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You can still hear what's going on - Click
here for the General Assembly LIVE
For a limited time only:
Listen to the BBC Radio Scotland programmes by clicking here: TUESDAY
| WEDNESDAY
As you are aware the General Assembly of Church of Scotland will sit Saturday
20th May – Friday 26th May. For the first time
in many years this Assembly will witness debates that strike at the very
heart of our faith, not least concerning the “marking” of civil
partnerships with a religious ceremony and the proposal to support research
on human embryos.
In
the past, evangelicals would have only got wind of such proposals through
the arrival of the Blue Book (the reports of the Councils and proposed
deliverances) or through word of mouth. Because of Forward Together
evangelicals are able, this year, to contribute to these debates in a way
that is planned and organised.
Daily agenda
Each day's timetable including the
daily papers and minutes of Assembly business
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Saturday 20 May
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Sunday 21 May
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Monday 22 May
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Tuesday 23 May
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Wednesday 24 May
FT Lunch at 12.45pm and AGM at 7pm details...
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Thursday 25 May
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Friday 26 May
If
you are not a commissioner this year, you can still follow the proceedings:
Webcasting live
Live
streaming of the General Assembly will be available this year. With just a couple of clicks,
you can choose to watch or listen to the live proceedings as they happen
using Windows Media Player or QuickTime. We strongly advise that those using
a standard 56k connection opt for audio-only streams for optimum enjoyment.
Click
here for the General Assembly LIVE
Text alerts
Make sure you never miss that all-important debate again with
a brand
new text alert service for UK mobile phone users. All you have to do is text
the words: ASSEMBLY ALERT to 80806 each day to receive advance notice (up to
10 minutes) of each main debate, giving you plenty of time to log on and
watch or listen live. Your text to us will cost your normal texting charge
from your mobile phone network. You will receive a confirmation message from
the Kirk's web team. They will then charge your mobile phone 50p which covers the cost of
them sending you text messages throughout the day. You must send them a text for
each day that you wish to receive updates.
Podcasting
Another development this year is the introduction of Assembly
highlights available as podcasts which can be downloaded to your MP3 player,
iPod or desktop. This free podcasting service, via the iTunes Music Store (download iTunes from Apple's website for free),
also gives you the option to automatically receive the latest updates from
the channels you subscribe to, such as the General Assembly, keeping you
constantly updated.
Click here to download the Assembly podcasts
now
or
In iTunes, go to the
iTunes Music Store and type "General Assembly" into the search
bar. The podcast should show up in the top few results shown. Although it's
in the iTunes Music Store, it doesn't cost anything to listen to.
or
Enter the following RSS podcast feed URL to other podcast
reader software:
http://stream2.churchofscotland.org.uk/podcasting/ga06/index.xml
Daily News Updates
As in previous years, radio stalwart the Rev Douglas Aitken will be
providing daily audio updates from the Assembly Hall, starting on the Sunday
evening. These reports will also be able to be downloaded in text format.
All these online features, and the usual services such as
Assembly reports, speeches, convener biographies, news releases, feedback
form and latest updates from the Assembly Hall are available at:
www.churchofscotland.org.uk/generalassembly
