MINISTRIES

Compiled by the Ministries Council

DEATHS

Rev Irene C Gillespie, formerly of Tiree, on August 2

Rev Robert M Nicol, formerly of Jersey: St Columba’s, on August 3

Rev Robert Lynn, formerly of Ayr: St Leonard’s linked with Dalrymple, on August 9

Rev Frederick W Hibbert, Minister/Director of St. Andrew’s, Galilee, On September 10

Rev Ernest G Sangster, formerly of Alva, on August 16

Rev Catriona A Hood, Auxiliary Minister in the Presbytery of Argyll, on September 19

RETIRED

Rev Hugh M Wallace, from Newhills, on September 30

DEMISSION

Rev Ian Y Gilmour, from Edinburgh: St Andrew’s and St George’s West, on September 7

TRANSLATIONS

Rev Stewart Goudie, from Melness and Tongue to North West Lochaber, on September 1

Rev Roderick J Grahame, from Brechin: Cathedral to Dundee: Lochee, on September 3

Rev Adam J Dillon, from Kirkpatrick Juxta linked with Moffat: St Andrew’s linked with Wamphray to Kirkintilloch: St David’s Memorial Park, on September 12

Rev Robert G D W Pickles, from Fearn Abbey & Nigg linked with Tarbert to Crosshill linked with Maybole, on September 13

Rev Alison H Burnside, from Kingussie to The Bengairn Parishes linked with Castle Douglas, on September 20

Rev Dale K London, from Dunnichen, Letham and Kirkden to Tyne Valley, on September 20

Rev Jonathan W Humphrey, from Kiltarlity linked with Kirkhill to Dundee: Chalmers Ardler, on September 20

Rev Gavin R Boswell, from Cowdenbeath: Trinity to Largo, on September 30

ORDINATIONS & INDUCTIONS

Rev Sibyl Tchaikovsky, to Rothesay: Trinity, on September 6

ORDAINED LOCAL MINISTRY – ORDINDATION AND APPOINTMENT PRESBYTERY OF KINCARDINE AND DEESIDE

Rev Norman D Lennox-Trewren, to Mearns Coastal, on August 23

ORDAINED LOCAL MINISTRY - RESIGNATION PRESBYTERY OF PERTH

Rev Alan Livingston, from Scone and St Martin’s, on September 1

READERS – SET APART PRESBYTERY OF FALKIRK

Darren Jalland, on August 23

PRESBYTERY OF LOCHABER

Ella Gill, on August 15

READERS – RETIRED PRESBYTERY OF DUNS

Christine Taylor, from Duns and District Parishes, on May 1

MINISTRIES DEVELOPMENT STAFFF– NEW APPOINTMENTS

Lorraine Wilson, Pastoral Assistant, Clydebank Waterfront linked with Dalmuir Barclay, on September 17

Christein Lewis, Young Person Development Worker, The Old Kirk and Muirhouse Parish Church, on September 11

Dr Jacqueline F Christie, Project Support Worker, Ruchazie Parish Church, on September 3

Shannon E M Quammie, Childrens and Young People Development Worker, Strathaven Trinity Parish Church, on September 10

CHAPLAINS - RETIRED

Rev James Falconer, from Aberdeen Royal Infirmary as Chaplain, on August 31.

ELDERSHIP

Aberdeen St Mary’s: Ordained – Elspeth Cherry, Clare Morrice Admitted – Janice Hutchinson, Melvyn Morrice, Patricia Duguid

Airdrie: New Monkland: Ordained – Craig Johnston, Edith Elizabeth Law McIntyre

Dalmeny: Ordained – Susan Douglas Admitted – Duncan Douglas, Pamela McLauchlan

Dunbarney and Forgandenny: Ordained – Alison Hunter, Elspeth MacKinnon, John Prior, Susan Thomson

Freuchie: Ordained – Ethel Thomson, Alexander Rearie

Admitted – Joyce Edmonston

Kirn and Sandbank: Ordained - Christina Walsh, Richard Walsh, Stephen Hyde-Linaker, Agnes Dunn, Isobel Thomson, Marion Fyfe

New Deer St Kane’s: Ordained – Karen Brown, Ann Dickinson, Wilma Elphinstone, Fiona Penny, Ann-Marie Taylor

Queensferry: Ordained - Norma Falconer, Liz Laing, Herbie Lambe, Lesley MacKenzie, Jan Moran, Mark Moran, Melanie Ross, Mike Ross, Eddie Saunders, Rebecca Saunders, Aileen Thomson

Tullibody St Serf’s: Ordained – Margaret Jackson, Jan Gillies

LONG SERVICE

The following have received long service certificates

Dalziel St Andrew’s, Motherwell: Guild – Margaret Mackay, Jean Paterson, Betty Murray, Eleanor Crowe, Margaret Anderson, Jeanette Reford, Eleanor Weir, Chris Wilson, Margaret Walker

Dundee: St Andrew’s l/w Meadowside

St Paul’s: Young church – Fay Scott (40), Lindsay McCallum (35), Alison Collins (33), Audrey Johnston (25), Sharon Miller (21), Anne Barrowman (30).

Girls’ Brigade – Sheila Valentine (52), Jacqui Cox (35), Marilyn Graham (47), Alison Collins (29).

Freuchie: Elder – James Balnaves (30)

Ochiltree: Elder – Joan Rutherford (30)

Eldership entries can be submitted via email to magazine@lifeandwork.org or by post to Life and Work, 121 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4YN.