MINISTRIES Compiled by Faith Nurture

DEATHS Rev Peter C Douglas, formerly of Boarhills linked with Dunino, on October 20 Rev Peter Brown, formerly of Holm, on October 21 Rev Gordon Oliver, formerly of Latheron, on November 10 Rev Sally M F Russell, lately of Corsock & Kirkpatrick Durham linked with Crossmichael, Parton & Balmaghie, on November 18 Rev James Currie, formerly of Laggan, on November 19 Rev James S Dick, formerly of Glasgow: Ruchazie, on November 22 Rev W Colville Thomas, formerly of Edinburgh: Granton, on November 24 Rev Albert Caie, formerly of Glenmuick (Ballater), on November 26 Rev Thomas C Houston, formerly of Glasgow: Priesthill & Nitshill as Associate Minister, on November 26

Rev J Bruce Thomson, formerly of Scone: Old, on November 27

RETIRED

Rev Brian С Hilsley, from Aberlady linked with Gullane, on December 7 Rev William Jackson, from Airdrie: New Monkland linked with Greengairs, on December 27

Rev Philip L Majcher, from London: Crown Court, on December 31 Rev Scott С Guy, from Aberdeen: Northfield, on December 31

DEMISSIONS

Rev Janet A Easton-Berry, from Bracadale and Duirinish, on September 29 TRANSLATIONS

Rev Sarah Ross from Blantyre: Old to East Kilbride: Moncreiff, on December 15

INDUCTIONS

Rev Erick du Toit, to Edinburgh: Kirkliston, on December 13

Rev Dr Cornelius Breda Ludik, to St Andrew’s Lhanbryd and Urquhart, on December 17 Rev Sumit Harrison, to Carnwath linked with Carstairs, on December 16

ORDINATIONS & INDUCTIONS

Rev Matthew Ritchie, to Neilston, on December 2

Rev Hayley Cohen, to Musselburgh: Northesk, on December 3

MINISTRY DEVELOPMENT STAFF - NEW APPOINTMENTS

June Burgess, to Glasgow: Ruchazie as Mission Resources Officer on November 18 Ibidun Daramola, to Skene as Associate Minister, on December 1 Donald Wood, to Stonehaven: Fetteresso & Stonehaven: Carronside as Pastoral Assistant, on December 1

Henry Hudson, to Edinburgh: Gorgie, Dairy & Stenhouse as Community Ourtreach Worker, on December 7

Angela Brydson, to southern ministry cluster in Lanark presbytery as community Outreach Worker, on January 5

ELDERSHIP

Dundee Strathmartine: Ordained: Alexander Davidson, Douglas Hume, Linda Muir and Sheila Wallace

Linlithgow: St Michael’s: Ordained: Ashley Johnston, John Macartney, Brian Rhind. Admitted: Ken Duerden, Robin Watson.

LONG SERVICE

Grangemouth: Abbotsgrange: Eileen Drummond (30), William Drummond (30) and Jim Hunter (30)

South Uist: Angus Murdo Macleod (50)

Bridge oFWeir: St Machar’s Ranfurly:

Ronald F Aitchison (48), Anne P Allen (33),

Pat Chalmers (36), Stanley Chalmers (46),

Bill Christie (38), Ian A Hales (33), Norma E M Hancock (32), Bobby Hart (44), J Michael Hepburn (44), Elizabeth Lyle (33), J Philip McCulloch (38), Ann McPhail (36), Carlo U E Porrelli (32), Donald A Robb (32) and William M Robb (31)