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Agenda for 2006 General Assembly

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(Please Note: This programme is only a guide and may be subject to change)

Thursday 28 September 1

  1300    

  Powhiri

  1400

  Opening Worship (Chapel)

  1530

  Afternoon Tea

  1600

  Welcome to Overseas and Ecumenical Guests 
  Introduction to Assembly
  Receive Working Documents
  Standing Orders (B 1-7)
  Appointment of Facilitation Group
  Appointment of Scrutineers
  Appointment of Assistant Clerk
  Memorial Minutes
  Anniversaries of Ordination
  Confirmation of Nominating Committee 

  1730

  Evening Meal

  1900 

  Te Aka Puaho (C)

  1915

  Council of Assembly (D1 1-8)
  Resource Sub-committee (D9 1-11)
  National Tasks Review (D13 1-8)
  Overture 1 - Clause A only (F1 1)
  Overture 2 (F2 1)
  Overture 3 - A federal model (F3 1)

  2120

  Closing Worship

  2130

  Close

Friday 29 September

Continuous Morning Tea available from 10am – 11am

  0830   

  Worship

  0920

  Review of the General Assembly (D4 1-8)
  Review of School of Ministry (D6 1-12)
  Appointment of AES (D8 1-10)

  1030

  Barrier Act Matter – Leadership standards (E2 3-4)         

  1230

  Lunch

  1330

  Dialogue Groups:
  Review of the General Assembly
  Review of the School of Ministry

  1530

  Leadership Sub Committee (D5 1-10)

  1600

  Council of Assembly Composition (D12 1-6)

  1715

  PI Synod (E15 1-6)

  1730

  Evening Meal

  1900

  Keynote Speaker –The Rev Dr Kerry Enright, and discussion 

  2000

  Book of Order Rewrite (D3 1-8)
 Book of Order and Judicial Reference Group (E5 1-8)

  2130

  Closing Worship

 2130

 Close

Saturday 30 September

Continuous Morning Tea available from 10am – 11am

  0830   

  Worship

  0920

  Review of the General Assembly (D4 1-8)
  Review of the School of Ministry (D6 1-12)
  Review of Ministerial Remuneration (D10 1-16)                 

  1100

  Churches’ Agency on Social Issues (E9 1-2)

  1130

  Keynote Speaker - The Hon Winnie Laban, and discussion   

  1230

  Lunch

  1330

  Dialogue Groups
  Review of Ministerial Remuneration

  1500

  Election of Moderator

  1520

  Nominating Committee (E14 1-4)
  Overture 4 - Election of Council of Assembly (F4 1) 

  1715

  Council of Asian Congregations (E10 1-2)

  1730

  Evening Meal

  1900

  Focal Identity Statement (D2 1-4)
  Overture 5 - Subordinate standards (F5 1)

  2120

  Closing Worship

  2130

  Close

Sunday 1 October

(Daylight saving - put Clocks forward 1 hour)

Continuous Morning Tea available from 10am – 11am

  0900  

  Worship 

  1030

  Morning Tea

  1100

  Overseas Guests

  1130

  Keynote Speaker - T he Rev Martin Baker and discussion

  1230

  Lunch

  1330

  Retiring Moderator's address 

  1400

  Review of Ministerial Remuneration (D10 1-9)                   

  1530

  Ministry Fair/Expo

  1730

  Evening Meal

  1900

   Assembly Assessment Review (D11 1-8)
  Overture 1, clause b
  Notices of motion
  Christian World Service (E6 1-4)

  2120

  Closing Worship

  2130

  Close

Monday 2 October

Continuous Morning Tea available from 10am – 11am

  0830 

  Worship                                                                           

 0900

  Business
  Whatever has not been completed
  Presentation and thanks to the Rev Kerry Enright, retiring
     Assembly Executive Secretary
  Comprehensive Vote of Thanks

 1200

  Closing worship

 1300  

  Close