-6 pm Briefing of Floor Clerks
5:30 pm-6 pm Briefing of Communion Elders
ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2004
7:00 p.m. Musical Prelude
7:30 p.m. OPENING SESSION of the General Assembly
Call to Order by the Moderator
WORSHIP SERVICE (including a season of prayer)
Presiding: RE Joel Belz
Exhortation or Sermon
Observance of the Lord's Supper
9:00 p.m. Assembly reconvenes
Report on enrollment and determining of quorum
Presentation of Docket
Election of Moderator
Presentation to Retiring Moderator
Election of Recording and Assistant Clerks
Appointment of Assistant Parliamentarian(s) (RAO 3-2, i.)
10:00 p.m. Recess
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004
8:00 a.m. Assembly reconvenes
Report of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly including
New Churches Added
Statistics
Vote on BCO amendment(s), BCO 26-2
Vote on RAO amendments, RAO Article XVIII
Overtures, RAO 10-4 through 10-10, 10-11
Communications, RAO 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-11
Appointment by Moderator of a Committee of Thanks
Minutes of Tuesday session
9:00 a.m. Report of the Committee of Commissioners on Interchurch Relations
(including fraternal greetings)
10:00 a.m. Informational Report of the Administrative Committee
10:15 a.m. Informational Report of the Committee on Christian Education and Publications
10:30 a.m. Informational Report of Covenant College
10:45 a.m. Informational Report of Covenant Theological Seminary
11:00 a.m. Presentation of Personal Resolutions
(All personal resolutions and new business are to be presented no later than at this time. If the Assembly receives the resolution, it will ordinarily be referred to the proper committee for study, thus eliminating the interruption of the Assembly for personal resolutions. The Assembly may, at its discretion, act immediately on a resolution [RAO Article XII]).
11:30 a.m. Informational Report of Mission to the World
11:45 a.m. Informational Report of Mission to North America
12:00 noon Recess for Lunch
1:30 p.m. Assembly Reconvenes
Informational Report of Mission to the World
1:45 p.m. Informational Report of the PCA Foundation
2:00 p.m. Informational Report of PCA Retirement & Benefits Inc.
2:15 p.m. Informational Report of Reformed University Ministries
2:30 p.m. Informational Report of Ridgehaven
2:45 p.m. Report of the Committee on Constitutional Business
3:15 p.m. Report of the Standing Judicial Commission
4:00 p.m. Report of Committee of Commissioners on Christian Education and Publications
4:30 p.m. Report of Committee of Commissioners on Covenant College
5:00 p.m. Report of Committee of Commissioners on Covenant Theological Seminary
5:30 p.m. Deadline for nominations from floor to the Nominating Committee RAO 7-4,i.
Recess for Dinner
7:00 p.m. Musical Prelude
7:30 p.m. Assembly Reconvenes
Worship Service
9:00 p.m. Recess
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004
8:00 a.m. Assembly reconvenes
Minutes of Wednesday sessions
8:15 a.m. Report of the Committee of Commissioners on Mission to North America
8:45 a.m. Report of Committee of Commissioners on Mission to the World
9:15 a.m. Report of the Committee of Commissioners on PCA Foundation
9:45 a.m. Report of Committee of Commissioners on PCA Retirement & Benefits, Inc.
10:15 a.m. Report of Committee of Commissioners on Reformed University Ministries
10:45 a.m. Report of Committee of Commissioners on Ridgehaven
11:15 a.m. Report of Committee of Commissioners on Administration and a Partial Report of the Bills and Overtures Committee Regarding Erecting Study Committees if necessary (“RAO” 8-4), Approval of Minutes of the Board of Directors.
12:00 noon Recess for Lunch
1:30 p.m. Assembly reconvenes
Report of Theological Examining Committee
1:45 p.m. Special Order: Report of Nominating Committee
Administration of vows to SJC members, RAO 15-1
Declaration of SJC as Assembly’s Commission, BCO 15-4
2:45 p.m. Report of Committee of Commissioners on Bills & Overtures
5:30 p.m. Recess for Dinner
7:00 p.m. Musical Prelude
7:30 p.m. Worship Service
9:00 p.m. Reconvene, if necessary. Otherwise recess.
FRIDAY, JUNE 18, 2004
8:00 a.m. Assembly Reconvenes
Minutes of Thursday Sessions
Worship Service
8:15 a.m. Report of Committee on Review of Presbytery Records
11:30 a.m. Report of the Committee on Thanks
11:45 a.m. Appointment of Commission to review and approve final version of minutes.
Adjournment, BCO 14-8
Singing of Psalm 133
12 noon Apostolic Benediction (II Corinthians 13:14)
ONLY COMMISSIONERS WITH BADGES WILL BE ADMITTED
TO THE FLOOR OF THE ASSEMBLY
