It’s getting closer.  Can you feel it? In just two months will be the beginning of General Assembly “Season” for the Presbyterian branches in North America and Europe.  So dust off your Books of Church Order or Acts and polish up your parliamentary procedures to get ready.

For the other G.A. Junkies here are the ones that I’m tracking…

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
Edinburgh
May 21-27
(no reports or docket posted yet)

The 76th General Assembly of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church
Kuyper College, Grand Rapids, Michigan
May 27 – June 3
(no reports or docket posted yet)

The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland
Belfast
June 1-4
(no reports or docket posted yet)

The 135th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
Hamilton, Ontario
June 7-12
(no reports or docket posted yet)

The 205th General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
June 9-11
(no further information available on-line)

The General Assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Memphis, Tennessee
June 15-19
(no reports or docket posted yet)

The 37th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America
Orlando, Florida
June 16-19
Preliminary docket, Webcast

The 29th General Assembly of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Cornerstone EPC, Brighton, Michigan
June 24-27
(no reports or docket posted yet)

The 73rd General Synod of the Bible Presbyterian Church
Ryder Memorial Presbyterian Church, Bluff City, Tennessee
August 6-11
(no reports or docket posted yet)

Note that the next General Assemblies for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand are held every two years and each will have their next assembly in 2010.

There are a couple more that I’m watching for details and I’ll update this list as I get that.  Based on past Assemblies, for the 2009 Assemblies only the Church of Scotland and the Presbyterian Church in America webcast.

So mark your calendars and clear your schedules for the 2009 season.