FOURTH DRAFT
(Subject to Change)

APRIL 6, 2000

PROPOSED SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES

FOR

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA

June 19-23, 2000

PRE-ASSEMBLY SCHEDULE

MONDAY, JUNE 19, 2000

 8:00 a.m.            
Meeting of the Committee on Review of Presbytery Records                   TCC #9 and 10

7:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.            
Registration for the Assembly        

11:00 a.m.            
Briefing of Committees of Commissioners meeting Monday afternoon                 TCC Ballroom

12 noon            
Lunch recess

1:00 p.m.            
Meetings of the Committees of Commissioners:

• Administration TCC   #5

• Bills and Overtures            TCC   #8

• Christian Education            TCC   #6

• Interchurch Relations            TCC   #7

• Mission to North America            TCC #11

• Mission to the World            TCC #12

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.     
Dinner break

 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.            
Committees of Commissioners  (continued)

TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2000

7:30 a.m.-7:45 p.m.            
Registration for the Assembly        

 8:00 a.m.            
Meetings of Committees of Commissioners (continued from Monday)

 8:00 a.m.            
Briefing of Committee of Commissioners which begin Tuesday morning           

8:45 a.m.            
Meetings of the following Committee of Commissioners

• Covenant College            TCC #13

• Covenant Theo. Seminary            TCC #14

• Insurance, Annuities and Relief    TCC #15

• PCA Foundation            TCC #16

• Ridge Haven           TCC #17

11:00 a.m.            
Meeting of the Nominating Committee (if necessary)                        TBA
Meeting of Com. on Constitutional Business (if necessary)                        TBA
Meeting of Theological Examining Committee (if necessary)                        TBA

 1:00 p.m.                        
Meeting of the Administrative Committee/Board of Directors                          TBA

  1:00 p.m.            
Pre-Assembly Prayer Meeting            TCC #18

 2:00-5:15  p.m.            
SEMINARS (arranged by MNA)

 4:30 p.m.            
Briefing of Floor Clerks            TCC Ballroom

 to 5:00 p.m.   
Briefing of Ruling Elders assisting at the opening Communion service           
TCC Ballroom

PROPOSED  DOCKET

FOR

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN AMERICA

June 20-23, 2000

 TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2000

 7:00 p.m.            
Musical Prelude

 7:30 p.m.            
OPENING SESSION of the General Assembly   TCC Ballroom

Call to Order by the Moderator -

Worship Service (including a season of prayer)

Presiding:  Speaker:  Rev. Joseph Noveson:  “Repentance & Consecration”

 Observance of the Lord's Supper (Conducted and served by members of the Southwest Florida Presbytery)

9:00 p.m.  
Assembly reconvenes Report on enrollment and determining of quorum

Presentation of Docket

Election of Moderator

Election of Recording and Assistant Clerks

Appointment of Assistant Parliamentarian(s)

10:00 p.m.            
Recess

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2000

 8:00 a.m.            
Assembly Reconvenes

Report of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly including

 8:50 a.m.            
Welcome and Greetings from Host Committee

9:00 a.m. 
Report of the Committee of Commissioners on Interchurch Relations (Including Greetings from Fraternal Delegates and Observers)

10:00 a.m. 
Report of the Committee of Commissioners on the PCA Foundation (including 15-minute Report of the PCA Foundation)

11:00 a.m. 
Presentation of Personal Resolutions

 11:15 a.m.            
Special Order:  WORSHIP – Speaker:  Dr. Sinclair Ferguson

 12:00 noon            
Recess for Lunch

  1:30 p.m. 
Report of the Committee of Commissioners on Mission to North America (including 15-minute Report of Mission to North America)

  2:30 p.m.            
Report of Standing Judicial Commission

 3:30 p.m.           
Special Order: Report of the Ad Interim Committee on Creation

5:30 p.m.            
Deadline for nominations from floor to the Nominating Committee. 

5:30 p.m.            
Recess for Dinner

7:00 p.m.            
Musical Prelude

7:30 p.m. 
Assembly Reconvenes
Report of the Committee of Commissioners on Christian Education & Publications (Including the Report of the Committee on Christian Education & Publications).

8:30 p.m. 
Special Order: Partial Report Committee of Commissioners on the Administrative Committee regarding the PCA Office Building.

9:00 p.m. 
Report of Committee of Commissioners on Ridge Haven   (Including 15-minute Report of Ridge Haven).

10:00 p.m.            
Recess

THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 2000

 8:00 a.m.            
Assembly Reconvenes
Minutes of Wednesday sessions

 8:15 a.m. 
Report of the Committee of Commissioners on Covenant Theological Seminary (Including 15-minute Report of Covenant Theological Seminary).

 9:15 a.m. 
Report of the Committee of Commissioners on Covenant College (Including 15-minute Report of Covenant College)

10:15 a.m.            
Report of the Ad Interim Committee on Women in Military

11:15 a.m.            
Special Order:  WORSHIP SERVICE –  Speaker:  Rev. Skip Ryan   
       Topic:   “Worship”

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

 2:45 p.m. 
Report of the Commmittee of Commissioners on Mission to the World (Including Report of Mission to the World – 15 minutes)

 3:45 p.m. 
Report of Committee of Commissioners for Insurance, Annuities & Relief (including Report of IAR – 15 minutes)

 4:30 p.m. 
Report of Committee of Commissioners on Administrative Committee (including Report of the Administrative Committee - 15 minutes)

Approval of Minutes of the Board of Directors

(Including Approval of Budgets)

  5:30 p.m.            
Recess for Dinner

 7:00 p.m.            
Musical Prelude

 8:45 p.m.            
Assembly Reconvenes
Report of Committee on Constitutional Business

 9:15 p.m.            
Report of the Committee of Commissioners on Bills and Overtures

10:00 p.m.            
Recess

FRIDAY, JUNE 23, 2000

 8:00 a.m.            
Special Order: WORSHIP SERVICE –  Speaker:  Rev. Frank Barker
Topic:   “Prayer and Unity”

 8:45 a.m.            
Assembly Reconvenes
Minutes of Thursday sessions

 9:00 a.m.            
Report of the Committee of Commissioners on Bills and Overtures -- continued

10:00 a.m.            
Report of Committee on Review of Presbytery Records

11:30 a.m.            
Report of the Committee on Thanks

11:45 a.m.            Adjournment:  Singing of Psalm 133

 12 noon.            BENEDICTION