Transcription of 2017 - Church of Scotland
1 SATURDAY 20 FRIDAY 26 MAYI. Roll of Commissioners ..4II. order of Business ..22 III. Proposed Committees and Tellers ..25IV. Supplementary Reports ..26V. Standing Orders ..80VI. Notices and Intimations ..105 Free WiFi is available throughout the Assembly HallNetwork: General AssemblyPassword: assembly2017 order OF PROCEEDINGSTel: 0131 260 5220 Fax: 0131 260 5252E-mail: Scottish Charity Number: SC0113532017 order OF PROCEEDINGS1 NOTES1. The General Assembly stand (a) When The Lord High Commissioner or the Moderator enters the Hall before the constitution of any Session; (b) When Her Majesty s Commission to The Lord High Commissioner and Her Majesty s Letter to the General Assembly are read; (c) When The Lord High Commissioner addresses the General Assembly, or the Moderator addresses The Lord High Commissioner.
2 And (d) When a distinguished visitor is brought into the Hall to address the General The General Assembly do not stand when The Lord High Commissioner retires from the TRAVELLING EXPENSES AND SUBSISTENCE EXPENSESGENERAL ASSEMBLY 2017 These are as listed on the Expenses Claim FormExpense Claim Forms will be received in the New College Foyer on: Friday 26 May am to pmor returned to the Principal Clerk s Office as soon as possible after the General AssemblyVoting Handsets and swipe cards may be returned to the Assembly Office or handed in with Expense Claim Forms as aboveCOMMITTEESName of CommitteePlace of MeetingTime of MeetingBusiness CommitteeClerks Desk20 May at close of morning sessionORDER OF PROCEEDINGS2 ROLL AND STANDING ORDERSASSEMBLY OFFICE-BEARERST itleNameNoModeratorRt Rev Dr G Russell Barr * 836
3 Moderator-DesignateRev Dr Derek Browning *837 ChaplainsRev John K S McMahon *838 Miss Ann Mulligan, DCS *839 Principal ClerkVery Rev Dr John P Chalmers 840 Associate Principal ClerkRev Dr George J Whyte 841 Acting Depute Clerk Ms Christine Paterson 842 ProcuratorMs Laura Dunlop QC 843 Law AgentMiss Mary Macleod 844 PrecentorRev Dr Martin C Scott 770 Chief StewardMr Alexander F GemmillAssembly OfficerMr David McColl Assistant Assembly OfficerMr Craig Marshall BUSINESS COMMITTEEC onvener NominateMs Judith J H Pearson 845 Vice-Convener NominateRev Fiona E Smith 846* Communications should be
4 Delivered to the Moderator s Room, not to boxes. Communications should be delivered to the Clerk s Desk, not to OF PROCEEDINGS3 INDEX OF PRESBYTERIES31 Aberdeen11 Irvine and Kilmarnock36 Abernethy30 Angus 6 Jedburgh 7 Annandale and Eskdale49 Jerusalem12 Ardrossan19 Argyll32 Kincardine and Deeside10 Ayr25 Kirkcaldy34 Buchan13 Lanark44 Lewis41 Caithness38 Lochaber42 Lochcarron-Skye18 Dumbarton 3 Lothian29 Dundee24 Dunfermline 4 Melrose and Peebles 8 Dumfries and Kirkcudbright35 Moray27 Dunkeld and Meigle 5 Duns45 Orkney 1 Edinburgh28 Perth47 England48 Europe39 Ross22 Falkirk26St Andrews46 Shetland16
5 Glasgow23 Stirling33 Gordon40 Sutherland14 Greenock and Paisley43 Uist17 Hamilton 2 West Lothian37 Inverness 9 Wigtown and StranraerORDER OF PROCEEDINGS4 ROLL OF COMMISSIONERS1. Presbytery of EdinburghMinister1. Rev James D Aitken, Edinburgh: St Michael s2. Rev Rolf H Billes, Edinburgh: Colinton3. Rev Dr Karen K Campbell, Edinburgh: Marchmont St Giles 4. Rev John Cowie, Edinburgh: Stockbridge5. Rev James S Dewar, Edinburgh: Juniper Green6. Rev Gordon A Farquharson, (Stonehaven: Dunnotar)7. Rev Mark M Foster, Edinburgh: Pilrig St Paul s8.
6 Rev Michael W Frew, Edinburgh: Slateford Longstone 9. Rev Ian Y Gilmour, Edinburgh: St Andrew s & St George s West10. Rev Tom Gordon, (Chaplain, Marie Curie Hospice)11. Rev Keith E Graham, Edinburgh: Murrayfield12. Very Rev James Harkness KCVO CB OBE DD, (Chaplain General)13. Rev Ute Jaeger-Fleming, Edinburgh: Leith Wardie14. Rev Gordon Kennedy, Edinbugh: Craiglockhart15. Rev Margaret R Lane, Edinburgh: Kirkliston16. Very Rev Finlay A J Macdonald DD, (Principal Clerk)17. Rev Fiona M Mathieson, Edinburgh: Carrick Knowe18.
7 Rev Alexander T McAspurren, Edinburgh: Leith North19. Rev Stewart M McPherson, Edinburgh: Corstorphine Craigsbank20. Rev Peter Nelson, Edinburgh: St John s Colinton Mains21. Rev Daniel Robertson, Edinburgh: Davidson s Mains22. Rev Colin A M Sinclair, Edinburgh: Palmerston Place23. Rev Dr V Easter Smart, Edinburgh: Currie24. Rev Norman A Smith, Edinburgh: Granton25. Rev Lezley J Stewart, Associate Minister, Edinburgh: Greyfriars Kirk26. Rev Dr Stewart G Weaver, Edinburgh: Portobello & JoppaElder27. Mr Colin G Aitken, Edinburgh: Craigmillar Park28.
8 Mrs Jane G Anderson, Edinburgh: The Tron Kirk (Gilmerton and Moredun)29. Miss Joyce Armstrong, Edinburgh: Leith South30. Mrs Joanne Baird, Edinburgh: Leith St Andrew s31. Mr Tim R Bell, Edinburgh: Leith North32. Mrs Margaret B P Bisset, Edinburgh: Ratho33. Dr Gavin Brydone, Edinburgh: Canongate34. Mr Scott Burton, Edinburgh: Holy Trinity35. Mrs Rachel Cadell, Edinburgh: Greenbank36. Mr Brian Cooper, Edinburgh: Leith Wardie37. Dr Alison Elliot OBE LLD DD FRSE, Edinburgh: Greyfriars38. Mr Brian Falla, Edinburgh: Colinton39.
9 Mrs Linda Farrer, Edinburgh: Reid Memorial40. Mrs Helen Hannan, Edinburgh: Inverleith St Serf s41. Mrs Doreen Henderson, Edinburgh: Corstorphine Craigsbank42. Mrs Lynda Johnston, Edinburgh: St Margaret s43. Mrs Annabella C R Lynch, Edinburgh: Portobello & Joppa44. Mr James W Mair, Edinburgh: Marchmont St Giles 45. Dr J Mitchell Manson, Edinburgh: Stockbridge46. Ms Karen W F McKay, Kirkliston47. Mr Chris McNeil, Edinburgh: Morningside48. Mrs Norma Rolls, Edinburgh: Palmerston Place49. Ms Ishbel Smith, Edinburgh: Balerno50.
10 Mr Robin M Stimpson, Edinburgh: MorningsideORDER OF PROCEEDINGS551. Mrs Helen Sutherland, Edinburgh: Liberton52. Mr Eddie Thorn, Edinburgh: Blackhall St Columba sDeacon53. Mrs Elizabeth Crocker DCS, Edinburgh: The Tron Kirk (Gilmerton & Moredun)54. Mr Mark Evans DCS, Head of Spiritual Care, NHS Fife55. 2. Presbytery of West LothianMinister56. Rev Dr D Stewart Gillan, Linlithgow: St Michael s57. Rev Alan Greig, Avonbridge l/w Torphichen58. Rev Dr Angus Kerr, Whitburn: South59. Rev A Scott Marshall, Abercorn l/w Pardovan, Kingscavil & Winchburgh60.
